

How the bets settled
Match report
AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid, decided late when Valverde scored in stoppage time from Diaz’s assist. Koita had opened the scoring on 12 minutes from Jovic, Bellingham levelled on 32 from Cucurella, Pilo put AEK back ahead on 75 from Koita’s assist, and Mbappe made it 2-2 on 78 from Dumfries before Valverde’s winner. Koita was sent off on 90+5.
Real Madrid’s match stats backed the win: 3.34 xG to 0.87, 24 shots to 9, 70% possession and 8 shots on target to 5, though AEK had 3 big chances to Real’s 2. The result fitted the pre-match numbers. Real arrived with WWW form, AEK with LLW. Both teams scored in 100% of Real’s matches and 67% of AEK’s, and over 2.5 goals landed in 100% and 67% respectively. Koita was involved in both AEK goals before his red card.
How the props finished
3 of 9 cleared
| Player | Line | Price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federico Valverde | Over 1.5 tackles | -120 | 0 Missed |
| Over 1.5 tackles | -200 | 2 Cleared | |
| Over 1.5 shots on target | +135 | 0 Missed | |
| Over 0.5 shots | -139 | 2 Cleared | |
| Over 0.5 fouls | -137 | 0 Missed | |
| Álvaro Carreras | Over 0.5 yellow card | +400 | 0 Missed |
| Over 1.5 tackles | -137 | 1 Missed | |
| Over 1.5 shots | +180 | 1 Missed | |
| Over 2.5 shots on target | +120 | 3 Cleared |
Each player’s top line by recent hit rate before the match, graded against the box score. These are research lines, not posted picks.
Goals
- 12′ A. Koita, assist L. Jovic AEK Athens
- 32′ J. Bellingham, assist M. Cucurella Real Madrid
- 75′ S. Pilo, assist A. Koita AEK Athens
- 78′ K. Mbappe, assist D. Dumfries Real Madrid
- 90+2′ F. Valverde, assist B. Diaz Real Madrid
Sent off: A. Koita (AEK Athens, 90+5′)
| Match stats | AEK Athens | Real Madrid |
|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xG) | 0.87 | 3.34 |
| Ball possession | 30% | 70% |
| Total shots | 9 | 24 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 8 |
| Big chances | 3 | 2 |
| Corner kicks | 0 | 7 |
| Passes | 85% (234/275) | 92% (580/629) |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
How the key matchups went
- Koita: 3 shots, 1 shot on target, 3 fouls won. Cucurella: 5 fouls committed, 4 tackles, 1 yellow card.
- Majer: 0 shots, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Dumfries: 1 foul committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Jovic: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 1 foul won. Eder Militao: 0 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Rudiger: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Gacinovic: 1 shot, 1 shot on target, 6 fouls won. Eder Militao: 0 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards. Rudiger: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards.
- Diomande: 1 shot, 0 shots on target, 0 fouls won. Pilo: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Vinicius Junior: 3 shots, 0 shots on target, 2 fouls won. Rota: 3 fouls committed, 3 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
- Mbappe: 7 shots, 3 shots on target, 1 foul won. Moukoudi: 0 fouls committed, 1 tackle, 0 yellow cards. Relvas: 0 fouls committed, 0 tackles, 0 yellow cards.
Box score
AEK Athens
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 10/11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | |
| 88 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 16/17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 29/30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 28/30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 21/24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 21/27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7.4 | |
| 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 10/14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 11/12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 16/22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 17/18 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | |
| Marin R. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 8/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Zini | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6/10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Zubkov O. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Varga B. | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7/12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Real Madrid
| Player | MIN | G | A | SH | SOT | xG | KP | PAS | TKL | FC | FS | YC | SV | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.30 | 1 | 57/61 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | |
| 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.17 | 2 | 26/31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 34/38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 53/57 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | |
| 90 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1.36 | 1 | 28/35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 18/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 61/65 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | |
| 81 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.28 | 2 | 75/80 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | |
| 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.55 | 2 | 54/56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.28 | 2 | 44/46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | |
| 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 75/77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | |
| Carreras A. | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7/7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Valverde F. | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 26/30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Diaz B. | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 10/10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Endrick | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 6/10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Espi C. | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
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AEK Athens vs Real Madrid pre-game preview
AEK Athens host Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday. Real Madrid are the moneyline favorite at -450, with the draw at +700 and AEK Athens at +1200, and the total is 3.5.
