AEK vs AEZ prediction and betting tips on January 8, 2024
1. Division Cyprus
The beginning of the new calendar week doesn't promise much excitement and football action, with very few matches scheduled for the day. Therefore, attention can be turned to the Cypriot championship. In the context of Division A, AEK and AEZ will face each other. The audience of the website is offered an expert forecast for the match on January 8, 2024.
AEK is trying to rectify the poorly started season.
The "Warriors" never managed to reach the championship title. However, in 2022, they secured the second spot for the fifth time. Moreover, they won the cup twice, in 2004 and 2018. In recent years, the representative of Larnaca has been a regular participant in European competitions. In the last cycle of the Conference League, they reached the Round of 16, where they faced the eventual winner, West Ham. This time, they qualified by defeating Torpedo-BelAZ, but Maccabi Tel Aviv scored one more goal. In the domestic championship, the bronze medalist only managed to win three times in the first 10 rounds. They picked up momentum only in mid-November, managing to avoid defeat only against Anorthosis and finishing the last round against Othellos without scoring.
AEZ is playing their first season at the top level in 7 years.
The "Greens" are not particularly impressive. In the last decade, there was a sharp rise, starting from the third division, and they spent the 2016/2017 season in the top flight, but only that season. Then there was a decline to the third level, but now the team has achieved two promotions in a row, rising to the Second Division in 2022/2023, finishing second, securing a long-awaited return to the top flight. However, the results there are modest: only two wins, fewer points on average per game, and several consecutive defeats in December. Moreover, with Doxa, having scored before the break, they ended up with just a 1-1 draw.
Previous matches
During the 2016/2017 season, the newcomer took one point in a couple of matches against one of the giants. However, in September, they managed to defeat the "Warriors" at home with a score of 3-1.
Free prediction for the AEK - AEZ match on January 8:
The home team is noticeably stronger, and it's unlikely that they will allow another slip-up. Let's bet on the "Warriors" with a handicap of "-2 goals" (odds - 1.88).
