AEK Athens vs Dinamo Zagreb 08.08.2023

The race for next season’s champions league continues on Tuesday as AEK Athens takes on Dinamo Zagreb. AEK Athens is hunting for a first UCL group stage appearance since the 2018/19 season when they were paired with Bayern, Benfica, and Ajax. Before then, they only made it into the top-flight continental tournament on 4 times, failing to get past the group phase on all occasions. Now, they will be hoping to pick a good result in this first-leg tie as this would boost their qualification chances.

For Dinamo Zagreb, the UCL is a more familiar terrain having last made the Group stage in the 2022/23 season when they shocked Chelsea 1-0 in the first match. However, failed to make it to the knockout, finishing bottom of the group. After getting past Astana 6-0 on aggregate in the 2nd preliminary round, Zagreb will be counting on their form to get a good result away from home.

The scramble for a place in the UCL is usually a competitive one given the lucrative nature of the tournament. Based on this, we expect an intense game with the opening half ending in a stalemate.

Main tip: Half Time Draw (go to tip details)

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Head-to-Head stats AEK Athens vs Dinamo Zagreb

This is the first meeting between both teams

Latest results AEK Athens

• 4 wins and 1 loss in their last 5 games
• 14 goals scored in the last 5 matches. Average of 2.80 goals per match
• In their last match, they beat Trabzonspor 3-1

Latest results Dinamo Zagreb

• 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in the last 5 games
• 10 goals in their last 5 matches, an average of 2.00 goals per game
• In their last game, they drew HNK Gorika 0-0

Path to 2023/24 UCL 3rd Round Qualification and Latest Results

AEK Athens (Greece Super League 2022/23): ranked 2nd – 26 matches – 19 wins – 2 draws – 5 losses – 59 points

1/st Round: Bye

2nd Round: Drawn Bye
Form Guide (most recent first): W-W-W-W-L

Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia HNL League 2022/23) ranked 1st – 36 matches – 24 wins – 9 draws – 3 losses – 81 points

1/st Round: Drawn Bye

2nd Round: Beat Astana 6-0 (Agg)
Form Guide (most recent first): D-W-W-W-L

Possible squad AEK Athens

AEK Athens: Stankovic; Hajsafi, Moukoudi, Vida, Rota; Szymanski, Pineda; Eliasson, Jonsson, Garcia; Zubar

Out: None

Coach: Matías Almeyda

Possible squad Dinamo Zagreb

Dinamo Zagreb: Livakovic; Moharrami, Bernauer, Peric, Ljubicic; Sucic, Misic, Kaneko, Baturina; Spicic, Petkovic

Out: None

Coach: Zoran Mamic

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Our tip(s) and odds in detail

According to the statistics above and the odds of the bookmakers, we suggest the following:

1) Bet on Half Time Draw

Betwinner offers the best odds for the bet “Half Time Draw“
The odd of 2.10 means that the bookmakers are calculating with a likelihood of approx. 48% chance that the opening half will end in a stalemate.

Odds comparison Half Time Draw

Betwinner – odd 2.10
Betway – odd 2.09

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2) Bet on DC 1X & Under 3.5 Goals

• We expect a tough game given what is at stake

Odds for this bet

Melbet has competitive odds for “DC 1X & Under 3.5 Goals”

The odd of 1.72 means that the bookmaker is calculating with a likelihood of approx. 58% chance that AEK Athens will win or draw with less than 4 goals scored.

Odds comparisons for DC 1X & Under 3.5 Goals

Melbet – odd 1.72
Betika – odd 1.71

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