In a mid week match in week 1, on Thursday Sep 8th, AEK Larnaca and Rennes will play a match in Larnaca in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 29 degrees, hopefuly the heat doesn’t affect the players too much. In their last match, AEK Larnaca recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Dnipro-1. Ádám Gyurcsó struck first for AEK Larnaca in the 21st minute, then Rafael Lopes added another in the 45th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Dnipro-1 couldn’t manage to score, and AEK Larnaca took the shutout win. AEK Larnaca is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Rennes recorded a 1-1 draw against Troyes. Ike Ugbo scored the first goal for Troyes in the 14th minute, then Baptiste Santamaria tied it up for Rennes in the 48th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Rennes. Rennes is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season.
For Rennes, their top scorers are Gaëtan Laborde and Martin Terrier, each having 2 goals in their last five matches. AEK Larnaca’s most prolific scorer has been Ádám Gyurcsó. The Hungarian midfielder has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.