The Brighton team will challenge the AEK Athens team in a 1e ronde Europa League in The American Express Community Stadium Stadium, East Sussex on Thursday, September 21, 2023. For streaming coverage of Brighton vs AEK Athens, preview and how to watch it, see in this article.
Brighton, a team that is playing in the UEFA Cup for the first time, is showing impressive performance in the Premier League by being ranked 5th with 12 points from 5 matches. They stunned the world when they beat Manchester United 3-1 at home last weekend. With coach De Zerbi’s beautiful and effective attacking playing style, Brighton is confident of achieving a historic victory in their first European Cup match against AEK Athens.
Their opponents, AEK Athens, are Greek champions but lack stability in form. They have only won 1 of their last 6 matches and have been knocked out of the Champions League by Antwerp. In the domestic league, they only have 5 points from 3 matches and just drew 1-1 at home with Olympiakos. Coming as a guest on English soil, AEK Athens will face many difficulties against Brighton.
The match between Brighton and AEK Athens will take place on Thursday (21/9) at the Falmer stadium in the context of the First Group Stage of the 2023/24 Europa League. This is the first meeting between the two teams in European football history.
Brighton is considered a strong candidate to win Group G, which includes famous teams such as Ajax, Marseille and AEK Athens. They have proven their strength by overcoming difficult challenges in the Premier League, including a landslide victory over MU at Old Trafford. They have also scored 11 goals in 5 matches, only behind Man City and Chelsea.
Coach De Zerbi has built for Brighton an unpredictable and exciting attacking style of play, with fluid cooperation between the midfielders and the strikers. Names like Trossard, Maupay, Welbeck or Connolly can score goals at any time. Apart from that, Brighton’s defense is also very strong with center back Dunk and goalkeeper Sanchez at the helm.
Meanwhile, AEK Athens are the Greek champions looking to take on the Champions League challenge and had to drop down to the Europa League after being tripped up by Antwerp. In the national league, AEK has only 5 points from 3 matches with a recent 1-1 draw at home against Olympiakos.
It was an even match so it was no surprise that the two teams shared the points, but it wasn’t good preparation for the trip to England. AEK Athens did not have good preparation in terms of performance when they lost 2, drew 3 and only won 1 in the last 6 matches. With this performance and the added field loss, AEK Athens could lose points this time.
Live Stream & How To Watch
Brighton vs AEK Athens match at The American Express Community Stadium Stadium, East Sussex can be watched live streaming. UEFA Europa League 2023/2024 1e ronde match broadcast on CBS Sports, Univision starting 15:00 ET.
| Match | Brighton & Hove Albion vs. AEK Athens |
| Competition | 2023/2024 UEFA Europa League |
| Match day | 1e ronde |
| Venue | The American Express Community Stadium Stadium, East Sussex |
| Date | Thursday, September 21, 2023 |
| Kickoff | 15:00 ET |
| Official TV | CBS Sports, Univision |
| Streaming Link | CBS Sports, Univision |
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Interesting Statistics and Facts
Line-Up Forecast
| Brighton (4-2-3-1) | AEK Athens (4-4-2) |
| Verbruggen | Stankovic |
| Veltman | Rota |
| Van Hecke | Mitoglou |
| Dunk | Moukoudi |
| Lamptey | Mohammadi |
| Dahoud | Eliasson |
| Gross | Szymanski |
| Adingra | Jonsson |
| Pedro | Amrabat |
| Fati | Araujo |
| Ferguson | Ponce |
Brighton – Last 5 Match Results
- August 12, 2023 – Brighton & Hove Albion [4 – 1] Luton Town (EPL)
- August 19, 2023 – Wolverhampton Wanderers [1 – 4] Brighton & Hove Albion (EPL)
- August 26, 2023 – Brighton & Hove Albion [1 – 3] West Ham United (EPL)
- September 02, 2023 – Brighton & Hove Albion [3 – 1] Newcastle United (EPL)
- September 16, 2023 – Manchester United [1 – 3] Brighton & Hove Albion (EPL)
AEK Athens – Last 5 Match Results
- August 23, 2023 – Antwerp [1 – 0] AEK Athens (UEFA Champions League)
- August 27, 2023 – AEK Athens [1 – 1] Panserraikos (League)
- August 31, 2023 – AEK Athens [1 – 2] Antwerp (UEFA Champions League)
- September 04, 2023 – Volos NFC [2 – 3] AEK Athens (League)
- September 18, 2023 – AEK Athens [1 – 1] Olympiakos (League)
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