Ace Football previews the Champions League Qualification round 2 match between Panathinaikos and Rangers and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Rangers go up against Panathinaikos this coming Wednesday for a Champions League Qualification meeting at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium.
Team form: Panathinaikos vs Rangers
Panathinaikos Form
Panathinaikos have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-2 victory against AEK Athens. Unable to follow that up, they went down 0-1 against Olympiacos, before handing over another win to Rangers in a 2-0 defeat. Panathinaikos managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Champions League Qualification. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored six and conceded six goals.
Rangers Form
In their last three matches, Rangers beat Dundee United 3-1, drew 2-2 with Hibernian and beat Panathinaikos by 2-0. Rangers claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Champions League Qualification. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to five.
Betting stats and facts for Panathinaikos and Rangers
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Panathinaikos and Rangers. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Panathinaikos have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Champions League Qualification while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Panathinaikos have lost 4 of the last 5 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Panathinaikos matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Panathinaikos home matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Panathinaikos have lost the last 3 matches in a row in the Champions League Qualification and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 15 of the last 17 Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Rangers away matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Rangers away matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Rangers matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In the last 3 Rangers matches in the Champions League Qualification, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players in form: Panathinaikos vs Rangers
Having scored just once lately in the Champions League Qualification, Daniel Mancini will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Rangers hope James Tavernier can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Champions League Qualification goals in his last six Champions League Qualification games.
Popular betting markets: Panathinaikos vs Rangers
Full-time result
Panathinaikos won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Rangers won six of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and one defeats as well. Rangers have hit a nice vein of form, not losing any of their last 8 games.
Both teams to score
Panathinaikos scored first in six of their last ten home games. Rangers scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Rangers managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Panathinaikos, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Rangers, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of two times goals per game. Astonishingly, Panathinaikos conceded a goal in their last 13 matches. Rangers scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
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