Panathinaikos vs PAOK Prediction: Party and fireworks in Athens

The Greek championship has reached the 17th round, and today Panathinaikos and PAOK will meet in an important duel in Athens. A very interesting battle is being fought in the Greek championship, where the first four teams are only three points apart. Leading Olympiakos have 34 points, and fourth-placed AEK are three points behind. However, today two teams meet that are between Olympiakos and AEK, with third-placed Panathinaikos welcoming PAOK to their turf. This part of the season is already halfway through and the teams are still trying to find the best positions and fighting to enter the mini leagues in which they will play for the championship title or those in the middle of the standings for the Conference League, while the teams from the bottom of the table will have to play in the Relegation League. A tough and uncertain match is expected in Athens today, Panathinaikos are known for the fact that their matches end with very few goals, exactly the opposite of how PAOK plays.

Panathinaikos

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Panathinaikos recorded their sixth victory in the last seven matches in the Greek league, defeating Kallithea in front of their fans 1:0 in the last round. The deciding goal was scored by Swedish forward Jeremejeff in the 82nd minute. It is interesting that out of a total of nine victories in the domestic league, PAO recorded even seven with a score of 1:0. They are currently in third place with 32 points, nine wins, five draws, and two defeats. In this match, they will be without Sporar, Schenkeveld, and Pellistri. In my opinion, this match will show us the true strength of the Greens from Athens. This is a very turbulent season for them, they changed 3 managers and if they start this part of the season right, they can certainly be considered title contenders.

PAOK

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The day before the New Year holidays, a shocking "congratulations" arrived at PAOK's address. The Disciplinary Commission of the Football Association of Greece punished PAOK’s coach Razvan Lucescu with a suspension of four months! Until May of next year, the Romanian expert will not be allowed to sit on the bench of the black and white team on the day of the match, nor to enter the dressing room. In addition to him, his colleagues Konstantidis, Conakas, Teodoridis, and Kapulas also suffered, so PAOK will have problems "patching" the coaching staff until the start of the playoffs. The penalties came because of the big incident that happened in the first leg of the Greek Cup quarter-final against AEK. I think that this scandal only added fuel to the fire in the Greek league, which this season might be one of the strongest leagues in Europe considering the title contenders. PAOK are current champions, currently in second place with 33 points, ten wins, three draws, and three defeats.

Expert Betting Tips

With 16 goals scored, Panathinaikos are among the least efficient teams in the league, but with only nine goals conceded, this team forms the best defense in the league. PAOK, on the other hand, have scored almost twice as many goals as Panathinaikos and with 31 goals scored are the most efficient in the elite Greek league. Despite scoring 15 more goals, PAOK's top scorer, Mady Camara, has scored fewer goals than Panathinaikos' top scorer, Filip Djuricic. Their last match ended in a goalless draw, but today I expect a different match, with many goals from both teams. It's difficult for me to make a difference between their quality, a detail might decide the winner, but I think that this match will end in a draw.