Europa League - Steaua Bucharest v AEK Larnaca Odds and Betting Preview.

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA - Tonight’s second Group J match sees eastern Europe’s only Champion’s League winning team Steaua Bucharest up against Greek team AEK Larnaca. Both teams seem to be struggling for form with only one win each in their last five matches. The home advantage sees Steaua Bucharest the punters choice, with the best odds offered at 8/13 (bet £13 make £8 profit) by William Hill. The Greeks come in at a best price of 11/2 with Victor Chandler and the at 10/3 with Sportingbet.

Despite both teams sitting at the bottom of the table on equal points there is still everything to play for. To have a chance of securing a spot in the knockout stage a win is necessary, then it is out of their hands. They can only hope for a Schalke victory in the other of tonight’s Group J matches which is by no means a long shot. After a 1-1 draw the last time these teams met, both will be keen to show who, in fact, is superior.

At 11/8 with bet365 a Steaua Bucharest/Steaua Bucharest (half-time/full-time) is the favoured result while an AEK Larnaca/AEK Larnaca result seems less likely with the best odds to be had with Betfred at 11/1. The least favoured outcome is Steaua Bucharest/AEK Larnaca. A battle of Arginusae style come back for the Greek side is rated at best a 40/1 chance with (bet365).

In terms of correct score betting the bookmakers are expecting a 1-0 win in favour of the Romanian side with William Hill offering 6/1 as the best odds. Next in the betting is a 1-1 draw where the top price is 7/1 also quoted by William Hill. A huge 4-0 win for the Romanian side is at best 25/1 with Bluesquare while the same score in favour of AEK Larnaca is as long as 500/1 with Paddy Power.

Steaua Bucharest’s Mihai Costea is favourite to open the scoring at 9/2 with Victor Chandler while the same firm rate his brother Florin Costea as a 13/2 shot. Kostas Kastanas is expected to open the scoring for the Greek team also at best a 13/2 shot with bet365.

 

 

Steaua Bucharest v AEK Larnaca match betting