AEK are 27th with 3 points from 3 matches (W1 D0 L2), with most recent form LLW. Real Madrid are 5th with 9 points from 3 (W3 D0 L0), with form WWW. AEK have scored 1.00 and conceded 2.67 per match; Real Madrid have scored 3.33 and conceded 1.67, and both teams scored in all three Real Madrid matches.
The useful angles are defensive and availability based. AEK have conceded 8 in 3 Champions League matches, while Real Madrid’s injury report includes Rodrygo and Raúl Asencio, and their confirmed XI lists Arda Güler and Aurélien Tchouaméni as missing. Jude Bellingham’s over 1.5 tackles at -200 cleared in 7 of his last 10.
Confirmed lineups
The official starting XIs. The badge on each player: how often he cleared his strongest prop line (named under him) over his recent matches; green at 70% or better.
91 Brignoli
12 Rota
2 Moukoudi (C)
44 Relvas
3 Pilo
11 Koita
16 Arriaga
6 Kairinen
14 Majer
9 Jovic
8 Gacinovic
1 Courtois
24 Dumfries
3 Eder Militao
22 Rudiger
17 Cucurella
20 Silva
6 Camavinga
25 Diomande
5 Bellingham
7 Vinicius Junior (C)
10 MbappeAEK Athens missing: C. Alexiou (off the roster), M. Georgiev (off the roster), Joao Mario (illness), D. Kutesa (off the roster), F. Pierrot (off the roster), H. Sahabo (off the roster)
Real Madrid missing: R. Asencio (broken leg), A. Guler (coach’s decision), F. Mendy (hip), Rodrygo (knee), A. Tchouameni (coach’s decision)
Form and head to head
AEK Athens27th in the tableLLW1W 0D 2L · 1.00 points a match
Real Madrid5th in the tableWWW3W 0D 0L · 3.00 points a matchClean sheets and goal trends
AEK Athens
Real Madrid
Attack and defense
Attacking
- 1.0Scored per match3.3
- 11.0Shots per match16.7
- 3.3Shots on target per match9.0
- 1.7Big chances per match3.0
Defensive
- 2.7Conceded per match1.7
- 12.7Shots against per match15.3
- 19.0Tackles per match14.7
- 11.3Fouls per match11.0
Per-match rates this season. Each spoke of the charts is scaled to the higher of the two clubs.
Recent results
| AEK Athens FC | LLW | L 1-5 at MCI · L 1-3 at SHK · W 1-0 vs Lask Linz |
|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | WWW | W 4-1 vs RBL · W 4-3 at AS Roma · W 2-1 vs INT |
Last five Champions League results, most recent first.
Season numbers
| AEK Athens FC | Real Madrid | |
|---|---|---|
| Table | 27 (3 pts) | 5 (9 pts) |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-0-2 | 3-0-0 |
| Home / away record | 1-0-0 (1-0) home | 1-0-0 (4-3) away |
| Goals scored per match | 1.00 | 3.33 |
| Goals conceded per match | 2.67 | 1.67 |
| Shots / on target per match | 11.00 / 3.33 | 16.67 / 9.00 |
| Both teams scored | 67% | 100% |
| Over 1.5 / 2.5 / 3.5 goals | 67% / 67% / 67% | 100% / 100% / 67% |
| Clean sheets | 33% | 0% |
| Failed to score | 0% | 0% |
| Yellow cards per match | 1.67 | 1.00 |
| Corners per match | 4.00 | 6.00 |
This season, 3 and 3 matches.
Injury report
AEK Athens
- João Mário (M): Out, Illness
Real Madrid
- Rodrygo (F): Out, Cruciate Ligament Injury
- Raúl Asencio (D): Out, Leg Injury
- Arda Güler (M): Out, Physical Discomfort
- Aurélien Tchouaméni (M): Out, Physical Discomfort
AEK Athens vs Real Madrid odds by sportsbook
| Book | AEK ML | RMA ML | Over | Under |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | O 1.5 -1000 | U 1.5 +600 | |
| – | – | O 5.5 +2200 | U 5.5 -10000 |
Highlighted: the best price in each column before kickoff. Prices move; check the book before you bet.
Line movement chart
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