Levski Sofia vs AEK Athens FC Prediction

Levski Sofia
0-0
Finished
HT 0-0
AEK Athens FC
Georgi Asparuhov Stadium, Sofia·Glenn Nyberg, Sweden 18/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
7.1 / 10
Value Analysis
77%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 1.5 Goals
1.42
SignalHIGHModel43%SurpriseMediumGap+10.3%
Levski Sofia Rest
7 days
AEK Athens FC Rest
6 days

Levski Sofia vs AEK Athens FC: the result in context

Levski Sofia and AEK Athens FC drew 0-0 in the UEFA Champions League on 18 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
33%3.30
X
25%3.10
2
42%2.27
Double Chance
1X
58%1.58
X2
67%1.30
Both Teams to Score
Yes
49%1.93
No
51%1.78
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.42 + 1.2 = 2.62
Over 1.5
75%1.42
Over 2.5
51%2.31
Over 3.5
27%4.33
Under 1.5
25%2.75
Under 2.5
49%1.60
Under 3.5
73%1.20
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.6 + 4.9 = 9.6
Over 8.5
48%1.98
Over 9.5
41%2.56
Over 10.5
30%3.50
Under 8.5
52%1.77
Under 9.5
59%1.44
Under 10.5
70%1.22
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.1 = 4.2
Over 3.5
39%1.63
Over 4.5
29%2.20
Under 3.5
61%2.13
Under 4.5
71%1.54

Match Events

58'L. Jovic INB. Varga out
58'L. Majer INP. Mantalos out
67'A. Oko-Flex INJ. Perea out
79'Reinaldo INA. Mitkov out
79'Everton Bala INM. Soula out
81'Zini INO. Zubkov out
81'A. Koita INM. Gacinovic out
88'A. Neves INS. Hevertton out
89'Maicon INS. Stoyanchov out

Lineups

Levski Sofia
4-2-3-1Coach: Julio Velazquez
AEK Athens FC
4-4-2Coach: Marko Nikolic
Avg rating6.86
Avg rating6.73
Svetoslav Vutsov7.292S. Vutsov
Aldair6.721Aldair
Kristian DimitrovC7.750K. Dimitrov
Nikola Serafimov7.331N. Serafimov
Álex Centelles6.720Á. Centelles
El Mehdi Moubarik7.219E. Mehdi Moubarik
Maicon7.23Maicon
Armstrong Oko-Flex6.311A. Oko-Flex
Serginho7.335Serginho
Everton Bala6.517E. Bala
Reinaldo6.57Reinaldo
Thomas Strakosha6.91T. Strakosha
Lazaros Rota6.912L. Rota
Harold MoukoudiC6.62H. Moukoudi
Filipe Relvas7.344F. Relvas
Stavros Pilios7.03S. Pilios
Lovro Majer6.914L. Majer
Răzvan Marin6.718R. Marin
Kaan Kairinen6.26K. Kairinen
Aboubakary Koita7.311A. Koita
Zini6.590Zini
Luka Jović6.29L. Jović

Levski Sofia Substitutes

9Juan Perea67'for A. Oko-Flex6.3
78Martin Lukov
1Ognyan Vladimirov
2Hevertton Santos88'for A. Neves
4Christian Makoun
18Gašper Trdin
10Asen Ivanov Mitkov79'for Reinaldo6.7
22Mazire Soula79'for Everton Bala6.5
27David Kusso
77Adrian Raychev
28Steven Stoyanchov89'for Maicon

AEK Athens FC Substitutes

20Petros Mantalos58'for L. Majer6.6
25Barnabás Varga58'for L. Jovic6.6
91Alberto Brignoli
41Marios Balamotis
15Martin Georgiev
21Domagoj Vida
7Dereck Kutesa
8Mijat Gaćinović81'for A. Koita6.7
10Oleksandr Zubkov81'for Zini6.5
17Dimitrios Kaloskamis

Match Stats

Levski SofiaAEK Athens FC
52%Ball Possession48%
1Corner Kicks2
15Total Shots12
3Shots on Goal1
8Shots off Goal9
6Shots Inside Box5
9Shots Outside Box7
4Blocked Shots2
8Fouls17
0Offsides1
1Goalkeeper Saves3
490Total Passes459
431Passes Accurate396
88%Pass Accuracy86%

Team Comparison

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC
1757Elo Rating 1754
1.31Attack 1.70
2.64Defense 0.44
81%Hit Rate 17%
13.4Shots per Game 14.6
4.7Shots on Target 5.2
5.9Corners per Game 4.1
1.9Cards per Game 1.8

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend

Game State Tendencies

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.2 in first half)
AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late

