Panathinaikos vs Ajax Prediction: 8/8/2024

In Thursday’s Europa League Qualifiers, Panathinaikos will face Ajax in what promises to be an intriguing match-up. Here are our predictions, poll, and stats for the Panathinaikos vs Ajax game, along with the latest betting odds.

 

Panathinaikos
Form: LLLDWW

Panathinaikos will be looking to build on their recent 4-0 Europa League Qualifiers victory over Botev. In that match, Alexander Jeremejeff scored twice (6′, 50′), Filip Đuričić added another (45′), and Anthony Ujah contributed an own goal (34′).

Despite their win, Panathinaikos have struggled defensively, conceding in five of their last six games and allowing 11 goals during that period.

 

Ajax
Form: DWWDWW

Ajax comes into this fixture following a 3-1 win over Vojvodina in their most recent Europa League Qualifiers match. Goals were scored by Josip Šutalo (53′), Jorrel Hato (85′), and Bertrand Traoré (90′).

Ajax games have been high-scoring affairs, with five out of their last six matches featuring three or more goals. The average goals per game in this span is 3.5, with Ajax contributing 2.5 goals on average.

 

Head-to-Head

The last league meeting between these two teams was on 24/11/2016 in the Europa League, where Ajax won 2-0. Ajax dominated possession with 66% and had 12 shots, with goals from Lasse Schöne (39′) and Kenny Tete (50′). Panathinaikos managed five shots, with only one on target.

 

Prediction

We anticipate a closely contested match between Ajax and Panathinaikos. A draw seems a likely outcome, so we predict a 1-1 scoreline at the end of the 90 minutes.

Our expert partners also suggest betting on under 3.5 goals for this match.