ABERDEEN will look to make it three wins from three in Group A as they welcome Airdrieonians to Pittodrie on Tuesday night. Both sides have been scoring plenty of goals so we could be in for an entertaining affair.
New Dons boss Jimmy Thelin began his reign in charge with a comfortable 0-3 victory in Dumfries against Queen of the South, which brought up a trio of bets for me.
Aberdeen then followed that win up with another routine victory, as they put four unanswered goals past Lowland League side East Kilbride at the weekend.
Rhys McCabe’s visitors made the headlines in their group opener, as they thrashed East Kilbride 8-0 on home soil.
Despite going down 1-0 and 3-1, The Diamonds managed to make it two wins from two as they won 3-4 at Dumbarton to remain top of Group A above The Dons on goal difference.
How the bookies view it: The Dons Favourite to Make it Three Wins From Three
Aberdeen have been installed as short-priced favourites here, with a home win priced at just 3/10 by Betfred. A surprise victory for The Diamonds is priced at 7/1, while Betfred are also offering odds of 4/1 for a stalemate in 90 minutes.
Head to head: Rare Meeting Between the Sides
These two sides have not faced each other since the 1995/96 season, where The Dons defeated Airdrie 2-1 in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.
Players to watch: Sokler to Strike Again?
Slovakian Striker Ester Sokler bagged a brace in their group opener at Queen of the South and is one of the main contenders for Aberdeen to get on the scoresheet.
Ben Wilson was one of two players to bag a hat trick against East Kilbride and scored the late winner at Dumbarton at the weekend. He could be Airdrie’s best shout for a goal.
Probable line-ups
Last season’s top scorer, Bojan Miovski, was back in the squad at the weekend but was an unused sub. You’d reckon he would get at least some minutes with The Dons back at their Pittodrie base.
Ben Wilson came off the bench to net the late winner at Dumbarton at weekend to make it four goals in two games. That should be enough to get him in from the start on Tuesday.
Aberdeen: Mitov, Devlin, Rubežic, Molloy, MacKenzie, Morris, Heltne Nilsen, Shinnie, McGrath, Clarkson, Sokler
Airdrieonians: Johnson, MacDonald, Watson, Wilson, Hancock, Armstrong, McMaster, Agyemang, Frizzell, McGregor, Wilson
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been an incredible 22 goals scored across both sides opening two League Cup matches this term, with Over 3.5 Goals landing three times, and another high-scorer looks likely here.
The Dons have scored seven times across their opening two matches, striking three or more goals on both occasions and are priced at 10/11 at Betfred to do so again against a Diamonds defence that shipped three at Dumbarton at the weekend.
There have been Over 1.5 Goals Scored in the first half of both sides opening two group contests, and a repeat of that is priced at 1/1 also at Betfred.
This Scottish League Cup match between Aberdeen and Airdrieonians will be played on Jul 23, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Aberdeen vs Airdrieonians prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
