Braga hosts AEK Athens FC in round 1 of the Europa League group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, October 22nd at Estádio Municipal de Braga (Braga)
Braga took bronze in the last Portuguese Championship, receiving a direct ticket to the group stage of the Europa League. The Arsenalists started the new season with two defeats but managed to win in two October matches. They hammered Tondela at the beginning of the month (4:0 away) and beat Nacional at home last Saturday (2:1).
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The bronze medalist of the Greek Super League had to start in the Europa League qualification. Nevertheless, AEK managed to eliminate the Swiss St. Gallen (1:0) and the German Wolfsburg (2:1). After a hard victory over the Germans, Massimo Carrera's team lost to Atromitos on the road (0:1). Last Sunday, AEK insultingly missed a home victory over PAOK (1:1), conceding shortly before the final whistle.
AEK is one of the most unyielding rivals in the European arena. The team from Thessaloniki knows how to park the bus in any city, and the team that will be able to score at least one goal against the Greeks may be considered very lucky. AEK conceded more than one goal in the Europa League away matches back in 2011. It happened in the game with Lokomotiv Moscow. Braga is still far from its best condition at the start of this season, so I think the Greeks won’t concede more than once.
Prediction for the match: Braga to score under 1.5 goals
