Panathinaikos vs Asteras T. Prediction: The green part of Athens is in euphoria

After several very difficult matches finally one “easier” opponent for Panathinaikos. In the 19th round of Greece Super League Asteras T. will come to Athens to face Panathinaikos on Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, in a match that will be played without spectators. However, the most loyal fans of Panathinaikos will be outside the stadium and motivate the team to win.

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Panathinaikos fans are in great euphoria after their team knocked out of the cup their biggest rival Olympiacos. Both matches ended in a draw, so the winner was decided on penalties and Panathinaikos were better. In the last round in the Super League Panathinaikos also played a derby match against AEK Athens which ended in a draw 2:2. Fatih Terim’s team were much better but unlucky to get all 3 points in that match. Panathinaikos are in 2nd place with 41 points, same as PAOK. Panathinaikos were very active on the transfer market these days and they brough in some new players to help them get the title. The goalkeeper Bartlomiej Dragowski is loaned from Spezia, and Samet Akaydin came from Fenerbahce. It’s expected some of the new players to get a chance in this match.

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Asteras T. are also in a good form. They were knocked out of the cup, but in the league, they are in 6th place with 26 points, 8 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats. In the last 5 matches they have 3 wins, a draw and a defeat. In the last round they were better than Volos 1:0 with a late goal. Usually, they don’t get good results on this stadium, but the motivation is certainly always there and high when playing against Panathinaikos.

After drawing two matches against Olympiacos and one against AEK, Panathinaikos are expected to show good performances and win this match against Asteras T. The atmosphere in the team is really amazing, the fans are in ecstasy after the Cup win over Olympiacos and it’s a shame that the won’t be on the stands for this match. Faith Terim is doing great job with the team, he has all players on disposal and I expect him to play very offensive from the start and decide the match winner as early as possible.