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    AEK Athens vs LASK: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

    AEK Athens vs LASK predicted formations

    AEK Athens host LASK on Tuesday, September 8 (12:45 PM ET / 11:45 AM CT / 9:45 AM PT).

    There are no fresh injury or suspension concerns for either side heading into this one. AEK Athens can call on Barnabás Varga (2 goals from 3 shots, 2 on target), Luka Jović (1 goal, 3 chances created) and Răzvan Gabriel Marin (1 goal, 6 shots) as their main attacking options, with Lovro Majer and Lazaros Rota also expected to be heavily involved after each created 4 chances in recent minutes. LASK travel with a clean bill of health too, leaning on Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran, who has scored 2 goals from 16 shots (6 on target) across his last 2 outings, alongside Moses Usor (1 goal, 4 chances created) and Robert Ljubičić (1 goal).

    AEK Athens vs LASK: Best Bets & Predictions

    Goals look nailed on as AEK Athens host a free-scoring LASK

    AEK Athens WinTop pickThe hosts' 4-0 win over Levski Sofia last time out at home, combined with how the market prices this fixture, points to AEK Athens edging it in front of their own fans.
    57%win prob.-134 @ bet365
    BTTS – YesBoth sides have scored heavily in their last home games – AEK's 4-0 and LASK's 5-1 – with Varga and Adeniran both among the goals, so a clean sheet for either defence looks unlikely.
    62%chance-163 @ bet365
    Over 2.5 GoalsWith both teams scoring freely in their last home outings, this fixture has the profile of one that clears two.5 goals with room to spare.
    62%chance-163 @ bet365
    AEK Athens 2-1 LASKA narrow home win with goals at both ends lines up with the result, BTTS and over 2.5 leans above, and fits the scoring patterns both sides have shown recently.
    12%chance750 @ bet365
    Barnabás Varga to ScoreVarga has scored 2 goals from just 3 shots in his recent minutes, a conversion rate that makes him AEK's likeliest source of goals.
    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐chanceopening soon @ bet365

    Our approach: we anchor every pick to the recent match data and market pricing available for this fixture, then check that the result, both teams to score, the goal line and the correct score all tell the same story rather than pulling in different directions.

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    Season Form & Standings

    Neither side has a league-phase table position to point to yet – AEK Athens and LASK both sit on 0 points from 0 games played, so recent form is the only real guide going into this one.

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    AEK Athens vs LASK Predicted Lineups

    Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.

    AEK Athens

    4-4-2
    T. Strakosha
    S. Pilios
    Filipe Relvas
    H. Moukoudi
    L. Rota
    A. Koita
    K. Kairinen
    R. Marin
    L. Majer
    L. Jovic
    B. Varga

    LASK

    3-5-2
    L. Jungwirth
    A. Andrade
    Alemao
    X. Mbuyamba
    G. Bello
    S. Horvath
    M. Bogarde
    R. Ljubicic
    K. Jorgensen
    S. Adeniran
    M. Usor
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      Potential Match-Winners

      • Barnabás Varga (AEK Athens): Varga has scored 2 goals from just 3 shots in his recent minutes, with 2 of those on target – sharp conversion from limited chances.
      • Lovro Majer (AEK Athens): Majer has created 4 chances and set up a goal in his recent games, and remains the main creative outlet feeding AEK’s forwards.
      • Samuel Oluwabukunmi Adeniran (LASK): Adeniran has been LASK’s spearhead, scoring 2 goals from a hefty 16 shots (6 on target) across his last 2 outings.

      Recent Form

      AEK Athens: D W

      • 2026-08-26: AEK Athens 4-0 Levski Sofia (W, home)
      • 2026-08-18: Levski Sofia 0-0 AEK Athens (D, away)

      AEK Athens: D, W – a 0-0 draw away at Levski Sofia followed by a 4-0 home win over the same opponents.

      LASK: L W

      • 2026-08-25: LASK 5-1 Celtic (W, AET, home)
      • 2026-08-19: Celtic 3-0 LASK (L, away)

      LASK: L, W – a 3-0 away defeat to Celtic followed by a 5-1 extra-time win over the same side at home.

      AEK Athens vs LASK Prediction

      With both teams still on 0 points from 0 games in the league phase, this comes down to recent form and home advantage, and both point the same way. AEK Athens’s home scoring form, allied with LASK’s habit of shipping and scoring goals in bunches, sets up an open game in Athens. We’ll take AEK Athens to win 2-1, with goals at both ends and Barnabás Varga among the scorers.