AEK Larnaca vs Aberdeen Prediction: Dons in more trouble in Cyprus

Aberdeen must attempt to bounce back from the ignominy of a six-goal thrashing on matchday two of the Uefa Conference League as the Dons head for Cyprus to face in-form AEK Larnaca on Thursday evening (17:45 GMT, TNT Sports 3). The Scottish Premiership side are propping up the 36-team table after two games, and they face a host team with successive wins, including at Crystal Palace last time out.

Below you can find my AEK Larnaca vs Aberdeen predictions, along with the latest team news and match odds for this Conference League tie.

Team News

The home side look set to be without the services of Angel Garcia, Enzo Cabrera and Kewin Komar once more, while the game is likely to come too soon for Venezuelan forward Yerson Chacon.

He is nearing a return from injury and hasn't featured since the win over Crystal Palace in October, missing three domestic games.

Football Odds

The Dons edged out Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership and have a clean bill of health, with Latvian defender Kristers Tobers their only expected absentee.

AEK Larnaca vs Aberdeen Odds

The home side are 2/5 to make it three wins from three in the Conference League, while Aberdeen are priced at 15/2 for victory, and the draw is 7/2 in Cyprus.

Both teams to score trades at 11/10, while over 2.5 goals is a 4/5 chance.

AEK Larnaca to win & Under 3.5 goals @ 1/1

AEK were 4-0 winners here on matchday one, but their cause was greatly aided as AZ Alkmaar went down to 10 men inside two minutes.

Last time out at Palace, it was a real smash-and-grab one-goal win for the Cypriot side.

Aberdeen, hit for six by AEK Athens last time in Europe, will surely be encouraged by boss Jimmy Thelin to sit in and keep things tighter now.

Today's Football Fixtures

They've lost six of their Scottish Premiership games this season and, while there has been a recent upturn, they are still ninth.

This compact AEK side should get the win, but a free-scoring contest seems unlikely.

Riad Bajic to score first @ 7/2

Former Bosnia and Herzegovina international Riad Bajic could be the man to break the deadlock for the hosts.

He got the crucial winner at Selhurst Park last time as the Eagles were stunned, taking his tally to two from two in the Conference League and, at the time, making it four goals in five games across all competitions.

He has failed to net in successive Cypriot league outings since, while he only had a cameo role in the Super Cup against Pafos that went to penalties, but he could well continue his scoring streak in Europe by putting the Dons on the back foot.

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