Fiorentina vs AEK Athens Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Conference League | League Phase
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It has been an underwhelming start for Fiorentina but they have remained strong in the UEFA Europa Conference League as they now take on AEK Athens in Florence.
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Key stats
- The only previous UEFA competition meeting between Fiorentina and AEK Athens ended in a 1-1 draw in Greece during the UEFA Cup group stage in November 2007.
- Fiorentina are unbeaten in their previous ten UEFA Conference League group/league matches at home (W8 D2). They have won the last six.
- Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last 13 home matches in the UEFA Conference League proper (W9 D4).
- Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last 16 UEFA competition home matches (W11 D5).
- Fiorentina have scored in their last 32 UEFA competition home matches.
- Fiorentina require two goals to become the first team to reach the landmark of 100 goals scored in the UEFA Conference League proper.
- AEK Athens have won just two of their 19 UEFA competition matches against Italian opposition (D8 L9), though they have lost only one of the last eight (W1 D6).
- AEK Athens are winless in their previous nine UEFA competition matches away from home against Italian teams (D2 L7).
- AEK Athens have lost only one of their last ten UEFA competition matches (W5 D4).
Fiorentina vs AEK Athens prediction
Fiorentina have had to sack manager Stefano Pioli, and he has been replaced by Paolo Vanoli. I Viola have been the nearly men in each of the last three UEFA Europa Conference League seasons but they are struggling in Serie A, sitting 19th in the table.
They now face an AEK Athens side that come into this one on the back of a slender 1-0 defeat of Aris Thessaloniki in the Greek Super League. In this competition, AEK have started with a win, a draw and a defeat thus far.
Fiorentina have won two out of three in the UECL and they have to remain as firm favourites at the Artemio Franchi, as they seek respite from Serie A on the continent.
Fiorentina vs AEK Athens tip: Fiorentina to win