AEK vs LASKPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

The opening round of the Champions League league phase brings to the Allwyn Arena in Athens a fixture with no past: AEK Athens FC and Lask Linz have never met. The competition has only just started and there is no table to read yet, so the picture has to be built on both sides' recent outings. How AEK Athens FC arrive The Athenians drew their latest game 1-1 away at Kifisia. Before that came two straight 4-0 wins, against Levski Sofia and against Iraklis 1908, preceded by a 0-0 away to the same Levski Sofia and a 2-2 at home with OFI. There are no defeats in their last five outings: two wins and three draws, 11 goals scored and 3 conceded. How Lask Linz arrive The Austrians won 3-1 away at Wolfsberger AC and 3-0 at home against SCR Altach. Further back sits the double meeting with Celtic: 5-1 at home after a 0-3 away in Scotland. A 4-1 against Ried completes the picture. Four wins and one defeat in the last five games, with 15 goals scored and 6 conceded. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.