Read our prediction for Panathinaikos vs Ajax below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Panathinaikos vs Ajax Prediction & Betting tips
The headliner of the 3rd preliminary round of the Europa League is played on Thursday evening from 19:00 at the Olympic Stadium of Athens, where Panathinaikos will receive a visit from Ajax. Both teams had to go through a preliminary round to reach this stage of the competition and the most recent confrontation took place in a friendly match in 2019 which Panathinaikos won 2-1. In 2016, the two teams faced each other in the Europa League groups and both games were won by Ajax, the team that won the group, while Panathinaikos finished in last place.
Panathinaikos:
Panathinaikos finished last season in 4th place in the ranking of the first football league in Greece, the Super League. Panathinaikos had a nightmare end to the season with three consecutive defeats and a draw in the last four games in the play-off to win the championship. The only plus for Panathinaikos last season was winning the Cup, where in the last act they defeated Aris 1-0, thanks to a goal scored in the 97th minute. To reach the 3rd preliminary round of the Europa League, Panathinaikos eliminated – in the previous round against Botev Plovdiv from Bulgaria, after 2-1 at home in the round match and 4-0 away in the return match. The next match of Panathinaikos will be the return with Ajax.
Ajax:
On the other hand, Ajax is the team that last season finished in 5th place in the Eredivisie, the first Dutch football league. Ajax was very close to missing out on the European Cups after a very poor start to the season, managing to get the most out of it. Before the start of the new season, Ajax played five friendly matches in which they recorded one defeat and four victories. Just like the opponent they are going to face, Ajax played in the 2nd preliminary round of the Europa League, where they eliminated Vojvodina from Serbia after 1-0 at home in the round match and 3-1 away in the return match. For Ajax, the next match will be at home against Heerenveen, in the first round of the new Eredivisie season.
Panathinaikos vs Ajax head to head matches
22.07.19 CF Ajax vs Panathinaikos 1:2
24.11.16 EL Ajax vs Panathinaikos 2:0
15.09.16 EL Panathinaikos vs Ajax 1:2
10.07.15 CF Ajax vs Panathinaikos 2:0
30.07.04 LGA Ajax vs Panathinaikos 3:2
* Our advice is: Slavia Prague WIN
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.55
* This analyis is from our perspective and we highly recommend to inform also yourself about all details that can be decisive in your choise to bet!
