AEK LARNACA v FC ZURICH
Thursday 20th September 2018 – Kickoff: 2100hrs
Football – Europe – Europa League Betting Tips
Group A pits the wits of AEK Larnaca and Zurich as the betting tips continue in a tough group which also includes Bayer Leverkusen and Ludogorets.
The hosts are currently enjoying an 11-match unbeaten start to their new campaign in all competitions, with most of their competitive football being the early qualifying rounds of the Europa League.
AEK Larnaca have seen off Dundalk 4-0 on aggregate, Sturm Graz 7-0 and Trencin 4-1 over two legs to reach the group stage of this competition, while they earned a point in their only domestic league fixture so far with a 1-1 draw away at Nea Salamis in the Cypriot 1. Division.
The home side have won four of their last five Europa League ties and have suffered just one defeat in their last 14 matches overall at this level, which was a 3-1 loss away at Viktoria Plzen.
FC Zurich have made a somewhat mixed start to their new domestic season as they sit in 7th place in the Swiss Super League having won, drawn and lost in equal measure to date; wins over Thun and Grasshopper have been offset by defeats to Young Boys and Lugano as well as draws with St Gallen and Basle.
The visitors are without a win from their last four on the domestic front, while it’s the same story from their last four in the Europa League too as they’ve drawn against Steaua Bucharest (home and away) and Villarreal, but lost away at Osmanlispor.
But turn to Zurich’s away results in the Europa League and you’ll find that the Swiss club are without a win from their last seven away ties at this level, and indeed have managed just one win on the road from their last 13 on their travels.
This leads my betting tips to believe in the handicap for the hosts AEK Larnaca here.
Pick: AEK Larnaca AH-0.25 @ 1.66 Bet Victor
