ˈæftɚ ðə fˈɜːst hˈæf ʌvðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn nˈaɪntiːn sˈuːpɚ lˈiːɡ ɡɹˈiːs sˈiːzən, ˌeɪˌiːkˈeɪ wɜː pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ vˈɛɹi pˈʊɹli ɪnðə lˈiːɡ ænd ɛkspɪktˈeɪʃənz wɜː vˈɛɹi hˈaɪ ˈæftɚ ðeɪ wˈʌn ðə lˈiːɡ ðə sˈiːzən bᵻfˈoːɹ.
After the first half of the 2018–19 Super League Greece season, AEK were performing very poorly in the league and expectations were very high after they won the league the season before.