Panathinaikos vs PAOK: Greek Championship Match Forecast
Panathinaikos will host PAOK in Athens on January 5 as part of the 17th round. The rivals in the national championship show excellent results and are fighting for leadership in the Super League. In today match, the home team intends to win and surpass their opponent in the standings. However, the opponent is very strong and it will not be easy to snatch victory. How will the meeting end, and what bets in the match will play? You will find the answer in our forecast

Command Analysis

Panathinaikos

Current form
In the national championship, Rui Vitoria charges occupy the third line in the standings with 32 points, lagging behind the first Olympiacos by two points, and behind their opponent by one. So today a difficult battle is expected, in which many things can be decided. In the last round, the "greens" beat "Kaliteia" (1:0), and this victory was the 14th for the team this season, and there were only two defeats. The game before, the club emerged victorious in the match against "Levadiakos" (1:0).
Panathinaikos showed themselves well in the main draw of the UEFA Conference League and easily made it to the 1/16 finals of the competition. The team took 13th place in the standings at the group stage, and in the last three matches they won all victories and did not concede a single goal, scoring seven goals.
Disqualifications and injuries
The club will not be helped by the injured Gnezda, Pellistri, Schenkeveld and Sporar.
Interesting trends for betting
- Panathinaikos have scored in 15 games in a row in all competitions
- The team has earned an average of 2.4 yellow cards in its last five games
- In 9 of the last 10 matches, the Greens won
Probable line-up : Dragovski, Vagiannidis, Jedvaj, Ingason, Mladenovic, Bakasetas, Tete, Arao, Djuricic, Ounahi, Djuricic, Ioannidis.

PAOK Thessaloniki FC

Current form
At the moment, PAOK only and main task is to win first place in the Super League and get into the main draw of the Champions League. The team from the city of Thessaloniki looks confident in the last games and was able to win a devil dozen victories from the start of the championship, suffering only three defeats. Rezvan Lucescu charges won another victory in the last confrontation, beating Atromitos on their home field (3:0). At this stage, the team occupies second place in the tournament table with 33 points in the asset and is one point behind the first Olympiacos and ahead of their opponent by the same number of points.
In the Europa League, the team took 22nd place in the standings and with great difficulty made it to the 1/16 finals. Everything was decided in the last round, and PAOK did not let the club management down. The "black and whites" crushed Ferencvaros 5:0 and thus, according to additional indicators, were above Braga, Elfsborg and Midtjylland.
Disqualifications and injuries
The injured Mung will not help the club.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost to its opponent in the last four head-to-head matches
- On average, the club scores two goals per match
Estimated line-up : Kotarski, Sastre, Kendziora, Mihailidis, Baba, Ozdoev, Shvab, Despodov, Konstantelias, Zivkovich, Chalov.
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:2
In 1 of the last 5 meetings between the rivals in the championship, this score was recorded
13.00Bet 1st half: PAOK win
In 3 of the last 5 matches in all tournaments, the visitors won in the first half
4.30Bet 2nd half: Panathinaikos will score
In the last five games, the hosts have scored in the second half
1.70Tip and bets
Panathinaikos are playing on their home field, will be the first number, and PAOK will prefer to play on opposite courses. The opponents will try to score against each other, and in the last three games in a row on the field of the "greens" in the Super League, the opponents exchanged goals, which we expect today.
Prediction: both teams to score with odds of 1.83
Bet on the outcome
It is clear that the "greens" will try to snatch victory and will try to score a quick goal, and PAOK is suffering from defensive problems at the start of the season. There is no doubt that, playing on an opponent field and being in a difficult situation, PAOK will try to earn at least a point. Let bet on the fact that the team from the city of Thessaloniki is capable of getting at least a draw.
Prediction - PAOK will not lose with odds of 1.67
Bet on total
In three of PAOK five recent games, the total was over 2.5 goals, and the opponents intend to play openly. The visitors will act at the highest level, the hosts will try to realize their moments in the final stage. We believe that there will be many goals in Athens and a goal extravaganza will take place.
Forecast - total over 2.5 goals with odds of 2.15