AEK Athens – University of Craiova. Forecast and announcement for the Conference League match

On December 18, the match of the 6th round of the main round of the Conference League will be held at the ORAR Arena, in which AEK Athens will meet with the University of Craiova. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

AEK Athens

The team always sets maximum goals for itself in the domestic arena. But if they managed to win a golden double in 2023, then neither the championship nor the cup was added, and the last season ended in fourth place. Now there are very real chances to compete with the neighboring Olympiakos for the championship in the national Super League. But you should not discount at least PAOK.

In the summer, the Greeks were able to knock out not only Hapoel Beer Sheva from Aris Limassol, but also Anderlecht. But they started the main round with a loss against Cele. However, after that there was only one loss of points, in the form of 1:1 with Shamrock Rovers. But at the same time, they managed to beat Aberdeen, Fiorentina and Samsunspor, in many ways solving the issue of entering the playoffs.

University of Craiova

Even at the national level, the club cannot get into the first roles and only occasionally shot in the cup. So last season they were limited to only the third position. Moreover, now, even winning half of the matches, at the moment they are completely one place lower in the current table. However, at the same time, only two points, 37 against 39, behind the leader – a very close fight for the trophy is ahead.

At the same time, in the European Cup, the Romanians lost to Sarajevo and Spartak Trnava, but in the end they beat the Bosnians and the Slovaks, and then Istanbul, and they won twice there. In the autumn, the team proved to be controversial: on the one hand, they beat Rapid and Mainz, on the other hand, they lost to Rakuvu and Spata Prague in a home draw with Noah.

Statistics of personal meetings

In 2019, the clubs played in the Europa League qualifiers. Then the Greeks confidently won on the road, after which there was only a draw at home.

Forecast

Bookmakers consider the Greeks to be clear favorites. Already at home, this experienced club will win with a handicap of -1 goal (coefficient – 1.75).