AEK Athens vs Aris Saloniki Match Preview
AEK secured a stunning qualification into the Greek Cup semifinals this week, losing to Panathinaikos 3-2, however going through on aggregate (4-3) thanks to a 45-yard free-kick seven minutes into injury time. Some spoke of divine intervention and in a season of amazing inconsistency, it was perhaps needed that AEK got some extra help.
This weekend against Aris, AEK will want to improve on their recent displays and nab the three points that will put pressure on third-placed PAOK. This is really a match of two inconsistent and underperforming sides as Aris too have had a difficult campaign.
A lack of offensive firepower has certainly led to the club’s poor league position and though they were the better side in last week’s derby against PAOK, the absence of a cutting edge up front meant a 0-0 stalemate. There is still time to turn it around and claim the last playoff spot, but the goals need to be found somewhere.