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AEK Athens v Universitatea Craiova : Europa Conference match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 18th Dec, 20:00 BST, OPAP Arena, Athens

Home advantage makes a difference in the Europa Conference, and Marko Nikolić’s AEK Athens will have the joy of it on Thursday night. ’s Universitatea Craiova are their opponents at the OPAP Arena. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, statistics for every betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and statistically significant form streaks highlighted. Odds are included as well.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
AEK 53%	-	-
Draw 25%	-	-
Universitatea Craiova 22%	-	-
AEK 1-0 13%	-	-
Draw 1-1 12%	-	-
AEK 2-0 10%	-	-
AEK 2-1 9%	-	-
Draw 0-0 8%	-	-
Universitatea Craiova 1-0 7%	-	-
Universitatea Craiova 2-1 6%	-	-
AEK 3-0 5%	-	-
AEK 3-1 5%	-	-
Draw 2-2 4%	-	-
Universitatea Craiova 2-0 3%	-	-
AEK 3-2 2%	-	-
AEK 4-0 2%	-	-
AEK 4-1 2%	-	-
Universitatea Craiova 3-1 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 46%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 54%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 54%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 41%	-	-
No 1st Goal 5%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 48%	-	-
BTTS - No 52%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 22%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 17%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 10%	-	-
Home/draw 78%	-	-
Away/draw 47%	-	-
Home/away 75%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 72%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 28%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 25%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 75%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 11%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 89%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 92%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 8%	-	-
Home DNB 71%	-	-
Away DNB 40%	-	-
AEK win to nil 31%	-	-
Universitatea Craiova win to nil 12%	-	-

Win / draw / win Europa Conference table

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	AEK Universitatea Craiova
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Strasbourg	5	4	1	0	4	13	-	-	-	-
2	Shakhtar	5	4	0	1	5	12	-	-	-	-
3	Rakow	5	3	2	0	6	11	-	-	-	l 2-0A
4	AEK	5	3	1	1	6	10	-	-	-	Dec 18
5	Samsunspor	5	3	1	1	6	10	-	w 1-2A	-	-
6	Sparta	5	3	1	1	4	10	-	-	l 1-2A	-
7	R.Vallecano	5	3	1	1	3	10	-	-	-	-
8	Mainz	5	3	1	1	2	10	-	-	w 1-0F	-
9	C Palace	5	3	0	2	5	9	-	-	-	-
10	AEK Larnaca	5	2	3	0	5	9	-	-	-	-
11	Fiorentina	5	3	0	2	4	9	-	w 0-1F	-	-
12	Celje	5	3	0	2	1	9	-	l 3-1F	-	-
13	AZ Alkmaar	5	3	0	2	0	9	-	-	-	-
14	Rijeka	5	2	2	1	3	8	-	-	-	-
15	Omnia Nicosia	5	2	2	1	2	8	-	-	-	-
16	Lausanne	5	2	2	1	2	8	-	-	-	-
17	Noah	5	2	2	1	1	8	-	-	d 1-1F	-
18	Jagiellonia	5	2	2	1	1	8	-	-	-	-
19	Drita	5	2	2	1	-1	8	-	-	-	-
20	Lech Poznan	5	2	1	2	3	7	-	-	-	-
21	Skendija 79	5	2	1	2	0	7	-	-	-	-
22	SK Sigma	5	2	1	2	-1	7	-	-	-	-
23	Universitatea Craiova	5	2	1	2	-1	7	Dec 18	-	-	-
24	Lincoln Red Imps	5	2	1	2	-5	7	-	-	-	-
25	Kuopio PS	5	1	3	1	1	6	-	-	-	-
26	Hsk Zrinjski Mostar	5	2	0	3	-2	6	-	-	-	-
27	Breiðablik	5	1	2	2	-3	5	-	-	-	-
28	Dynamo Kyiv	5	1	0	4	-2	3	-	-	-	-
29	Häcken	5	0	3	2	-2	3	-	-	-	-
30	L. Warsaw	5	1	0	4	-3	3	-	-	-	-
31	S. Bratislava	5	1	0	4	-5	3	-	-	-	-
32	Hamrun Spartans	5	1	0	4	-5	3	-	-	-	-
33	Aberdeen	5	0	2	3	-8	2	w 6-0F	-	-	-
34	Shelbourne	5	0	1	4	-7	1	-	-	-	-
35	Shamrock	5	0	1	4	-8	1	d 1-1A	-	-	-
36	Rapid Wien	5	0	0	5	-11	0	-	-	-	w 0-1F
37	Beer Sheva							w 1-0F	d 0-00-0	-	-
38	Aris							w 3-1F	d 2-2F	-	-
39	Anderlecht							w 2-0F	d 1-1A	-	-
40	Sarajevo							-	-	w 4-0F	l 2-1A
41	Spartak Trnava							-	-	w 3-0F	l 4-3F
42	Istanbul							-	-	w 3-1A	w 1-2F

