Man City vs AEK Athens Betting Tips - City Win & Goals in the Champions League

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Last updated: Mon 19 Oct 2026 10:45

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Man City have seen 27 goals in their last 5 matches
AEK Athens lost 3-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday
A high-scoring City win is the best bet in the Champions League

(Getty)Man City have won 9 of their last 10 games

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Man City are in top form, winning matches and scoring loads of goals. AEK Athens struggle to keep the goals out and a big Citizens home win is tipped in the Champions League.

Man City vs AEK Athens Preview
Key Stats - City Score a Lot
H2H
Man City Win Games and Score Goals
AEK Athens Are High Scoring
Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Key Stats - City Score a Lot

Man City have won 9 of their last 10 games.
Man City have seen over 4.5 goals in their last 2 matches.
AEK Athens have seen over 3.5 goals in 2 of their last 4 games.

H2H

This will be the first-ever meeting between Man City and AEK Athens.

Man City Win Games and Score Goals

Man City are in top form under Enzo Maresca, winning nine of their last 10 matches in all competitions. The Citizens have scored 28 goals in their previous 10.

City were on an eight-match winning streak, scoring 18 goals. The Manchester side beat Porto 2-0 away in the Champions League during that run and had 2.32 XG.

Maresca’s side then had a rare loss after a 4-2 Champions League defeat against PSG. City trailed 3-0 after 32 minutes and conceded a fourth midway through the second period.

The Citizens replied by defeating Ipswich 3-2 at the Etihad. Erling Haaldn and Phil Foden scored and City were in control with 3.53-1.66 XG.

AEK Athens Are High Scoring

AEK Athens are in decent long-term form, losing just once in their previous 15. The Greek team have scored at least once in 14 of those fixtures.

The Yellow-Blacks edged out LASK in a 1-0 home win to start their Champions League campaign, attempting 18 shots.

AEK followed that victory with a 1-1 draw against Asteras Tripolis and wins over Panserraikos 8-1, Volos 2-1 and OFI Crete 3-0.

Marko Nikolic’s side lost for the first time since July on Wednesday after a 3-1 Champions League defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk. Lovro Majer scored first and AEK allowed 1.37 XG before conceding three goals.

Predicted Starting Lineups & Team News

Man City (4-2-3-1): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Abdukodir Khusanov, Ruben Dias, Marc Guehi, Joskov Gvardiol; Ayyoub Bouaddi, Elliot Anderson; Rayan Cherki, Enzo Fernandez, Iliman Ndiaye; Phil Foden

Defender Nico O’Reilly and winger Antoine Semenyo are injury doubts.

Erling Haaland could be rested after sustaining an injury during the Ipswich game. Enzo Maresca explained that the striker’s issue was “nothing serious" post-match.

AEK Athens (4-4-2): Alberto Brignoli; Lazaros Rota, Harold Moukoudi, Filipe Relvas, Stavro Pilo; Lovro Majer, Kaan Kairinen, Razvan Marin, Milan Vitalis; Aboubakary Koita, Luka Jovic

Goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha has a long-term wrist injury and won’t feature here.

Verdict

Man City v AEK Athens

Man City are a top-quality side with lots of world-class attacking players. The Citizens can dominate this Champions League clash with AEK Athens and a high-scoring home win has value.

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