📏 Form Guide

AEK Athens

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AEK Athens will be hoping to bounce back here following the 3-0 Conference League defeat in their last game at the hands of Rayo Vallecano.

In that match, AEK Athens managed 55% possession and 11 shots at goal with 2 of them on target. On the other side, Rayo Vallecano got 10 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Ilias Akhomach (2'), López (45') and Palazón (74') scored for Rayo Vallecano.

An interesting theme in recent AEK Athens games is the number of results with a nil in them.

Taking their previous sextet of clashes before this one, in as many as 5 of them a bet on BTTS would've lost.

Rayo Vallecano

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Since a losing effort in their last game against Mallorca in La Liga competition, Rayo Vallecano and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that game, Rayo Vallecano had 55% possession and 17 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. For their opponents, Mallorca got 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Vedat Muriqi (36', 40') and Virgili (65') scored for Mallorca.

A series of reliable showings from the Rayo Vallecano defence has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their last 6 outings in total. During the same period, their forwards have scored 8. Let’s see whether or not that trend will be continued on here.

📋 Team News: AEK Athens

Alexander Callens (heart problems) and Jens Jönsson (Back injury) are unavailable for AEK Athens manager Marko Nikolić. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Luka Jović, Alexander Callens, Marko Grujić, Hakim Sahabo, Robert Ljubicic, João Mário and Jens Jönsson.

We think that AEK should employ a 4-4-1-1 formation for the game with Thomas Strakosha, Lazaros Rota, Harold Moukoudi, Filipe Relvas, Stavros Pilios, Aboubakary Koita, Orbelin Pineda, Razvan Marin, Roberto Pereyra, Mijat Gacinovic and Barnabas Varga.

ℹ️ Team News: Rayo Vallecano

We’re of the thinking that Franjirrojos will likely begin the game with a 4-2-3-1 lineup using Augusto Batalla, Andrei Ratiu, Florian Lejeune, Luiz Felipe, Pep Chavarria, Unai Lopez, Pathe Ciss, Ilias Akhomach, Isi Palazon, Alvaro Garcia and Jorge de Frutos.

💡 Prediction

Our assessment is that Rayo Vallecano are dangerous enough to put a goal past this AEK Athens outfit, although it possibly won’t be enough to prevent defeat.

We’re going for a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for AEK Athens at full-time. There shouldn’t be much in it, either way.

Victor Martins, 18:01 16/04/2026