Panathinaikos vs PAOK Prediction: A derby worth place in the Champions League

Panathinaikos, PAOK, and AEK Athens are fighting to the end for that golden second place on the table, which takes the team to the next UEFA Champions League. All three teams are disappointed that Olympiakos knocked them out of the title race very early in the season and dominated the whole season in Greece. PAOK and especially Panathinaikos found their forms very quickly and didn’t fall into a deep crisis, while AEK Athens are falling deeper and deeper as the season goes by. This derby in Athens might answer the question of which team from Greece other than Olympiakos are worth playing in the Champions League.

Panathinaikos

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In the last round, Panathinaikos won in the very important derby of Athens against AEK Athens at home 3:1. The greens were very dominant in that derby, and it gives their fans hope. They are now in 2nd place with 53 points, the same as AEK Athens, and a point more than PAOK. Playing at home is their main strength and advantage this season, if they were better in their away matches, they would certainly have fought for the title. They have seven wins in a row in this stadium, and they are undefeated in 16 matches in this stadium in all competitions since Chelsea's win in the Conference League in October. The manager Vitoria has all players ready and fit before this derby, and I think that they are certainly slight favorite when playing in Athens.

PAOK

Form: WWLWL

An extremely difficult season for the champions of Greece. It might be their last day as current champions, as Olympiakos can take over the trophy after today's matches. They didn’t play on the best level, they had issues with the football federation, were punished, and failed to fulfill the goals and ambitions they had before the start of the season. However, they are still in the fight for second place, they had two super important wins in the last two matches against AEK Athens in Athens and in the last round against Olympiakos at home. I think that if they can perform against Panathinaikos the same as against Olympiakos, they have a great chance of winning. But they aren’t playing at home, and it can be a very big obstacle for them. 

Expert Betting Tips

In the regular part of the season in Thessaloniki they played a draw, and in this stadium, Panathinaikos won 2:1. The points are extremely important now, only three more rounds remain after today, and in the next round these teams will play again in Thessaloniki. So, this encounter might be worth of how it’s said “six points”. I expect a more careful approach from both sides, much tension on and off the field, and we might even watch a classic Greek derby with many incidents, fights, and little football. I think that even though Panathinaikos are a slight favorite, this match will end in a draw, but both teams will manage to score a goal as it was in four of their last five matches.

Our prediction for the match is BTTS for the odds of 1.75 at Betway.

Our second prediction is a draw for odds of 3.24 at 1xbet.

Our third prediction is a correct score 1:1 for odds of 6 at Bet365.