Thursday , 2 July 2026

FC Zurich vs AEK Larnaka, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
FC Zurich
1 – 2
Full Time
AEK Larnaka
Thu 29 Nov 2018 · 17:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Facundo Garcia
Toni Domgjoni 27' Y
Mirlind Kryeziu 28' Y
Antonio Marchesano 36' Y
Y 59' Thomas Ioannou
Y 61' Florian Taulemesse
Y 76' Ivan Trichkovski
Y 90' Tono

Overview

Match Preview

FC Zurich vs AEK Larnaka — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Anton Averianov
  • Referee Aleksey Eskov
  • Referee Dmitry Safyan
  • Referee Mikhail Vilkov
  • Referee Dmitriy Mosyakin
  • Referee Roman Galimov

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 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 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 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 Fenerbahce 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
FC Zurich 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals AEK Larnaka
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-29 FC Zurich 1–2 AEK Larnaka 2018-09-20 AEK Larnaka 0–1 FC Zurich

Recent Form

FC Zurich
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov AEK Larnaka H 1–2 L
08 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 0–1 L
25 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–2 W
04 Oct PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 1–0 W
20 Sep AEK Larnaka A 1–0 W
AEK Larnaka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov FC Zurich A 2–1 W
08 Nov PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad A 0–0 D
25 Oct PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad H 1–1 D
04 Oct Bayer 04 Leverkusen A 2–4 L
20 Sep FC Zurich H 0–1 L
30 Aug AS Trencin H 3–0 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FC Zurich is hosting AEK Larnaka for another epic battle.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Umaru Bangura made 20 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' FC Zurich is showing some good football. However, FC Zurich are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Joan Tomas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' Facundo Garcia was booked on 24.
  • 27' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Toni Domgjoni.
  • 28' Mirlind Kryeziu was booked on 28.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Zurich that had 20 games and scored 27 goals.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Antonio Marchesano. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 38' GOAL! Apostolos Giannou scores on 38. Assisted by Acoran
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' Bledian Krasniqi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antonio Marchesano on 46 minute.
  • 51' Antonio Marchesano needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 56' It looks surprising AEK Larnaka does not make any changes. Facundo Garcia has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' It’s a booking for AEK Larnaka player. Thomas Ioannou gets a Yellow card.
  • 61' The referee calls foul for Florian Taulemesse. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' AEK Larnaka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ivan Trickovski is hanging Florian Taulemesse on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' It’s high time Ludovic Magnin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 73' FC Zurich manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adrian Winter is hanging Roberto Rodriguez on the field on 73 minute.
  • 74' What a strike from Salim Khelifi! The score is 1-1.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Ivan Trickovski. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 78' Jean Luc Assoubre is replacing Acoran for the AEK Larnaka side.
  • 83' AEK Larnaka is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 84' Joan Tomas is replacing Larena Jorge for the AEK Larnaka side.
  • 85' Ivan Trickovski puts AEK Larnaka on the lead.
  • 88' The whistle greets Toni Domgjoni as he departs to be replaced by Simon Sohm.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tono.
  • With this win, AEK Larnaka is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Zurich Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ludovic Magnin

AEK Larnaka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Iraola

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.34 FC Zurich xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 AEK Larnaka xG
I would bet for: FC Zurich or AEK Larnaka 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Zurich41% Draw29% AEK Larnaka30%
Actual: AEK Larnaka win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

FC Zurich or Draw
69%
Draw or AEK Larnaka
59%
FC Zurich or AEK Larnaka
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Zurich28% Draw49% AEK Larnaka23%
Actual: AEK Larnaka win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
0 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
7.1%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — FC Zurich

Handicap FC Zurich covers Push AEK Larnaka covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

FC Zurich keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
AEK Larnaka keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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