Ace Football previews the Conference League round 2 match between Kairat Almaty and Panathinaikos and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Kairat Almaty hope to live up to their early billing as the Conference League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Panathinaikos over to the Almaty Central Stadium for a round 2 match.
Team form: Kairat Almaty vs Panathinaikos
Kairat Almaty Form
Kairat Almaty only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 0-3 and 3-0 against Anderlecht and Anderlecht respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Riga FC. Kairat Almaty are without a win in their last six Conference League matches on home soil, which produced a record of one draws and two defeats, in which they conceded five and scored three goals.
Panathinaikos Form
Panathinaikos look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Olympiacos, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Borac Banja Luka in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 5-1 win against Asteras Tripolis in their most recent outing. Panathinaikos claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Conference League. They also drew one and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by eight goals to six.
Betting facts for Kairat Almaty and Panathinaikos
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Kairat Almaty and Panathinaikos played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Kairat Almaty home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Kairat Almaty matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Kairat Almaty matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Kairat Almaty matches in the Conference League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Kairat Almaty home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Panathinaikos away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Panathinaikos have won 6 of the last 7 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Panathinaikos have won 6 of the last 7 away matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Panathinaikos away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Panathinaikos matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Kairat Almaty vs Panathinaikos
Marc Gual hit the target once in six Conference League, while Cyriel Dessers scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at Almaty Central Stadium.
Popular betting markets: Kairat Almaty vs Panathinaikos
Full-time result
Kairat Almaty claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Panathinaikos won six, drew zero and lost four of their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Kairat Almaty scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Astonishingly, Panathinaikos scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Panathinaikos should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as Kairat Almaty only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Panathinaikos claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Kairat Almaty’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Panathinaikos, who managed to score 2.2 times in those matches.
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