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Peter Green - August 17, 2023
AEK Athens vs Dinamo Zagreb Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the Champions League Qualification on Saturday, 19 August 2023.
AEK Athens surprised the bookies in the first leg of this match-up by sealing a 1-2 win over favorites Dinamo Zagreb. They were valued at a high 3.10 odds considering the competitive experience and home advantage of Dinamo Zagreb.
Going on, AEK Athens had a good start in the match. Their Croatian midfielder Bulat scored a goal at 39th and the lead was kept till 59th as Athens’ Swiss mid Zuber scored an equalizer while Galanopoulos doubled the score at 90th .
Their only head to head meeting was in the first leg of this match-up which ended in a 1-2 win for AEK Athens.
Dinamo Zagreb recent away matches include a couple of friendlies and a their domestic league fixtures. They won all those fixtures which is worth enough noting.
Meanwhile, AEK Athens faced decent outfits in their recent home matches. They won five of their last six home matches and had stronger outfits in the opposite side.
Considering these observations and the home advantage of AEK Athens, we expect a win for them against them on Saturday.
Two of the last four home matches of AEK Athens and two of the last four road trips of Dinamo Zagreb had goals under 2.5 ft. In that case, we expect this match to have goals under 2.5 ft.
AEK Athens have kept a clean sheet in the last five home matches consecutively. Their lead in the first leg with home advantage inclines us to consider a one-sided affair here.
AEK Athens should be able to add more to their lead in the first leg. Their current display and the overall recordings with better exposure in playing the European competitions forces us to back them here.
Therefore, we like to place AEK Athens to win as the main betting pick for this match at 2.15 odds. For the second tip, we like to place the under 2.5 goals tip at 1.62 odds.