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Win / draw / win form

AEK have not lost in 5 consecutive home european games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
AEK	1 - 1	Shamrock
AEK	6 - 0	Aberdeen
AEK	2 - 0	Anderlecht
AEK	1 - 1	Aris
AEK	1 - 0	Beer Sheva
AEK	1 - 0	Noah
AEK	4 - 3	Inter Club d'Escaldes
AEK	0 - 1	Brighton
AEK	0 - 2	Marseille
AEK	1 - 1	Ajax
AEK	1 - 2	Antwerp
AEK	2 - 2	D. Zagreb
AEK	1 - 0	Velez
AEK	2 - 4	Braga
AEK	0 - 3	Luhansk
AEK	1 - 2	Leicester
AEK	2 - 1	Wolfsburg
AEK	1 - 3	Trabzonspor
AEK	1 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
AEK	1 - 1	U Craiova 1948 CS

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

17 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

3 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	AEK	2 - 1	Samsunspor
A	AEK	1 - 0	Fiorentina
H	AEK	1 - 1	Shamrock
H	AEK	6 - 0	Aberdeen
A	AEK	1 - 3	Celje
H	AEK	2 - 0	Anderlecht
A	AEK	1 - 1	Anderlecht
H	AEK	1 - 1	Aris
A	AEK	2 - 2	Aris
A	AEK	0 - 0	Beer Sheva
H	AEK	1 - 0	Beer Sheva
H	AEK	1 - 0	Noah
A	AEK	1 - 3	Noah
A	AEK	4 - 0	Inter Club d'Escaldes
H	AEK	4 - 3	Inter Club d'Escaldes
A	AEK	1 - 3	Ajax
H	AEK	0 - 1	Brighton
H	AEK	0 - 2	Marseille
A	AEK	1 - 3	Marseille
H	AEK	1 - 1	Ajax

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

7 / 12

Conceded

11 / 12

Clean sheets

1 / 12

Failed to score

5 / 12

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rapid Wien	0 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
Rakow	2 - 0	Universitatea Craiova
Istanbul	1 - 2	Universitatea Craiova
Spartak Trnava	4 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
Sarajevo	2 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
Maribor	2 - 0	Universitatea Craiova
Beer Sheva	0 - 0	Universitatea Craiova
Luhansk	1 - 0	Universitatea Craiova
Vllaznia Shkoder	1 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
Laci	1 - 0	Universitatea Craiova
AEK	1 - 1	Universitatea Craiova
RB Leipzig	3 - 1	Universitatea Craiova

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 2	Sparta
H	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 0	Mainz
A	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 0	Rapid Wien
H	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 1	Noah
A	Universitatea Craiova	0 - 2	Rakow
H	Universitatea Craiova	3 - 1	Istanbul
A	Universitatea Craiova	2 - 1	Istanbul
A	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 4	Spartak Trnava
H	Universitatea Craiova	3 - 0	Spartak Trnava
H	Universitatea Craiova	4 - 0	Sarajevo
A	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 2	Sarajevo
H	Universitatea Craiova	3 - 2	Maribor
A	Universitatea Craiova	0 - 2	Maribor
A	Universitatea Craiova	0 - 0	Beer Sheva
H	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 1	Beer Sheva
H	Universitatea Craiova	3 - 0	Luhansk
A	Universitatea Craiova	0 - 1	Luhansk
H	Universitatea Craiova	3 - 0	Vllaznia Shkoder
A	Universitatea Craiova	1 - 1	Vllaznia Shkoder
H	Universitatea Craiova	0 - 0	Laci

Goal Statistics

AEK Athens have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 8 consecutive Europa Conference matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Universitatea Craiova on Thursday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	AEK 4th	Universitatea Craiova 23rd
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	0.9 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 20% 1 32% 2 26% 3 14% 4+ There is a 80% probability that AEK will score 1 or more goals	0 39% 1 37% 2 17% 3 4+ There is a 76% probability of Universitatea Craiova scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-21 AEK have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted	=0 Universitatea Craiova’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.5 average goals scored	0.7 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	1.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Europa Conference - 2025/2025 season

13%

better

AEK

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Games scored	17		14
Failed to score	2		5
Scored first	14		12
Goals scored	31		28
Avg. goals scored	1.6		1.4
Avg. shots per game	12		10
Avg. shots per goal	8		7
Conversion rate for	13		15
Avg. XG for	2.3		1.3
KickOff rating		+13%

11%

better

AEK

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Games conceded	9		11
Clean sheets	10		8
Conceded first	5		6
Goals conceded	15		18
Avg. goals conceded	0.8		0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded	7		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	9		10
Conversion rate against	11%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1.3
KickOff rating		+11%

The line-ups for the Europa Conference match between AEK v Universitatea Craiova will show here when available.

