AEK Athens take on the visitors Benfica at the Olympic Athletic Centre of Athens “Spyros Louis” in the Round 2 of the UEFA Champions League Group E. The match will be played in Athens on Tuesday, October 2nd.
In the Round 1 of the UEFA Champions League Group E AEK Athens were demolished by Ajax with a 0-3 score. Now they are on the last place in the group with zero points to their credit. It`s worth noting that the team has been undefeated in front of their home crowd for a long time though. In the third qualification round of the tournament the Enosis were able to go through Celtic exactly because of their victory on their home field (1-1, 2-1). In their last three matches AEK Athens beat OFI Crete with a 3-0 score, lost to PAOK with a 0-2 score and to Ajax with a 0-3 score in their Champions League group stage fixture.
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Benfica had a tough test in the Round 1 of the UEFA Champions League Group E because they had to face the favourite of the group Bayern Munich. The team lost with a 0-2 score in that fixture. Now the Aguias are on the third place in the group with zero points to their credit. However, they have a pretty big chance of getting some points in the upcoming match. The team of Rui Vitoria has been showing good performances both on their home field and on the away fields lately. In the 2018/2019 UEFA Champions League season particularly they have lost no matches on the away side yet. In their last Champions League away fixture the Encarnados were able to beat PAOK with a 4-0 score. In their last three matches overall Benfica drew against Chaves with a 2-2 score, beat Aves with a 2-0 score and lost to Bayern Munich with a 0-2 score in their Champions League group stage fixture. The Glorioso have also had a Round 1 fixture of the League Cup recently where they have beaten Rio Ave with a 2-1 score.
AEK Athens and Benfica have faced each other only two times in history. Both fixtures happened in the 2009/2010 Europa League season, the Enosis were able to win with a 1-0 score in front of their home crowd back then. Now the Greek side is levels behind the Aguias, they have been losing with big scores lately. However, they often show good performances on their home field so it is likely that the team of Marinos Ouzounidis will be able to get some points in the upcoming fixture.
Prediction for the match: AEK Athens to win with 0 handicap.
