Leicester City and AEK Athens get a break from their league challenge to fight for a possible trophy in this Europa League Group Stage fixture.
It's no vacation for neither Leicester nor AEK Athens as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
It's quite the trip for AEK Athens when visiting Leicester City as the cities are 3300 kilometers apart.
Leicester City form and stats
Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Leicester City are 2-0-3 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss in this competition.
Happy days for Leicester in their previous game, a Premier League match away at Sheffield United that ended with a 2-1 victory. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Zorya (0-1).
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Leicester home games with this odds we find three games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, one match were won by at least two goals.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Leicester, as the Premier League home game vs Brighton & Hove Albion is only three days away.
The Leicester fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Leicester City have conceded 8 from these games.
AEK Athens form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the play-offs.As the visiting team in Super League matches, AEK Athens have produced an overall stat of 3-0-1 so far. Total Europa League statistics for AEK Athens: 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 losses. Momentum is building for Athens in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The manager M. Carrera was unhappy after their last game, a Super League match played at their home ground Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis. Athens suffered a 1-2 loss to Panathinaikos. A 2-4 loss hosting Sporting Braga before that.
Athens has another fixture away, a Super League game, against Apollon Smirnis in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
AEK Athens have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. Athens are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 2 away goals have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the AEK Athens - Leicester 1-2 played earlier this season.Top Goalscorers
  J. Vardy 9 goals |   K. Ansarifard 4 goals |  Y. Tielemans 3 goals |
Leicester City missing players
AEK Athens missing players
| Leicester City | AEK Athens | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 13 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Scored | S | 19 | 39 | ||
| 33 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 31 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.6 | ||
| 37% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Zorya | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 6 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Leicester City | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | Manchester City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 7 | West Ham United | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 8 | Southampton | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Everton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 12 | Aston Villa | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -4 | 14 |
| 15 | Arsenal | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 17 | Fulham | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Burnley | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -13 | 6 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -15 | 6 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | -13 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 | PAOK | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | Aris | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Atromitos | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 14 |
| 7 | Volos NFC | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 13 |
| 8 | PAS Giannina | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 | OFI | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 11 | Apollon Smirnis | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Larissa | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 13 | Panaitolikos | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 4 |
| 14 | Lamia | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -13 | 2 |
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