Will the Greeks let their chance fly away?

Panathinaikos Athens hold all the aces in this Champions League Qualifying match. Because the first leg is already over. In the end, the Greeks led 3-1 over SK Dnipro-1. Was the game over before kick-off? No, we wouldn't go that far with our betting tips today. A quick goal by the Ukrainians and the match is open. Conversely, Athens could also score early and thus set the course for the next round. We are currently in the second leg of the quarter-finals of qualifying for the premier class. There are still a few rounds to get through in order to then be able to take part in the group phase. 

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Panathinaikos form

There are some aspects that make a victory for Panathinaikos Athens palatable. On the one hand, they have already won the first leg. They had to compete abroad. Also, we generally see more quality in the Greek league than in Ukraine. Therefore, second place in the league is worth more. Only behind AEK Athens was Panathinaikos behind. Altogether it was enough for 23 wins, nine draws and four defeats. The club scored only 47 goals, which is very little. Conversely, only 16 goals were conceded, which is not even 0.5 goals conceded per game. Strong! At home, Athens has eleven wins, six draws and one defeat. Here the record shows 23-8 goals in 18 home games (league 22/23). As part of our prediction, we naturally also deal with the last games from preparation.

The Greeks recently played the first leg against SK Dnipro-1 and won 3-1. But it would be a lie that this result is based on statistical superiority. In fact, every Panathinaikos shot that came at the Dnipro goal went in. Earlier, Athens lost a friendly against Spaniards Rayo Vallecano 0-1. In this match, however, the entire team was substituted. Another friendly against Hapoel Beer Sheva ended in a 1-1 draw. Going further back in the list, our betting pros recognize friendlies against AEK Larnaka (3-1) and against CSKA 1948 Sofia (1-0). Panathinaikos also tested against Petrolul (2-0), Rogaska (3-1) and SC Wiener Viktoria (4-0). Six of the last eight games ended in a win.

Dnipro-1 form

The league has just started again in Ukraine. But Dnipro has not yet participated. So let's look back at last season's clashes and performance in the Premier League. SK Dnipro-1 took second place with 67 points. The championship was missed by five points. In total there were 21 wins, four draws and five defeats. Furthermore, Dnipro scored 61 goals and conceded 27 goals. This record can also be seen in 30 games. But in this case the club has to play away from home. Abroad there were exactly ten wins, two draws and three bankruptcies in the 2022/23 season. Here the goal ratio is reduced to 27-14 booths. But this achievement is still quite remarkable.

Again, the 1:3 against Panathinaikos Athens was the most recent game. Again, it should be noted that the defeat should not have happened that way. Statistically, the teams were close. Ultimately, however, Dnipro is now going into the second leg with a mortgage. Before that, the last test ended with a 2:2 against Kryvbas. Other friendlies were played against Rukh Lviv (4-0) and Metalist Charkiv (1-0). Here Dnirpo-1 each showed its class. The top club from Ukraine was also superior in the previous tests, where they faced FK Mynaj (4-0) and Khust (4-1). If we scroll even further back in the latest results, we've already arrived at the previous season. This ended with a 1-0 win over Kryvbas and a 0-3 draw at Shakhtar Donetsk.

Panathinaikos - Dnipro-1: What to expect? 

What connects Greece and Ukraine? Apparently not very much football-wise. At least there have been no duels between these teams so far. The first leg from a week ago is the big exception here. As already known, the match ended with a 3:1 for Panathinaikos Athens. Andraz Sporar scored the early lead in the 10th minute. But then it took until the 72nd minute for Filip Duricic to make it 2-0. The 3-0 was a penalty by Ioannidis. Only in the 90th minute did Volodymyr Tanchyk make it 1-3 from Dnipro's point of view. So there is at least a little bit of hope left.

The Greeks have already won away. At home, our pundits also expect Panathinaikos Athens to win . They have the better starting position and can determine the game at home. Furthermore, both clubs are not usually known for many goals. In this regard, you only have to look at the results of the last season. For this reason we rely on Under 2.5 Goals.

• Panathinaikos to win
• Under 2.5

* All odds and markets are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.