Bayern Munich – AEK Athens FC SOCCER PICKS
Bayern München and AEK Athens meet at Allianz-Arena, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). Attention to the home factor, since Bayern München usually conquer different results at home and abroad.
Bayern München:
After 2 wins and 1 draw, the home team is currently in the 2 nd position, with 7 points won. In the last match, they won by (0-2) out against AEK Athens, after in the previous round they tied (1-1) at home against Ajax. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in away matches, with 34 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 31 goals scored and 23 conceded. In their last match, for the Bundesliga, they got an away tie against Freiburg at home (1-1). In the last 10 home matches Bayern München has won 5, tied 3 and lost 2. The team has conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 25 of the last 29 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals and 22 out of 29 have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that usually scores many times first: opened the scoring in 12 of its last 15 games, of these 12 reached the break in advantage in 8 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 9.
The team of Bayern Munich is in the fight for the top of the table of their group, but that is not easy. In this next game, the formation of the house faces the last classified of the group and has a beautiful opportunity to add three points in the competition. On the previous day, Bayern beat AEK 2-0 away from home. Your coach should not have important absences for the game.
AEK Athens:
The away team is currently in the 4 th position of the league, with no points won, after 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in a home match against Benfica, by (2-3). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Bayern München, by (0-2). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the Super League, they tied with Panathinaikos away by (0-0). In the last 10 away matches AEK Athens has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
For this competition, they have not won any of the last 4 matches. They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in their last 7 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 5 of the last 7 matches for this competition. In 12 matches, they suffered the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 8 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
The AEK has felt immense difficulties in the competition, which was already expected, because their opponents have more quality. The visitors will now have a very difficult game on this day and they will need to defend very well if they want to resist the offensive attacks of the home team. The AEK comes from a defeat in this competition, having lost at home precisely to this adversary, 2-0. Your coach must present a team in maximum strength for this confrontation.
