Athens Kallithea vs AEK Athens Prediction: Small city derby in Athens

In the last match of the 5th round of the Greece Super League, we will see a small city derby between Athens Kallithea and AEK Athens. Of course, the duel between these teams can’t be referred to as a big derby as Athens Kallithea are newcomers to the league and will fight this season to avoid relegation, while AEK are a serious title contender.

Athens Kallithea

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Athens Kallithea as a newcomer to the league are doing well, they are playing a very defensive style of football and work very hard in every match. They are in 11th place with 3 points, 3 draws, and a defeat, 3 goals scored and 4 conceded. They lost only against Olympiakos away but they played a draw against Panathinaikos at home. This match will be a very difficult test for this team as the big city rival, and a giant of Greek football is coming to Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium. 

AEK Athens

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After four rounds, AEK shares second place in the Greek championship table with Olympiakos, as they have 10 points each, while PAOK are in 1st place with 13 points. The Athenians suffered this summer by being eliminated from Armenia's Noa in the qualification for the Conference League, so they will not play on the international stage this season. It seems that with a strong transition period, the management of the club decided to make amends with the fans, but also provide Matias Almeida to the team that would go a step further compared to last season and win the title. Martial has long been targeted by AEK, however, Flamengo has threatened to spoil the Athenians' plans. The offer of 2,000,000 euros per season was not enough, so the news appeared that the 28-year-old striker would go to Brazil. The Greeks did not give up, and their persistence paid off. The former Manchester United player will be one of the most famous players in the league and a great move for AEK in the title race.

Expert Betting Tips

The last match between these city rivals was played in 2017 in the Greek Cup, and AEK won 3:2 in this stadium. In the league, their last duel was in 2015 also in this stadium and AEK won 2:0. It was a long time ago, but AEK are once again a big favorite for winning the match against a city rival. AEK won all 6 matches they played in this stadium, and I expect AEK to win this match and keep a clean sheet against Athens Kallithea.