Fiorentina vs AEK Athens Predictions

• AEK Athens are winless in four European away games this season.
• Fiorentina have won four of their five Conference League matches this term.
• Three of AEK Athens’ last four outings have finished 1-0.

Fiorentina in need of a response

Fiorentina have had a disastrous season domestically but the Conference League has provided some respite and they should be able to continue their solid European form with a win over AEK Athens.

Paolo Vanoli has improved the Italian team’s fortunes since taking over at the start of the month, recording stalemates against Genoa and Juventus, and he is fancied to pick up his first win as boss of the Viola.

Fiorentina are the only team to ever reach the final of this competition twice and have beaten Sigma Olomouc and Rapid Vienna already before suffering a narrow away defeat to Mainz.

AEK Athens beat Aberdeen 6-0 but either side of that lost to NK Celje and were held to a 1-1 draw by Shamrock Rovers.

They are third in the Greek Super League at present and have not won any of their four European away games this term.

Fiorentina can use their positive momentum to secure a crucial win in their aim of finishing in the top eight of this year’s Conference League.

Six of AEK Athens’ last seven games have gone under 2.5 goals and this looks set to be a cagey affair, a 1-0 win for the hosts is the correct score pick.