For the repeat of the 3rd qualifying round of the Conference League, Aris welcomes Maccabi Tel Aviv to "Kleanthis Vikelidis". The away goal rule does not apply, in the event of a total tie, extra time will follow and if necessary, the penalty shootout.
Aris performed below par a week ago in Israel and lost 2-0 as he paid for the many – mostly defensive – mistakes he made. He found himself chasing the score in the 30' while in the 85' he conceded the second and more decisive goal to shape the final result. In fact, one can say that the final score flatters him as the hosts missed many chances and for more goals, while he looked threatening only in the last phase of the match where he missed a great opportunity to score.
Now the case of qualification for Aris has become very difficult, however, he has his hopes in front of his ardent audience to try for the big upset, looking for victory with at least 2 goals difference.
An easy 2-0 win over Aris last week for Maccabi and they now go to the second leg in Thessaloniki with a clear qualification lead. A very good performance for Vladan Ivić's team, he took advantage of the many and big mistakes of his opponent and got a qualification score, on the positive side he also keeps the many chances he made on the other hand, but he could pay for it if at the end of the match the "yellows » they did not lose sight of the great opportunity they created.
So with this victory and the good performance, Maccabi leaves behind the grumbling and dissatisfaction of its people for the management of the team and with the psychology at the height goes to Thessaloniki tonight to "clean up" the qualification.
Aris was unrecognizable in the first match and the loss of the score forces him to look for a small advantage in order to continue in the play offs of the competition, contrary to Maccabi who now have the upper hand. I think that the Burgos team will look significantly improved and with the help of their audience they can score at least 2 times and claim qualification.
Tip: Aris Over 1,5 goals with an odds of 2.25