AEK Athens vs Celje Prediction & Tips
AEK will now look to capitalize on home-field advantage to eliminate any chance of a comeback, as the Greek side is on the verge of reaching the quarterfinals of a European competition for the first time in 28 years. Seven wins in eight home games in the Conference League since the start of last season (E1) suggest that AEK can finish this tie in style, and the capital club has never lost at home in Europe by a margin of at least four goals. In fact, AEK is on an impressive ten-game unbeaten streak across all competitions, regardless of venue (W6, D4), although Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Atromitos caused the team to lose first place in the Greek Super League.
Celje at least put an end to their three-game losing streak by defeating Koper 1-0 on the same day, in their first match with Vítor Campelos on the bench, following Ivan Mayewski’s brief stint as interim coach after the departure of influential Albert Riera, who left for Eintracht Frankfurt. After Mayewski led the team to a 6-4 aggregate victory over Drita in the Conference League playoffs last month, the “Counts” must now secure two consecutive away wins in the main phase of the competition within 90 minutes for the first time, but they have won by at least a four-goal margin only once since 2026, and that 5-1 victory came against a Mura team with only nine players on the field.
BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE – NO @ 1.73
