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Brighton

21 Sep 2023 15:00

AEK Athens

Prediction :

Half Time: Brighton, Full Time: Brighton

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Brighton vs AEK Athens Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 21/09/2023, 02:00 by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 21/09/2023 at 05:09 in Europa League Predictions

It's one of the biggest days in the history of Brighton and Hove Albion. Perhaps not quite as big as when they played in the FA Cup final but close. The English Premier League side make their debut in European competition with a home game against AEK Athens. This is a Group B match in the Europa League with the other two clubs being Marseille and Ajax. The Seagulls qualified by finishing sixth in the Premier League last season. Such is the delight at playing at this level for the first time, the city of Brighton has been celebrating all week. The famous Pavilon was lit up in blue and white and the local council have given the club the freedom of the city. After all those tributes they dare not lose to AEK Athens on Thursday evening. They have sold some key players during the summer and made a fair profit too. From the way they have started the new season you wouldn't have noticed what has happened. After their 3-1 away win at Manchester United on Saturday, Brighton are fifth in the Premier League and only a point adrift of the top four. AEK Athens are sixth in the Greek Super League and began this season in the Champions League. The Greek side were unable to get through to the group stages of that competition so here they are in the Europa League and in a tough group too. They face a tough task travelling home from the south coast of England with any points.

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Brighton vs AEK Athens Form

Brighton and AEK Athens's standings in the Europa League

Teams	Pts	P	W	D	L	GD
1 Brighton	13	6	4	1	1	5
4 AEK Athens	4	6	1	1	4	-6

Brighton and AEK Athens Last Matches

Brighton Last matches

All Home Away

D W W L W W

Victories

4/6 (67%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

4.17 Total goals

100% BTTS

2.67 Goals scored

1.5 Goals conceded

100% Over 2.5

0% Under 2.5

16 Sep 2023 - Premier League

Manchester United

1 : 3

Brighton

2 Sep 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

3 : 1

Newcastle

26 Aug 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

1 : 3

West Ham

19 Aug 2023 - Premier League

Wolves

1 : 4

Brighton

12 Aug 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

4 : 1

Luton Town

28 May 2023 - Premier League

Aston Villa

2 : 1

Brighton

D L D W L W

Victories

3/6 (50%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

2/6 (33%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

4.17 Total goals

100% BTTS

2.17 Goals scored

2 Goals conceded

83% Over 2.5

17% Under 2.5

2 Sep 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

3 : 1

Newcastle

26 Aug 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

1 : 3

West Ham

12 Aug 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

4 : 1

Luton Town

24 May 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

1 : 1

Manchester City

21 May 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

3 : 1

Southampton

8 May 2023 - Premier League

Brighton

1 : 5

Everton

L L L W W W

Victories

3/6 (50%)

Draw

0/6 (0%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

4 Total goals

83% BTTS

2.17 Goals scored

1.83 Goals conceded

100% Over 2.5

0% Under 2.5

16 Sep 2023 - Premier League

Manchester United

1 : 3

Brighton

19 Aug 2023 - Premier League

Wolves

1 : 4

Brighton

28 May 2023 - Premier League

Aston Villa

2 : 1

Brighton

18 May 2023 - Premier League

Newcastle

4 : 1

Brighton

14 May 2023 - Premier League

Arsenal

0 : 3

Brighton

26 Apr 2023 - Premier League

Nottingham Forest

3 : 1

Brighton

AEK Athens Last matches

All Home Away

D L D L W D

Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2.83 Total goals

83% BTTS

1.17 Goals scored

1.67 Goals conceded

67% Over 2.5

33% Under 2.5

17 Sep 2023 - Superleague

AEK Athens

1 : 1

Olympiacos

30 Aug 2023 - Champions League

AEK Athens

1 : 2

Royal Antwerp

22 Aug 2023 - Champions League

Royal Antwerp

1 : 0

AEK Athens

19 Aug 2023 - Champions League

AEK Athens

2 : 2

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

15 Aug 2023 - Champions League

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

1 : 2

AEK Athens

12 Mar 2023 - Superleague

AEK Athens

1 : 3

Olympiacos

W W D D L D

Victories

1/6 (17%)

Draw

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

3.17 Total goals

83% BTTS

1.33 Goals scored

1.83 Goals conceded

67% Over 2.5

33% Under 2.5

17 Sep 2023 - Superleague

AEK Athens

1 : 1

Olympiacos

30 Aug 2023 - Champions League

AEK Athens

1 : 2

Royal Antwerp

19 Aug 2023 - Champions League

AEK Athens

2 : 2

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

12 Mar 2023 - Superleague

AEK Athens

1 : 3

Olympiacos

5 Dec 2021 - Superleague

AEK Athens

1 : 0

Panathinaikos Athens

21 Nov 2021 - Superleague

AEK Athens

2 : 3

Olympiacos

W W W W L W

Victories

2/6 (33%)

Draw

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Average stats (Last 6 matchs)

