AEK Larnaca take on the visitors Spartak Moscow in the Europa League qualifying matchup. The game will be played in Cyprus on Thursday, July 28th.
AEK finished second in the league in season 2015-16, taking 75 points in 36 matches with 61-34 goal difference. The team finished eight points behind the champions APOEL. Th team played three sparring matches this summer, beating Legia, 1-0, Balzan, 4-0 and drawing with Omonia, 0-0. The team played in two qualifying rounds already, taking four wins in four matches, 3-0 and 3-1 over Folgore and 3-2, 2-0 over Cliftonville.
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Spartak had another ambiguous season in Russia Premier League, finishing fifth in the standings with 48-39 aggregate goal difference. The team played five friendlies this summer, taking wins in all five sparrings with 10-3 aggregate goal difference. The season in Russia hasn’t started yet and this match will be the first official game for the visiting side.
The opponents haven’t met before. Despite home-field advantage and successful results in matches of Europa League qualification, Spartak is much more skilled team and clearly are of higher level. Teams like Spartak shouldn’t even notice resistance of Cypriots and try to take an away win.
Prediction for the match: Spartak to win with +0.0 Asian handicap.