Aris vs Panathinaikos Prediction: Matches in Thessaloniki never disappoint

The derby match of the 22nd in Greece will be played in Thessaloniki. It’s a derby in the shadow because derbies in Thessaloniki are usually against PAOK, but today in Thessaloniki Aris will welcome Panathinaikos. Aris are always in the shadow of their great city rival and neighbor PAOK, but many times they are underestimated because this season they are great and they even have a chance to join the championship group, the best four teams in the league. Panathinaikos in this match comes after they suffered the heaviest defeat of all against their eternal rival Olympiakos in the National Cup. I expect a very tense match and a lot of cards in this “small” derby in Thessaloniki.

Aris

Form: WWDDL

Aris didn’t start the second part of the season well, they had two defeats in a row against OFI Crete and Olympiakos, but recently they improved a lot. Now they have two wins and a draw in their last three matches, but more importantly, they didn’t concede a single goal in those three matches. They are in sixth place with 34 points, six points less than fourth place PAOK. The Thessaloniki club is considered the largest collection center for foreign players since 27 out of 30 players are international. Among the others are the players of Arisa and Martin Montoja, Loren Moren, Pione Sisto, Robin Quaison, Vladimir Darida, Ugo Mallo, and Marko Kerkez. The coach of the team is interestingly domestic strategist Marinos Ouzounidiz. Despite the differences, they are a well-composed team, and I think that they deserve this season to be among the teams that will qualify for a European competition next season.

Panathinaikos

Form: LWDWD

What a disaster for Panathinaikos fans! The club from Piraeus made it to the semi-finals of the Greek Cup by defeating Panathinaikos in the return match with a goal by supertalented midfielder Hristos Muzakitis in the fourth minute of stoppage time - 1:0 (0:0), total 2:1. Panathinaikos controlled the situation very well in the first half, but Vitoria's team lost their strings as the game drew to a close. The Portuguese strategist tried to rely on counterattacks in the final, and Djuricic had one of those in the third minute of stoppage time. The offensive Serbian midfielder went one-on-one with Alexandros Paskalakis but was almost inaccurate. They will try to make up for that defeat today against Aris which won’t be easy at all. In the league, Panathinaikos are in third place with 44 points, four points less than Olympiakos. They have an interesting duel next week in the Conference league against Vikingur, but I think that a win in this match will mean a lot to them and their fans, and I think that they will push hard to get all three points in Thessaloniki.

Expert Betting Tips

Their first match this season in Athens ended in a draw of 1:1. I expect something similar again today, as I can’t see any of these teams taking control and winning the match. In their last five matches, Panathinaikos won three times, and two matches ended in a draw. Only one match ended with both teams to score and all five matches ended with under 2.5 goals scored. I think that this match has a draw written all over it, and once again I expect a match with less than three goals scored.

Our prediction for the match is for both teams to score - No for the odds of 1.8 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is under 1.5 goals for odds of 2.75 at Bet365.

Our third prediction – a draw for odds of 3.35 at Betway.