Brighton vs AEK Athens prediction, odds and betting tips 21/09/2023

Brighton vs AEK Athens prediction, odds and betting tips 21/09/2023
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Brighton vs AEK Athens prediction, odds and betting tips 21/09/2023

Brighton - AEK Athens

UEFA Europa League - American Express Community Stadium

1st Round

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change

Brighton and AEK Athens go head-to-head at The American Express Community Stadium in the Europa League on Thursday, September 21st. Brighton start their first-ever European campaign against Greek giants AEK this week. Read our Europa League predictions and betting tips along with the latest odds for the fixture below in our detailed match preview.

Today's Predictions for Brighton vs AEK Athens

Brighton are odds-on favourites to start their Group B campaign with a victory at home to AEK Athens on Thursday. Read our top Brighton vs AEK Athens predictions for this week’s fixture.

Brighton to Win & Both Teams to Score

  • Brighton have won four of their five competitive matches this season.
  • BTTS landed in 100% of Brighton’s first five games of the new campaign.
  • AEK Athens have failed to win four of their last five assignments.
  • Brighton eased to a 3-1 win at Manchester United in their last runout.

Over 2.5 Goals

  • Over 2.5 goals hit the net in 100% of Brighton’s last five matches.
  • At least four goals were notched in each of Brighton’s three home games this term.
  • Over 2.5 goals landed in two of AEK Athens’s last three fixtures.
  • Brighton’s contests have averaged 4.2 goals per 90 minutes this season.

Top Betting Odds and Stats for Brighton vs AEK Athens

View our selection of key stats for Thursday’s match featuring Brighton vs AEK Athens below alongside a tool to help you choose the best odds. Check out our dedicated page via the link to see more of our football betting tips.

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Let's take a closer look at the latest markets, Brighton – AEK Athens odds and probability figures ahead of Thursday’s contest below.

Brighton odds: 27/100 (1.27) – 78.7%

Draw odds: 22/5 (5.40) – 18.5%

AEK Athens odds: 10/1 (11.00) – 9.1%

The probability of a Brighton victory on Thursday has been set at 78.7% by the bookmakers which makes the hosts the expected winners on Thursday by quite a way. Backing the Seagulls to hold an advantage in the half time market meanwhile, could be an option to weigh up at 7/10 (1.70). That outcome has an implied probability of 58.8%. A 3-1 victory in favour of Brighton meanwhile – who won by that scoreline in each of their last two games – is available to back at 9/1 (10:00) in the correct score market this week.

Brighton vs AEK Athens Team News & Injuries

Read all of the latest injury updates, Brighton vs AEK Athens lineups and team news for Thursday’s Europa League qualifiers tussle below.

Brighton

Jakub Moder is out of action for Brighton while Julio Enciso is considered a doubt. Albion's squad looks strong elsewhere, however, and they could make changes to the team that won at Man Utd last time out.

Predicted Lineup for Brighton: Verbruggen – Veltman, van Hecke, Dunk, Lamptey – Gilmour, Groß, March, Lallana, Fati, Ferguson

AEK Athens

AEK Athens tend to favour a 4-3-1-2 formation and the Greek outfit could be deployed in the same formation when they visit Brighton on Thursday. AEK drew 1-1 at home to Olympiakos in their last test.

Predicted Lineup for AEK Athens: Stankovic – Rota, Vida, Moukoudi, Mohammadi – Eliasson, Szymanski, Zuber – Jonsson, Araujo, Ponce

Player to Watch – Evan Ferguson

Evan Ferguson has already scored four goals this season and the Irish international has the skillset to put some more chances away against AEK Athens on Thursday. Ferguson is one of the most highly-rated teenagers in world football at present.

Starting Lineups

Official lineups are usually released approximately one hour before kick-off.

Brighton

4-3-2-1
23
Jason Steele
gb
6
James Milner
gb
29
Jan Paul Van Hecke
nl
3
Igor
br
30
Pervis Estupinan
ec
7
Solly March
gb
11
Billy Gilmour
gb
22
Kaoru Mitoma
jp
13
Pascal Gross
de
31
Ansu Fati
es
9
Joao Pedro
br
Substitutes
40
Facundo Valentin Buonanotte
ar
18
Danny Welbeck
gb
38
Tom McGill
ca
8
Mahmoud Dahoud
de
2
Tariq Lamptey
gh
1
Bart Verbruggen
nl
34
Joel Veltman
nl
4
Adam Webster
gb
20
Carlos Baleba
cm
14
Adam Lallana
gb
24
Simon Adingra
ci
41
Jack Hinshelwood
gb

AEK Athens

4-1-3-2
1
Cican Stankovic
at
29
Djibril Sidibe
fr
24
Gerasimos Mitoglou
gr
4
Damian Szymanski
pl
28
Ehsan Hajsafi
ir
6
Jens Jonsson
dk
13
Orbelin Pineda
mx
8
Mijat Gacinovic
rs
5
Nordin Amrabat
ma
11
Sergio Araujo
ar
7
Levi Garcia
tt
Substitutes
20
Petros Mantalos
gr
99
Georgios Theocharis
gr
70
Rodolfo Pizarro
mx
3
Milad Mohammadi
ir
10
Steven Zuber
ch
25
Konstantinos Galanopoulos
gr
14
Ezequiel Ponce
ar
19
Niclas Eliasson
se
12
Lazaros Rota
gr
30
Giorgos Athanasiadis
gr

Brighton vs AEK Athens prediction