Match analysis AEK Larcana Partizan Belgrade

The stakes of the match AEK Larcana Partizan Belgrade

Both teams will be looking to get off to the best start in this double-header.
No motivation advantage

Fitness

The Cypriot team of Larcana are like most European clubs in the midst of their season. 2nd in the league last season behind Apollon but ahead of APOEL Nicosia, the yellow and green team did not last long in the qualifying campaign for the next C1 by losing at home after the penalty shootout against the Danish club Midtjylland in the quarterfinals (2-2 on the aggregate of the 2 games). It is therefore the Europa League that awaits Larcana, a competition in which they have participated three times;

Like their counterpart of the day, Partizan Belgrade finished second in the league the previous season behind their long-time rivals, Red Star Belgrade. Like Larcana, second place did not allow the Serbians to play in the preliminary rounds of the next UEFA Champions League. The 8 times Serbian champion has already been back in the league for 4 days without being brilliant. Only 1 win at Javor (0-4) and then nothing (3-3, 0-0, 1-0). I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it to the top of the table, but I’m sure I will;

The squad for AEK Larcana Partizan Belgrade

Larcana will be able to count on the Macedonian Ivan Trickovski who has had a very good season on a personal level with no less than 10 goals or more over the last 7 seasons, including 15 in the last season. 12 players have returned home on loan but goalkeeper Christian Sanchez (23) has gone back to Spain to his training club Sporting Gijon as well as Jakub Labojko (Brescia) who did not make a big splash during his stay (only 5 appearances).

Partizan Belgrade made a lot of changes during the off-season, notably with the departure of Marko Milovanovic (Almeria) or the very important Filip Holdender (Vasas) in midfield. However, the arrival of Malian Fousseni Diabate (Trabzonspor, free), who scored 6 goals and provided 3 assists last season, should be noted. He has scored one goal after another in the first two rounds of the championship and will certainly be used in the attacking sector. Not really an advantage on paper

The other parameters to take into account

Like last season, the away goals rule is no longer in effect. In the event of a draw on aggregate, the two teams will go to extra time or even penalties.
The match will be played at the AEK Arena (Arcana, Cyprus).

1N2 predictions for AEK Larcana Partizan Belgrade

Partizan Belgrade is a fan of European Cup preliminary rounds and in the last century it is important to note that the club reached the final of the C1 in 1966. Times have changed but the Serbian side have much more juice and pace than their opponents on the day and that could be a very important factor. N2