Looking at Thursday’s Europa League matches will certainly bring your attention to this fixture, which can be considered one of the marquee games of the day. Two incredibly famous and well-supported teams with solid traditions, both domestic and international will battle it out in a game that surely promises to be a spectacle.
Panathinaikos Team News
Greek Panathinaikos made short work of Bulgarian outfit Botev Plovdiv after a crushing 0-4 win in the second leg of their battle. An impressive stat from this game is that Panathinaikos were ahead with 0-3 by halftime. Despite this dominant victory, the Greek team was not as convincing during the first leg, which ended in a 2-1 win for The Greens. Since the Greek Super League has yet to commence, these 2 matches from the previous round of the Europa League qualification are the only competitive games that Panathinaikos has played during the new season.
Ajax Team News
The situation for Dutch giants Ajax is rather similar – the Eredivisie will be starting in the coming weekend and so far the only 2 competitive fixtures that de Godenzonen have played are their 2 matches with Vojvodina from the Europa League. Much like Panathinaikos, Ajax secured 2 victories over the 2 legs, but the differentiation is that the Dutch were far more convincing away from home. In The Netherlands, Ajax secured a slim 1-0 victory over their opponent, while in Serbia, they managed to win 1-3 and secure their place in the next qualification round.
Head-to-Head-Games
There certainly is history between Panathinaikos and Ajax, albeit their most recent meeting was back in 2019 in a friendly game which the Greeks won 1-2. Looking further back will reveal that the last competitive meetings between these 2 were during the group stage of the 2016 Europa League. Ajax won both games – a 1-2 win in Greece and a 2-0 victory in The Netherlands.
Panathinaikos – Ajax Betting Prediction
In my opinion, this will be one of the more interesting Thursday night fixtures. Panathinaikos displayed some good attacking football against Botev, while Ajax is always a team from which we can expect goals. While it is still early stages of the new season, both teams have already shown that they have good goal-scoring potential. I believe we will see this in their game and expect over 2.5 goals to be scored between them.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals
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Odds: 1.73
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