In Thursday’s Europa League Qualifiers, Panathinaikos will go head-to-head with Ajax in a highly anticipated match-up. Here are our predictions, poll, and stats for the Panathinaikos vs Ajax game, along with the latest betting odds.
Panathinaikos
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Panathinaikos aims to build on their recent 4-0 Europa League Qualifiers win over Botev. In that match, Alexander Jeremejeff scored twice (6′, 50′), Filip Đuričić added another (45′), and Anthony Ujah contributed an own goal (34′).
Despite their victory, Panathinaikos has shown defensive vulnerabilities, conceding in five of their last six games and allowing a total of 11 goals during that period.
Ajax
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Ajax comes into this fixture after a 3-1 win against Vojvodina in their latest Europa League Qualifiers match. Goals in that game were scored by Josip Šutalo (53′), Jorrel Hato (85′), and Bertrand Traoré (90′).
Ajax matches have been high-scoring recently, with five of their last six games featuring three or more goals. The average goals per game during this span is 3.5, with Ajax contributing 2.5 goals on average.
Head-to-Head
The last league meeting between these teams was on 24/11/2016 in the Europa League, where Ajax won 2-0. Ajax dominated possession with 66% and had 12 shots, with goals from Lasse Schöne (39′) and Kenny Tete (50′). Panathinaikos managed five shots, with only one on target.
Prediction
We expect a tightly contested match between Ajax and Panathinaikos. A draw seems a likely outcome, and we predict a 1-1 scoreline at the end of the 90 minutes.
Our expert partners also suggest betting on under 3.5 goals for this match.