AEK Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
11	4	3	5
T Strakosha	A Koita	O Pineda	P Mantalos

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T Strakosha GLK	11			1 -
F Relvas DEF	11	2		3 -
L Rota DEF	11		2	2 -
O Pineda MID	11		3	2 -
A Koita FWD	11	4		1 -
H Moukoudi DEF	10			-
S Pilios DEF	10		2	2 -
P Mantalos MID	10		2	4 1
R Marin MID	10	3		2 -
M Gacinovic MID	9	1	1	-
F Pierrot FWD	9		1	1 -
D Kutesa FWD	8	4	1	-
J Penrice DEF	7			-
A Ademi MID	7		1	1 -
R Pereyra MID	7	1		2 -
Zini FWD	6			-
N Eliasson MID	5	2	2	-
D Vida DEF	4			1 -
J Jönsson MID	1			-
A Martial FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	7	3	5
A Koita	A Koita	O Pineda	P Mantalos

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Koita FWD	4	7		1
D Kutesa FWD	4	5	1
R Marin MID	3	2		1
F Relvas DEF	2	3
N Eliasson MID	2	4	2
M Gacinovic MID	1	5	1	3
R Pereyra MID	1
L Rota DEF			2	1
O Pineda MID		2	3	1
H Moukoudi DEF		2
S Pilios DEF		1	2	2
P Mantalos MID			2	5
F Pierrot FWD		2	1	1
J Penrice DEF		2		1
A Ademi MID			1	1
Zini FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
434	20	38
F Relvas	L Rota	O Pineda

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
F Relvas DEF	434	5	17
O Pineda MID	376	15	38
L Rota DEF	356	20	33
R Marin MID	315	17	27
H Moukoudi DEF	311	3	15
P Mantalos MID	254	9	24
S Pilios DEF	241	10	20
T Strakosha GLK	179	2	2
A Koita FWD	113	11	38
M Gacinovic MID	86	4	16
J Penrice DEF	82	2	5
D Vida DEF	75	3	9
N Eliasson MID	72	5	15
D Kutesa FWD	66	2	13
R Pereyra MID	57	2	6
A Ademi MID	39	5	9
F Pierrot FWD	33	2	18
Zini FWD	15	2	8

Universitatea Craiova Europa Conference squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
11	5	3	5
P Isenko	A Hamlawi	S. Pereira Nunes Silva	N Bancu

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
P Isenko GLK	11			3 -
O Romanchuk DEF	11	2	1	3 -
S. Pereira Nunes Silva MID	11		3	3 -
A Cicaldau MID	11	3		1 -
A Cretu MID	10		2	-
T Băluță MID	10	1	1	2 -
A Mekvabishvili MID	10		3	-
A Hamlawi FWD	10	5	1	1 -
S Baiaram FWD	10	3		1 -
N Bancu DEF	9		2	5 -
J. Badelj DEF	9			1 -
L Houri MID	9		1	2 -
A Labe FWD	9	3		-
C Mora FWD	9	2	3	2 -
V Screciu MID	8			1 1
V Mogos DEF	6			-
N Stevanovic DEF	5			-
F Ştefan DEF	2			-
L. Băsceanu MID	2			-
J Marković FWD	2			-
B Ndong DEF	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	9	3	4
A Hamlawi	S Baiaram	S. Pereira Nunes Silva	T Băluță

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
A Hamlawi FWD	5	4	1	1
A Cicaldau MID	3	5		1
S Baiaram FWD	3	9
A Labe FWD	3	6
O Romanchuk DEF	2	1	1	1
C Mora FWD	2	3	3	2
T Băluță MID	1	4	1	4
S. Pereira Nunes Silva MID		2	3	2
A Cretu MID		1	2
A Mekvabishvili MID		1	3	4
N Bancu DEF		2	2	3
L Houri MID		2	1	2
F Ştefan DEF				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
387	16	51
O Romanchuk	O Romanchuk	S Baiaram

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
O Romanchuk DEF	387	16	36
J. Badelj DEF	278	12	24
V Screciu MID	250	11	31
A Cicaldau MID	239	8	28
P Isenko GLK	238		9
N Bancu DEF	238	14	35
T Băluță MID	218	10	22
S. Pereira Nunes Silva MID	192	11	38
C Mora FWD	171	15	43
S Baiaram FWD	160	9	51
A Mekvabishvili MID	155	11	20
A Hamlawi FWD	119	5	40
A Labe FWD	87	2	19
V Mogos DEF	81	9	21
N Stevanovic DEF	61	1	8
L Houri MID	59	5	12
A Cretu MID	41	7	13
F Ştefan DEF	33	3	6
L. Băsceanu MID	5