2 Total goals

33% BTTS

1 Goals scored

1 Goals conceded

33% Over 2.5

67% Under 2.5

22 Aug 2023 - Champions League

Royal Antwerp

1 : 0

AEK Athens

15 Aug 2023 - Champions League

GNK Dinamo Zagreb

1 : 2

AEK Athens

13 Nov 2022 - Superleague

Olympiacos

0 : 0

AEK Athens

13 Feb 2022 - Superleague

Olympiacos

1 : 0

AEK Athens

10 Dec 2020 - Europa League

Leicester

2 : 0

AEK Athens

5 Nov 2020 - Europa League

Zorya Lugansk

1 : 4

AEK Athens

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Brighton - AEK Athens: Form Analysis

Brighton and Hove Albion have only lost one of their six Premier League games this season. That was a 3-1 home loss to West Ham United but since that game they have had impressive wins at home to Newcastle United and away at Manchester United, both by a 3-1 scoreline. The goals have certainly been flowing for The Seagulls with 15 being scored in the Premier League and that's two more than any other side in the top flight. Only in that defeat to West Ham have they failed to score three goals in a game. Their style of play may well come as a bit of a shock to the traveling AEK Athens team. Brighton have scored eight goals in their three home fixtures this season. Only two of their last 12 home matches have been lost and that looks like becoming 13 soon.

.One of their nicknames is the Double-Headed Eagle, but how will they cope with the Seagulls on Thursday? AEK Athens began this season playing in the Champions League. They beat Dinamo Zagreb 4-3 in the third round and that took them into a play-off tie against Royal Antwerp. The Yellow-Blacks lost the away first leg 1-0 and then went down 2-1 at home. That took them into the Europa League for the first time since the 2020-21 season. Only three of their last 12 matches in European competition have ended in victory. This season they've had a win, one draw and two defeats. Away form has seen them win at Zagreb this season but four of their last six on the road have been lost. AEK are sixth in the Greek Super League with five points from their three games. Current form is not good though and only one of their last six fixtures has been won.

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Brighton against AEK Athens Lineups: Starting 11

Brighton

Formation : 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

J. Steele

J. Milner

J. Van Hecke

Igor

P. Estupinan

S. March

B. Gilmour

K. Mitoma

P. Gross

A. Fati

J. Pedro

L. Garcia

S. Araujo

N. Amrabat

M. Gacinovic

O. Pineda

J. Jonsson

E. Hajsafi

D. Szymanski

G. Mitoglou

D. Sidibe

C. Stankovic

Formation : 4 - 1 - 3 - 2

AEK Athens

Missing players

Brighton

Defender

L. Dunk

Forward

E. Ferguson

AEK Athens

Defender

A. Callens

Brighton & AEK Athens Squad Analysis

Brighton and Hove Albion haven't reported any fresh injury problems since the weekend game at Old Trafford. They are likely to make some team changes for this game with a Premier League match against Bournemouth at the weekend. Evan Ferguson (who recently scored a hat-trick against Newcastle) may return to the side with Joao Pedro also hoping to win the game. AEK have a fit squad for this Europa League game. Barcelona loanee Ansu Fati is expected to have his first start for the club.

AEK Athens come into this game with a few selection problems. They will be missing Rodolfo Pizarro, Pablo Fernandes and Mijat Gacinovic. There are concerns too over defender Domagoj Vida who was injured in the recent game against Olympiacos. If unable to play on Thursday his replacement could be Gerasimos Mitoglour. Petros Mantalos missed that game due to suspension. With that over now the question is whether he will return to the starting line-up.

Most goals and assists

Brighton

AEK Athens

Top Goalscorer

J. Pedro (15 Goals)

Top Goalscorer

E. Ponce (16 Goals)

Best assists

P. Gross (11 Assists)

Best assists

N. Eliasson (11 Assists)

Brighton - AEK Athens Key Points

Brighton and Hove Albion have only lost one game this season.
This season Brighton and Hove Albion have scored at least three goals in all but one of their matches.
AEK have only won one of their last six games.
AEK have lost four of their last six away games in European competitions.
Brighton have only lost two of their last 12 home matches.

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Our Brighton vs AEK Athens Prediction

What a night it's going to be in Brighton on Thursday. They are enjoying another successful season and scoring goals for fun. The loss of key players in the summer transfer window would have affected a lot of clubs but not Brighton. 15 Premier League goals have already been scored and only West Ham United have been able to stop them scoring at least three times. This isn't the easiest of Europa League groups and home results will be important for all the teams. AEK struggle on the road and aren't in the best of form coming into this match. Our Brighton v AEK Athens prediction is a win for Brighton with them leading at both half and full time.

Prediction :

Half Time: Brighton, Full Time: Brighton

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Brighton vs AEK Athens - Other Interesting Predictions

Brighton to score in both halves

Odds 1.72

Brighton have scored in both halves in four of their five games this season.

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Brighton vs AEK Athens match : Frequently asked questions

This Europa League match is being played on Thursday 21 September with an 8pm KO (UK time).

The European tour hasn't started yet for Brighton and Hove Albion. Their first match in European competition is a home fixture so it'll be played at the Amex Stadium in the Falmer area of the city which is a fair way from the seafront.

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