Wednesday, starting at 19:15, the Maribor – AIK Stockholm match will be played in the quarter-finals of the Champions League qualifying playoff, the first game, 2019/2020. The two bands have not met in the European Cups yet, but will be difficult to break. Maribor excels on his own ground, but AIK Stockholm is going through a positive period.
Maribor is unbeaten on the ground in the UEFA Champions League preliminaries in the 2012/2013 season. The Slovenian champion lost only 2 home games in the European Cups in the last 21 games, the two winning teams being Liverpool and Schalke 04. In the first preliminary round, Maribor eliminated Icelandic Valur after two wins without a goal, 3 -0 and 2-0. On the other hand, the Swedish champion is no longer in the shape of last season, but gives signs of rebound after 4 wins in the last 5 matches. AIK Stockholm suffered a scandal in the previous round after defeating Ararat-Armenia, but has “repaired” the situation in return, triumphing 4-3 in general. However, the Swedes have a poor track record and we are not expecting a victory in Slovenia.
Probable teams:
Maribor: Piric – Milec, Ivkovic, Pericic, Viler – Cretu, Vrhovec – Hotic, Kronaveter, Kotnik – Tavares
AIK: Linner – Granli, Karlsson, Mets – Rashidi, Larsson, Adu, Elyounoussi, Jonsson – Obasi, Goitom
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,93
