Ace Football previews the Europa League round 1 match between BSC Young Boys and Panathinaikos and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Europa League title favourites BSC Young Boys begin their title challenge this coming Thursday in an opening day encounter with Panathinaikos at Wankdorfstadion.
Team form: BSC Young Boys vs Panathinaikos
BSC Young Boys Form
In their last three outings, BSC Young Boys won 3-2 against Slovan Bratislava, beat FC Lugano by 3-1 and hammered FC Luzern 1-2. BSC Young Boys claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored 11 and conceded 11 goals.
Panathinaikos Form
Panathinaikos have been a tad mediocre in their last three matches where a win has failed to come their way. Against Levadiakos, they got a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Kifisia FC, who ran out 3-2 winners. Lately, they managed to draw once again in a 1-1 game with Olympiacos. Panathinaikos didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Europa League matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 12 and scored five goals themselves.
Betting facts for BSC Young Boys and Panathinaikos
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between BSC Young Boys and Panathinaikos. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 BSC Young Boys home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 BSC Young Boys home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 BSC Young Boys home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- BSC Young Boys have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- BSC Young Boys have won 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Panathinaikos matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Panathinaikos have lost the last 4 matches in a row in the Europa League and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Panathinaikos matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Panathinaikos matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Panathinaikos matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: BSC Young Boys vs Panathinaikos
As the new Europa League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for BSC Young Boys and Panathinaikos this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Betting markets: BSC Young Boys vs Panathinaikos
Full-time result
BSC Young Boys won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing two as well. Panathinaikos won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost six in this run. Panathinaikos did not lose any of their last 5 matches at home.
Both teams to score
BSC Young Boys scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Panathinaikos scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. BSC Young Boys have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. Panathinaikos scored the first goal of the game in four of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for BSC Young Boys, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Panathinaikos, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.
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