Sunday , 16 August 2026

AEK Larnaka vs KAA Gent, Europe 2019-20 3RD QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
AEK Larnaka
1 – 1
Full Time
KAA Gent
Thu 8 Aug 2019 · 15:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Y 28' Brecht Dejaegere
Tete 33' Y
Acoran 80' Y
Y 82' Louis Verstraete
Raul Ruiz 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AEK Larnaka vs KAA Gent — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Svein Oddvar Moen
  • Referee Kim Haglund
  • Referee Tom Hagen
  • Referee Magnus Lundberg

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
AEK Larnaka 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals KAA Gent
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-08 AEK Larnaka 1–1 KAA Gent

Recent Form

AEK Larnaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug KAA Gent H 1–1 D
01 Aug PFK Levski Sofia A 4–0 W
25 Jul PFK Levski Sofia H 3–0 W
18 Jul CS Petrocub Hînceşti A 1–0 W
11 Jul CS Petrocub Hînceşti H 1–0 W
13 Dec Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 1–5 L
KAA Gent
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Aug AEK Larnaka A 1–1 D
04 Aug KAS Eupen H 6–1 W
28 Jul Sporting du Pays de Charleroi A 1–1 D
19 May RSC Anderlecht H 2–1 W
16 May Royal Antwerp FC A 2–1 W
10 May Royal Standard de Liège A 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. AEK Larnaka kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' The 30-year-old Roman Yaremchuk has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' KAA Gent fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Louis Verstraete, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Roman Yaremchuk makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Brecht Dejaegere.
  • 33' It’s a booking for AEK Larnaka player. Tete gets a Yellow card.
  • 38' Apostolos Giannou is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AEK Larnaka tonight.
  • 43' AEK Larnaka currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' The AEK Larnaka bench stirs into life. Truyols is withdrawn and Raul Ruiz gets his opportunity.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. AEK Larnaka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 56' Louis Verstraete is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brecht Dejaegere at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan David is clearly more than just a goal scorer for KAA Gent.
  • 62' Another change for KAA Gent made on 62 minute. Roman Yaremchuk leaves to be changed by Laurent Depoitre.
  • 67' Yuya Kubo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 18 goals in his last 295 appearances.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Tete as he leaves the pitch. Jean Luc Assoubre steps in for AEK Larnaka.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 78' KAA Gent make a change. Yuya Kubo trudges off to be replaced by Alessio Castro-Montes on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Acoran. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 82' Louis Verstraete has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
  • 82' The whistle greets Acoran as he departs to be replaced by Florian Taulemesse.
  • 87' Alessio Castro-Montes, a Belgium , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 88' Brilliant from the ! Ivan Trickovski makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 88.
  • 90' The referee shows AEK Larnaka player a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Imanol Idiakez

KAA Gent Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jess Thorup

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.28 AEK Larnaka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 KAA Gent xG
I would bet for: AEK Larnaka or KAA Gent 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AEK Larnaka39% Draw29% KAA Gent32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

AEK Larnaka or Draw
68%
Draw or KAA Gent
61%
AEK Larnaka or KAA Gent
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AEK Larnaka27% Draw49% KAA Gent24%
Actual: KAA Gent win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — AEK Larnaka

Handicap AEK Larnaka covers Push KAA Gent covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 20% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
KAA Gent keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.