Read our prediction for Panathinaikos vs Marseille below. This preview was written by a sport journalist who is specialised in betting tips and predictions.
Panathinaikos vs Marseille Prediction & Betting tips
The derby of the third preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League takes place on Wednesday evening from 19:00 at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium in Athens, where Panathinaikos will face Marseille in a double leg for qualifying for the UEFA Champions League play-offs. Although we are talking about two traditional teams with very passionate supporters who will put on a guaranteed show at both matches, until this moment there has not been any other previous confrontation, either friendly or official. In the play-off for qualification in the UEFA Champions League groups, Panathinaikos or Marseille will play against the winner of the match between Braga from Portugal and TSC from Serbia.
Panathinaikos:
Panathinaikos was very close to winning the title in Greece last season, after a 13-year break, but had a nightmare end to the season, after recording three draws and one defeat in the last four stages, being forced to concedes defeat to rival AEK Athens. Panathinaikos therefore finished in 2nd place in the ranking and qualified for the second preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League, where they passed Dnipro-1 from Ukraine after a 3-1 away win in the round match and a draw. score 1-1 in the second leg.
Marseille:
Marseille finished 3rd last season in Ligue 1, the first football league in France, where they finished behind champions PSG and 2nd place Lens. Just like tonight’s opponent, Marseille had a very weak end of the season, registering only one victory and four defeats, the last three of which were consecutive, probably due to the fact that they could no longer escape the 3rd place in the ranking. Marseille will play the first official match of this season, being qualified directly in the third preliminary round of the UEFA Champions League. Marseille parted ways with several important players from last season such as top scorer Alexis Sanchez or veteran Dimitri Payet.
Panathinaikos vs Marseille head to head matches
No previous confrontation was between the two teams.
* Our advice is: BTS / YES
* Selection odd for this bet is: 1.85
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