AEK Athens take on the visitors Celtic at the Olympic Stadium of Athens “Spyros Louis” in the second leg match of the UEFA Champions League third qualification round. The match will be played in Athens on Tuesday, August 14th. The first leg match ended with a 1-1 draw.
AEK Athens accomplished their main goal for the first leg match against Celtic and scored the away goal. Now they can dictate their playing style in the second leg match. However, it`s hard to say will they try to score more or will they lock up in the defense. It was clear after the first leg match that the playing style of the Double-Headed Eagle is not worse than the playing style of the Celts. Even though AEK Athens were really good in the defense last season don`t expect them to play that good in the new season because the team has not reached their peak shape yet. In their last two matches AEK Athens conceded three goals.
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Celtic needs to score at least once in order to go through to the play-offs. The team has enough experience and skill to do that. Furthermore, the Boys have already passed the first and the second qualification rounds of the UEFA Champions League and knocked out strong Rosenborg from Norway for example. It`s worth noting that the team of Brendan Rodgers has not been showing stable performances on the away fields recently but the upcoming fixture will be super important for them.
It is very hard to pick a favourite for the second leg match between AEK Athens and Celtic. Even though it will be easier for the Greek side to play in front of their home crowd the Celts have been in a better shape lately and have been scoring a lot of goals. The Scottish champions will have at least one goal attempt for sure but will they score? It is likely that the Bhoys will score one goal but not necessary go through to the play-offs.
Prediction for the match: Celtic to score over 0.5 goals.
