AEK Larnaca vs Rennes Match Preview

AEK Larnaca hosts Rennes in the UEFA Europa League 2nd group opener at AEK Arena.

The hosts prepare for their ninth game of the season coming from two negative results in the domestic league. After the 3-0 qualifying win over Dnipro, they drew 0-0 at home to Doxa and lost 3-2 away to Omonia . Undoubtedly, the quality of the team creates the conditions to score against every opponent with the exception of the match against Doxa where there did not have the necessary freshness. In a total of eight games, AEK Larnaca has scored thirteen goals and conceded nine, while it is noteworthy that both teams scored in six of them.

On the contrary, the French side has made a modest start to the season coming from a 1-1 away draw against Troyes, despite having a player more in the pitch for more than an hour. Away from home, they have not managed to take a single victory in the three matches they played, but they collected two points by scoring in all of them. The downside for Rennes is that they have conceded goals in all six league games they played this season, something that shows their defensive weaknesses.

Taking into account all the above, I expect both teams to continue the same behavior in terms of scoring, an outcome (BTTS: Yes) that is offered at the highly-priced 1.92 and I'll stake 3 units.