Braga vs AEK Athens Soccer Betting Tips – Europa League 2020
Is Braga celebrating a home win at the group opener?
Wolfsburg conquerors AEK Athens will start the group stage of the Europa League on Thursday evening. In a group with Leicester City, Sporting Braga and FK Zorya Luhansk, there are realistic chances for the Enosis to survive the group stage of this year’s Europa League. But the group start will already be groundbreaking.
AEK Athens is due to travel to Portugal, where the away game against Sporting Braga is due. Both teams are expected to fight for second place in the group G. Leicester City is the big favourite to win the group, while FK Zorya Luhansk is seen as an outsider.
At home, there was only one defeat on the international stage in the last ten home games. If the Arcebispos continue to tie in with that home record, a prediction for the home side is obvious at Braga against AEK Athens.
Braga – Statistics & current form
Last season, Sporting Braga took third place in the table in a heartbeat final on the last day of the Portuguese Primeira Liga and thus the right to start the group stage of the Europa League. Thus the Arcebispos will be represented in the main round of the Europa League for the second time in a row.
Will Braga survive the Europa League group stage again?
Last season Sporting Braga qualified for the group stage of the Europa League after strong performances against Brondby and Spartak Moscow. There there was in a group with Besiktas, Wolverhampton and Slovan Bratislava the group win for the Arcebispos. The Portuguese could not build on those performances in the round of 32 and therefore had to give up the sails against Rangers.
Surprisingly, there was a home bankruptcy for Braga. Before that, the Arcebispos remained unbeaten in nine home games on the international stage. In last year’s group stage of the Europa League, eight goals were scored in three home games at the domestic Estadio Municipal de Braga – three each in the home games against group rivals such as Besiktas (3: 1) and Wolverhampton (3: 3).
Braga has warmed up
Before the group opener in the Europa League, Sporting Braga returned to the road to success in the domestic Primeira Liga. Most recently, the Arcebispos had two wins in a row, in which a total of six goals were scored. Last weekend there was a close 2-1 home win over Nacional, in which Sporting Braga mostly played with the best line-up.
The Arcebispos will probably go into the match against AEK Athens with a similar starting eleven. Coach Carlos Carvalhal only had two losses to complain about on Thursday evening. If Braga prevails against AEK Athens, odds of up to 1.71 are available for a tip on the Portuguese.
The probable lineup of Braga:
Matheus – Sequeira, Carmo, Viana, Esgaio – Fransergio, Castro – Medeiros, Horta, Galeno – Paulinho
Last matches from Braga:
Primeira League
10/17 2020 Braga 2 – 1 Nacional
10/03 2020 Tondela 0-4 Braga
09/25 2020 Braga 0 – 1 Santa Clara
09/19 2020 FC Porto 3 – 1 Braga
Club friendship games
09/05 2020 Braga 2 – 2 Real Valladolid
AEK Athens – Statistics & current form
AEK Athens is back on the international stage. After a strong qualification for this year’s Europa League group stage, the Énosis qualified and eliminated teams like St. Gallen and VfL Wolfsburg. The latter was eliminated in the playoffs – despite the half-time deficit, mind you.
Mini crisis at AEK Athens?
Since then there has been nothing to cheer for the Enosis. AEK Athens had no win on the last two matchdays of the Greek Super League and overshadowed the strong start to the season. Among other things, the capital derby was lost against Atromitos Athens (0: 1). Last weekend, however, there was an unfortunate division of points for AEK in the top game against PAOK Saloniki.
Although the yellow-blacks were in the lead for long stretches, they conceded the goal they conceded to make it 1-1 in the very last minute of regular time. Wipe your mouth and carry on is now the motto for head coach Massimo Carrera. How the team will deal with the double burden remains to be seen for the time being.
Levi Garcia is missing
On Thursday evening, Coach Carrera will have to complain about the three failures. The failure of Levi Garcia is particularly serious. The newcomer of the Énosis has only played two games in the yellow and black dress and has since had to pause with a torn muscle. For the time being, Garcia will be replaced by Tankovic.
On the international stage, AEK Athens recently had three away wins in a row across all seasons. If the Énosis continues that series on Thursday evening, attractive odds for an away win for the Greeks can be tapped at Braga against AEK Athens.
The probable lineup of AEK Athens:
Tsintotas – Hnid, Chyrgynskyi, Nedelcearu – Mitaj, Shakhov, Krsticic, Paulinho – Livaja, Ansarifard, Tankovic
Last matches from AEK Athens:
Superleague
10/18 2020 AEK Athens 1 – 1 PAOK Thessaloniki FC
10/04 2020 Atromitos 1 – 0 AEK Athens
Europa League qualification
10/01 2020 AEK Athens 2 – 1 Vfl Wolfsburg
Superleague
09/27 2020 AEK Athens 3 – 0 Lamia
Europa League qualification
09/24 2020 FC St. Gallen 0 – 1 AEK Athens
Braga vs AEK Athens – Direct comparison / H2H balance
Braga and AEK Athens meet for the first time ever on an international stage. AEK Athens has never scored in an away game in Portugal. It is quite possible that it will stay there on Thursday evening.
Braga vs AEK Athens betting odds compared
Betting Tips: Braga
Odds: 1.66
Betting Tips: Draw
Odds: 3.75
Betting Tips: AEK Athens
Odds: 5.5
Braga vs AEK Athens Soccer Betting Tips
Sporting Braga wants to start this year’s group stage of the Europa League with a home win. Last season, the Arcebispos from Braga won the group in a group with Wolverhampton, Slovan Bratislava and Besiktas. If it comes to the home record in the international competitions, a successful group start on Thursday evening is quite obvious.
In the last ten home games on the international stage, there was only one defeat. The guests from Athens, on the other hand, have never scored points in Portugal. Although the performance in qualifying was commendable, we expect the Énosis to continue that negative series on Thursday evening.
Key facts – Braga vs AEK Athens tips
Sporting Braga lost only one of their last ten home games on the international stage.
AEK Athens has never scored points in Portugal so far.
Braga recently celebrated two wins in a row and shot warmly with six goals.
Sporting Braga has been in good shape recently, scoring six goals in their last two games. At Braga vs., AEK Athens is therefore aiming our tip for reasonable odds on a home win for Arcebispos from Braga. We use a total of five units for this.
Betting Tips: Braga
Odds: 1.71
