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AEK Larnaca host Paksi at the AEK Arena - George Karapatakis on Thursday (August 1) in the second leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round. The Cypriot outfit are on the edge after a 3-0 loss in the first leg last week.
Aiming to secure European football after two years, Larnaca were torn apart by their menacing hosts. Zsolt Haraszti put Paksi in front after 17 minutes before Barna Toth doubled their advantage just after the hour mark. Bence Otvos put the final nail in Larnaca's coffin as Paksi took a giant step towards the third qualifying round.
The Nuclear team are in the European qualifiers after 13 years. Their only previous appearance came in the 2011-12 Europa League qualifiers, where they crashed out in the third qualifying round.
This season, they have had another crack at the competition, courtesy of their runner-up finish in their league last season. But their progression hopes were crushed following a 4-2 aggregate loss to Romania's Corvinul Hunedoarar.
AEK Larnaca vs Paksi Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This is the second meeting between the two sides.
- In their four away games in the European qualifiers, Paksi have won three and lost once: a 4-1 loss to Scottish side Hearts in the 2011-12 Europa League third qualifying round.
- Larnaca are looking to reach the third qualifying round of the Conference League for the second year running.
- In their last 10 home games in Europe, including qualifiers and main event, Larnaca have won only thrice: 2-1 vs Partizani, and 3-0 and 1-0 wins over Dnipro-1.
AEK Larnaca vs Paksi Prediction
AEK need a big performance to turn around their deficit, but their home record in Europe hasn't been the best recently. The Cypriot outfit could come flying out of the blocks and manage a few goals but not enough to win on aggregate.
Prediction: AEK 2-0 Paksi
AEK Larnaca vs Paksi Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: AEK
Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No
