Updated 2 November 2026.
AEK Athens host Real Madrid at the OPAP Arena on Wednesday 4 November, with kick-off at 17:45 UK, in the Champions League league stage. The visitors have scored 10 goals in three games and have not dropped a point. AEK have lost their last two.
Madrid have scored in every one of their league stage games, and both sides have scored in all three. AEK have conceded eight goals in three games.
Madrid sit 4th in the Champions League table with 9 points from 3 games, having scored 10 and conceded 5. Their last five results are all wins, the most recent a 3-0 win at Racing on Sunday, and before that a 2-1 win at Barcelona. In Europe they beat RB Leipzig 4-1 and won 4-3 at Roma. They average 3.33 goals a game, the 5th most, and 9 shots on target, the 4th most. Defensively they have not kept a clean sheet, which is the 40th lowest rate, and all three of their games have gone over 2.5 goals.
AEK are 29th of 36 with 3 points from 3, one win and two defeats, 3 scored and 8 conceded. Their 5-1 loss at Man City followed a 3-1 defeat at Shakhtar Donetsk. Before that came a 1-0 home win over LASK Linz and a 4-0 win over Levski Sofia on 26 August.
AEK have kept a clean sheet in 60% of their games, the 3rd highest rate, and they score 1.4 a game, the 36th fewest. Their shots on target sit at 3.6 a game, the 28th fewest, against Madrid's 9. Madrid's cards come at 1 a game, the 11th fewest, and their fouls at 11, the 29th fewest.
AEK Athens possible starting lineup:
Brignoli; Rota, Moukoudi, Relvas, Pilios; Arriaga, Marin; João Mário, Majer; Varga, Jović
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Dumfries, Huijsen, Rüdiger, Carreras; Camavinga, Bernardo Silva; Güler, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Mbappé
Kylian Mbappé has had at least three shots in each of his three Champions League games, averaging four, and at least two on target in all three. He is 1.40 at bet365 to score, and he has scored in each of his last five games.
Jude Bellingham has managed two or more shots in three straight games, averaging 2.3, and is 1.33 at Ladbrokes for the same again.
Răzvan Marin has had a shot in three straight games and is 1.53 at bet365 to make it four. Lovro Majer has made at least two tackles in all three, averaging 3, at 1.62 with bet365.
Right-back Lazaros Rota has done the same, averaging 2.7 tackles a game, and has hit two or more in each of his last five matches. He is 1.22 at bet365.
Real Madrid are the favourites at 1.25 with bet365 to win in 90 minutes. In the player markets, Mbappé has had two or more shots on target in three straight games and Güler has had one or more in four of his last five (1.57 at bet365).
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| AEK Athens to win | 10.00 (midnite) |
| Draw | 7.00 (bet365) |
| Real Madrid to win | 1.25 (bet365) |
| Both teams to score | 1.67 (bet365) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.33 (midnite) |
All three of Madrid's league stage games have gone over 2.5 goals and both teams have scored in each of them. A player-prop bet builder could use Rota for two tackles (1.22 at bet365), Mbappé to score (1.40), Vinicius Junior for a shot on target (1.29) and Güler for a shot on target (1.57).
AEK Athens vs Real Madrid in the 2026/27 Champions League league stage kicks off at 17:45 UK on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at the OPAP Arena, with Real Madrid 4th of 36 on 9 points and AEK Athens 29th on 3 points after 3 games each.
Real Madrid have won all 3 of their 2026/27 Champions League league stage games, scoring 10 goals and conceding 5, and their last 5 results in all competitions are wins, including a 3-0 win at Racing on Sunday 1 November.
Real Madrid are the favourites for AEK Athens vs Real Madrid in the 2026/27 Champions League, having won 3 from 3 in the league stage against 1 win from 3 for AEK Athens, who have lost their last 2.
Both teams have scored in all 3 of Real Madrid's 2026/27 Champions League league stage games, and all 3 of those games have gone over 2.5 goals, going into AEK Athens vs Real Madrid on 4 November.
Real Madrid are 4th of 36 with 9 points from 3 games in the 2026/27 Champions League league stage, while AEK Athens are 29th with 3 points from 3, having conceded 8 goals, ahead of AEK Athens vs Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappé has had 3 or more shots in each of Real Madrid's 3 games in the 2026/27 Champions League league stage, averaging 4, with 2 or more on target in all 3, and he has scored in each of his last 5 games.
AEK Athens' possible starting lineup for the 2026/27 Champions League league stage game on 4 November is Brignoli; Rota, Moukoudi, Relvas, Pilios; Arriaga, Marin; João Mário, Majer; Varga, Jović. Madrid: Courtois; Dumfries, Huijsen, Rüdiger, Carreras; Camavinga, Bernardo Silva; Güler, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Mbappé.