Viktoria Plzen vs Panathinaikos Betting Tips & Prediction – Home Advantage in the Europa League
Panathinaikos is facing challenges in their current Greek campaign, achieving less than a 50% win rate in their matches. In contrast, Viktoria Plzen is excelling in the Czech Republic, suggesting a strong likelihood of success in their forthcoming encounter. Given these dynamics, a home win for Viktoria Plzen is the favored outcome. The recommendation leans heavily toward supporting Viktoria Plzen based on their superior form compared to Panathinaikos.
- Viktoria Plzen are flying in the Czech First League
- We are backing them to beat inconsistent Panathinaikos
- Check our full preview for Viktoria Plzen vs Panathinaikos below
Viktoria Plzen are the hottest team in the Czech Republic, and I like their chances of beating Panathinaikos on Thursday. The visitors are having one of the least successful campaigns in Greece in last decade.
- Key Stats
- Two Previous H2H Meetings
- Plzen Unbeaten in the UEL
- PAO Underperforming in Greece
- Predicted Lineups & Team News
Key Stats
- Viktoria Plzen have won 4 of their last 6 matches.
- Panathinaikos have lost 3 of their last 7 away matches.
Two Previous H2H Meetings
There were two previous h2h matches between these sides, both taking place this season.
Plzen Unbeaten in the UEL
Viktoria Plzen didn’t lose a single match in the Europa League group phase, wrapping things up with a 1-0 road win over Basel where Jiri Panos found the net in the first half.
They were close to losing for the first time last week in Athens, but Tomas Ladra saved the day with his 80th minute equalizer. Plzen had 0.76-0.87 xG and 7-5 shots on target in this match.
Last weekend, Martin Hysky’s side ended their four-game winning run with a goalless home draw against favored Sparta Prague where they had 2.00-0.88 xG, 21-11 shots and Matej Vydra missed a penalty.
PAO Underperforming in Greece
Last week’s tie against Viktoria Plzen was arguably Panathinaikos’ best performance this month but still had to settle for a 2-2 draw. Andrews Tetteh was their standout player netting a brace.
Earlier this month, they were beaten twice by PAOK 1-0 & 2-0 in the Greek Cup semifinal, recording just two shots on target in these matches.
Rafael Benitez’s side is having a disastrous run in the Super League 1, dropping from the title race very early and winning just 10 out of 21 matches so far.
Predicted Lineups & Team News
Viktoria Plzen (3-4-2-1) Florian Wiegele; Sampson Dweh, Karel Spacil, Marek Chalupa; Amar Memic, Lukas Cerv, Patrik Hrosovsky, Denis Visinsky; Cheick Souare, Tomas Ladra, Matej Vydra
Jan Paulska is out with a long-term injury, while Merchas Doski is serving a one-game suspension.
Panathinaikos (4-3-3) Alban Lafont; Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Erik Palmer-Brown, Ahmed Touba; Davide Calabria, Anastasios Bakasetas, Renato Sanches, Georgios Kyriakopoulos; Milos Pantovic, Vicente Taborda, Andrews Tetteh
Moussa Sissoko, Cyriel Dessers and Facundo Pellistri are injured for the visiting side.
Moussa Sissoko, Cyriel Dessers and Facundo Pellistri are injured for the visiting side.
Verdict
Panathinaikos are having very poor campaign in Greece where they are under 50% win rate. Viktoria Plzen are flying in the Czech Republic, so a home win is the best bet here.
Viktoria Plzen Win
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