Volos vs Panathinaikos Prediction: Are Panathinaikos losing the pace?

Panathinaikos are still considered one of the biggest title contenders in the Greece Super League, but their recent form is terrible. They have only one win in the last five matches. Last week was very difficult for them as they were knocked out of the Europa League and unfortunately lost in the league. Volos on the other hand improved a lot recently and in the last five matches, they have two wins, two draws, and a defeat. They aren’t under pressure and this match will be a football holiday in Volos, especially if the home team gets a good result against big Panathinaikos.

Form: WLDWD

After the terrible start of the season, Volos made some changes in the staff, and former manager Angel Lopes was brought back into the team to save the situation. Since then, this team plays way much better than before, and they had some amazing results. In the last five matches in the league, they have two wins, two draws, and a defeat including a draw against Olympiacos 2:2 in this stadium. Volos are in 10th place with 14 points, but with the way they are playing now, they will move up in the table quickly.

Form: LLWLL

Panathinaikos are still holding up near the top, they are in 3rd position with 31 points, only a point less than the leader PAOK. However, their recent form is terrible, in the last five matches in the league they have three wins and two defeats, while in the last five matches in all competitions, they have only a win and four defeats. Last week they were knocked out of the Europa League after they were defeated by Maccabi Haifa at home, and on Sunday they were defeated by Atromitos in the league. It’s enough for the rumors to start and the pressure to increase on the manager and the players before the winter break. The fans are clear that after the embarrassment in the Europa League they are expecting this team to play much better in the league.

Besides the bad form, Panathinaikos are big favorite in this match. In the H2H matches against Volos, Panathinaikos are dominant and in their last six encounters Panathinaikos were better five times and one match ended in draw. It’s interesting that in these six matches Panathinaikos scored twelve goals and Volos none. I think that this time Volos can score a goal, as their playing philosophy is changed now, but at the end Panathinaikos will be victorious in this match.