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Peter Green - August 21, 2023
Antwerp vs AEK Athens Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in the Champions League Qualification on Tuesday, 22 August 2023.
AEK Athens defeated Dinamo Zagreb in their previous Champions League qualification outing with an aggregate score of 4-3. With those two unbeaten outcomes, they have managed to make a thread of six consecutive games without a defeat across all competitions.
Going on, they will have a tight match this Tuesday as they faces an in-form Antwerp side in the final match of the Champions League qualification. This two leg clash has its first leg at Antwerp’s Bosuilstadion.
Antwerp’s strong display in their Championship group match-ups last season, allowed them to advance it to the qualification finals directly. On top of that they have a decent form of late.
They have met just twice in the past. Those were friendly meetings and AEK Athens won both.
Antwerp will have the home advantage in the first leg and at home, the team’s display have been impressive of late. They are on a four-game winning streak across all competitions at home.
Meanwhile, AEK Athens also have a stunning form on the road of late. They have won their last four road trips in a row. This includes a victory over Dinamo Zagreb in a Champions League qualifier match.
However, the home advantage and league difference of Antwerp makes it favorable for them here. We are backing them to seal a win on Tuesday.
Three of the last five home matches of Antwerp and two of the last four road trips of AEK Athens had goals over 2.5 ft. In that case, we expect this match to have goals over 2.5 ft.
The defensive line of both these teams have allowed goals in their recent matches at respective patches. On top of that AEK Athens have a strong offensive line on the road of late. Thus, we expect this match to have goals from both ends.
The home advantage and the overall form of Antwerp inclines us to conclude this tip with a betting option in favor of them. However, it wont be a one-sided match considering the recent away form of AEK.
Going on, Antwerp to win at 2.10 odds is our main betting pick for this match. For the second tip, we like to place the over 2.5 goals tip at 1.88 odds considering the goal-scoring trend of both of late.
