Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs PAE AEK, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

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UEFA Europa League · 2023-24

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

2 – 3

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PAE AEK

Thu 21 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Amex Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Igor Julio 47' Y

Y 47' Djibril Sidibe

Y 66' Gerasimos Mitoglou

Pervis Estupinan 66' Y

Y 67' Damian Szymanski

Y 69' Ezequiel Ponce

Y 72' Mijat Gacinovic

Jan Paul van Hecke 76' Y

Danny Welbeck 90' Y

Y 90' Petros Mantalos

Y 90' Milad Mohammadi

Overview

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Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs PAE AEK — Europe at Amex Stadium.

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
PAE AEK 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Kristo Tohver

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals PAE AEK

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-21 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 2–3 PAE AEK

Recent Form

Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	PAE AEK	H	2–3	L
16 Sep	Manchester United FC	A	3–1	W
02 Sep	Newcastle United FC	H	3–1	W
26 Aug	West Ham United FC	H	1–3	L
19 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	4–1	W
12 Aug	Luton Town FC	H	4–1	W

PAE AEK

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Sep	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	3–2	W
30 Aug	Royal Antwerp FC	H	1–2	L
22 Aug	Royal Antwerp FC	A	0–1	L
19 Aug	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	H	2–2	D
15 Aug	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	A	2–1	W
10 Dec	Leicester City FC	A	0–2	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs PAE AEK — let the football do the talking.
5' PAE AEK is showing some good football. However, PAE AEK are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
10' Orbelin Pineda has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 13 appearances.
11' What composure from Djibril Sidibe! The France international strokes it home. 0-1.
16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
21' Brighton & Hove Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' GOAL! Joao Pedro scores on 30.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Brighton & Hove Albion FC and PAE AEK are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' What a strike from Mijat Gacinovic! The score is 1-2.
45' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Roberto De Zerbi will be considering his options from the bench.
47' It’s a booking for Brighton & Hove Albion FC player. Igor gets a card.
52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
55' Tariq Lamptey is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Milner at the 55 minute mark.
60' PAE AEK ring the changes. Ehsan Hajsafi has done his job and it is now time for Milad Mohammadi to step up.
65' PAE AEK come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Gerasimos Mitoglou.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Pedro makes it 2-2.
67' That looks like a foul for a card for Damian Szymanski.
69' Ezequiel Ponce catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
69' A change in the PAE AEK ranks — Levi Garcia exits the field as Ezequiel Ponce enters on 69.
72' A moment of madness from Mijat Gacinovic on 72 minutes earns him a card. PAE AEK will be frustrated.
76' Jan Paul van Hecke has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 76.
79' PAE AEK make a change. Mijat Gacinovic trudges off to be replaced by Niclas Eliasson on 79 minutes.
82' Brighton & Hove Albion FC ring the changes. Joao Pedro has done his job and it is now time for Danny Welbeck to step up.
84' A goal from the Argentina international Ezequiel Ponce! He fires home on 84 to make it 2-3!
86' The crowd applauds Kaoru Mitoma as he leaves the pitch. Simon Adingra steps in for Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Danny Welbeck is booked for Brighton & Hove Albion FC — card on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from PAE AEK to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
James Milner ↓ Tariq Lamptey 55'
23
Jason Steele
13
Pascal Gross
30
Pervis Estupinan
29
Jan Paul van Hecke
9
Joao Pedro ↓ Danny Welbeck 82'
3
Igor Julio
11
Billy Gilmour ↓ Facundo Buonanotte 86'
31
Ansu Fati
22
Kaoru Mitoma ↓ Simon Adingra 86'
7
Solly March

Bench

Coach Roberto De Zerbi

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Matias Almeyda

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Joao Pedro	3
Djibril Sidibe	1
Mijat Gacinovic	1
Ezequiel Ponce	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.67 Brighton & Hove Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.71 PAE AEK xG

I would bet for: Brighton & Hove Albion FC or PAE AEK 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC38% Draw26% PAE AEK36%

Actual: PAE AEK win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.38

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or Draw

64%

Draw or PAE AEK

62%

Brighton & Hove Albion FC or PAE AEK

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Brighton & Hove Albion FC29% Draw42% PAE AEK29%

Actual: PAE AEK win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

0 – 2

0 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Handicap	Brighton & Hove Albion FC covers	Push	PAE AEK covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Brighton & Hove Albion FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

PAE AEK keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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

Brighton & Hove Albion FC vs PAE AEK, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

PAE AEK Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Brighton & Hove Albion FC Form

PAE AEK Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Clean Sheet