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Lamia vs Panathinaikos Prediction & Betting tips
Also in the Greek Cup is the week of the next cup round. It comes on Thursday night in Dimotiko Athlitiko Kentro Lamias for the first knockout round first leg between PAS Lamia and Panathinaikos Athens. The PAS Lamia Football Club plays since the rise in the 2016/17 season for the first time in club history in the highest Greek football class. The first season in the Super League finished PAS in 13th place, eight points before the first relegation place. In the current season, however, the club from Central Greece is in the middle of the table cellar. Lamia is only eleven points from 14 games on the first direct relegation zone. In the Super League, PAS has been waiting for six games for a win and lost the recent four games in a row.
The upcoming opponent, Panathinaikos Athens, can be found nine places higher in the table of the Super League. But at the beginning of the new year, a flu epidemic caused big problems for the clover leaves. In the meantime, nine Green professionals were suffering from flu. Even coach George Dionis was caught by such a severe flu that he had to spend a few days in the hospital. He should be released on Wednesday. Whether he can sit on the bench on Thursday, decides at short notice. In his absence, the team of assistant coach Makis Angelina was prepared for the match. Actually, the Athenians wanted the cup match even postponed. But the application was not granted. Under normal circumstances, playing PAS Lamia Vs. Panathinaikos Athens the forecast certainly fail in favor of Athens. But how does Panathinaikos cope with the many illness failures? The betting base is still in their preliminary report on the Cup match PAS Lamia vs.. Panathinaikos Athens for the tip “Victory Panathinaikos”.
PAS Lamia:
Of the first 14 games of the season PAS Lamia won only two: on the seventh matchday 2-1 with AE Larisa and directly at home with 3-2 against Levadiakos. There are also five draws and seven defeats. Great problems have the men from the city in central Greece in the final. In 14 league games Lamia scored only nine goals. That’s the second worst value in the league. In the Greek Cup, it was a bit better. In Group 2, PAS qualified for the knockout round with a win, a draw and a defeat behind AEK Athens. Especially in the last group game, the men of coach Chavos showed a great performance with the 7-0 win at second division Apollon Larissa. The cup match on December 20 was the last fixture for Lamia. Now the first match under competition conditions in 2019 will be in the cup. In the winter transfer period, the club was able to announce a first new signing with Spanish midfielder Joan Tomas.
Panathinaikos Athens:
With 20 championships and 18 cup wins, the Greens from Athens are the second most successful club in Greece behind Olympiacos Piraeus. The last championship, however, comes from the year 2010, the last cup victory from the year 2014. Since then, there is more and more downhill with the clover leaves. In the last season Panathinaikos Athens fought long in the Greek Super League against relegation and ended up only in tenth place. Again and again, the club has to start because of his large debts with a handicap in the season. In the preseason Panathinaikos started with minus two points in the championship, this year there are even minus six points. Because of the debt situation and the monthly salaries of the players can rarely be paid on time. New hope came in October 2018, when it became known that the Thai fund Pan Asia Investments had bought 50 percent of the shares of the traditional Greek club. But again and again the players have to wait for their salaries. Currently, the club confirmed that the players should get the salary for December 2018 by mid-January 2019. Now the game operation also suffers from a major flu epidemic.
In the Super League, however, it runs better this season. Despite the points deduction Panathinaikos stands after 14 matchdays with 22 points in 5th place in the league. The gap to the first European Cup is only two points. Only leader PAOK Salonika is with 38 points already almost unassailable front. Coach Donis’ men make eight wins, four draws and two defeats in 14 games. With 23 goals, Athens have the second-best offensive in the league. At home, the Greens are unbeaten this season with six wins and a draw. The goal difference in the seven home games is 15: 3. Away, Panathinaikos gets a little harder with two wins, three draws and two defeats. Due to the many failures Panathinaikos should occur at Lamia in 3-5-2. Athens will be without professionals like Bouzouki, Kabetzis, Economou, Makedas and Theoharis in the first leg. In addition, the Greens are weakened by the fact that the fans officially can not support their team in the away game at Lamia.
Lamia vs Panathinaikos head to head matches
01.09.18 SL Panathinaikos Lamia 3 : 1
24.02.18 SL Panathinaikos Lamia 2 : 0
10.01.18 GC Panathinaikos Lamia 1 : 0
21.12.17 GC Lamia Panathinaikos 4 : 1
21.10.17 SL Lamia Panathinaikos 1 : 1