Recent Form

AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC
5W3D2L
12/08/2026
AEK Athens FCOFI
4252
L
02/08/2026
AEK Athens FCSt. Truiden
30
W
29/07/2026
AEK Athens FCSamsunspor
12
L
26/07/2026
PEC ZwolleAEK Athens FC
23
W
18/07/2026
GroningenAEK Athens FC
12
W
15/07/2026
VitesseAEK Athens FC
00
D
12/07/2026
De GraafschapAEK Athens FC
12
W
17/05/2026
AEK Athens FCOlympiakos Piraeus
11
D
13/05/2026
PAOKAEK Athens FC
11
D
10/05/2026
AEK Athens FCPanathinaikos
21
W

Referee Profile

Glenn Nyberg203 matches

3.59Cards per match
3.45Yellow cards per match
0.13Red cards per match
24.7Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Glenn Nyberg3.59
Other referees3.93

3.59 cards a match, 0.34 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.93).

Cards come from 179 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
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Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
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Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Slovan Bratislava
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
Fenerbahçe
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Dinamo Zagreb
Seeded
Sturm Graz
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Celje
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded

League Table

UEFA Champions League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain440020:5+1512WWWW
2Real MadridReal Madrid440013:7+612WWWW
3ArsenalArsenal43108:3+510WDWW
4ComoComo430119:6+139WWLW
5BarcelonaBarcelona430114:6+89WLWW
6Aston VillaAston Villa430112:6+69LWWW
7Manchester CityManchester City430112:7+59WWLW
8LiverpoolLiverpool430114:10+49LWWW
9Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV430111:7+49WWWL
10Sporting CPSporting CP43018:4+49WLWW
11Real BetisReal Betis43018:6+29LWWW
12Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund43017:5+29WWLW
13Bayern MünchenBayern München422012:5+78WDDW
14VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart42117:4+37LDWW
15InterInter42028:6+26WWLL
16Lask LinzLask Linz420210:9+16WWLL
17Manchester UnitedManchester United42028:806WLLW
18GalatasarayGalatasaray42028:9-16WWLL
19FenerbahçeFenerbahçe41216:11-55WDLD
20AS RomaAS Roma411210:8+24LWLD
21Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk41124:404LLWD
22VikingViking41129:10-14WLDL
23Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid41124:5-14LDWL
24PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven41123:4-14LWLD
25Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt41124:9-54DLWL
26FC PortoFC Porto41036:7-13WLLL
27NapoliNapoli41036:11-53LWLL
28VillarrealVillarreal41038:14-63LLWL
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC41035:11-63LLLW
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig41035:11-63LLWL
31Sabah FASabah FA41034:10-63LLWL
32FeyenoordFeyenoord41034:11-73LLWL
33LensLens41034:16-123LLLW
34Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha40135:9-41LDLL
35LilleLille40134:10-61DLLL
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava40041:17-160LLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Paris Saint GermainParis Saint Germain420:512
2Real MadridReal Madrid413:712
3ArsenalArsenal48:310
4ComoComo419:69
5BarcelonaBarcelona414:69
6Aston VillaAston Villa412:69
7Manchester CityManchester City412:79
8LiverpoolLiverpool414:109
9Club Brugge KVClub Brugge KV411:79
10Sporting CPSporting CP48:49
11Real BetisReal Betis48:69
12Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund47:59
13Bayern MünchenBayern München412:58
14VfB StuttgartVfB Stuttgart47:47
15InterInter48:66
16Lask LinzLask Linz410:96
17Manchester UnitedManchester United48:86
18GalatasarayGalatasaray48:96
19FenerbahçeFenerbahçe46:115
20AS RomaAS Roma410:84
21Shakhtar DonetskShakhtar Donetsk44:44
22VikingViking49:104
23Atletico MadridAtletico Madrid44:54
24PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven43:44
25Bodo/GlimtBodo/Glimt44:94
26FC PortoFC Porto46:73
27NapoliNapoli46:113
28VillarrealVillarreal48:143
29AEK Athens FCAEK Athens FC45:113
30RB LeipzigRB Leipzig45:113
31Sabah FASabah FA44:103
32FeyenoordFeyenoord44:113
33LensLens44:163
34Slavia PrahaSlavia Praha45:91
35LilleLille44:101
36Slovan BratislavaSlovan Bratislava41:170
Champions League

About the Levski Sofia vs AEK Athens FC forecast

As a knockout tie in the UEFA Champions League, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

About UEFA Champions League

More UEFA Champions League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Champions League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

This is a high-importance fixture for both sides, rated 7.1 out of 10 by our context model. Levski Sofia and AEK Athens FC have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.