Giannina vs AEK Prediction: Can Giannina “steal” points from AEK?

As club football returns the title race is on again in Greece. In the 12th round, AEK will have a trip to Ioannina to face Giannina, a team that is in very bad form this season and plays below expectations. AEK as the current champion always have pressure to deliver especially in matches when they are a huge favorite and everyone sees them as winners even before the start of the match.

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Giannina are in 12th place with 7 points, they have only one win, 4 draws, and 6 defeats so far. They are winless in the last 5 matches in the league with 3 defeats and 2 draws. They aren’t much better at home either as they have only a win, a draw, and 3 defeats. Last time against AEK in this stadium they won 2:1, but otherwise, they don’t have a positive score when facing AEK. 

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AEK are playing in Europe and trying to keep up with other teams in the race for the title. They are in 4th position with 24 points, 4 less than the leader Panathinaikos. AEK have 7 wins, 3 draws, and a defeat so far in the league, and as a visitor, they have 3 wins, a draw, and a defeat. Even though they have an important match against Brighton in the Europa League next week, the manager said that defending the title is their main goal and as there aren’t any major absences in the team they will play with their best players in this match. 

Giannina will hope that they can use the pressure that is on AEK and try to get at least a point in this match in front of their fans. However, AEK are much better team, they are playing really fast, offensive football and Giannina defense isn’t on Super League level at the moment. I expect AEK to dominate the match and to confidently win with several goals difference.