Europa League: Ferencvaros vs Panathinaikos – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 7 match between Ferencvaros and Panathinaikos and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Round 7 of the Europa League serves up an encounter between Ferencvaros and Panathinaikos taking place at Groupama Arena on Thursday.

Team form: Ferencvaros vs Panathinaikos

Ferencvaros Form

Ferencvaros are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Ludogorets Razgrad 3-1, and then drawing 1-1 with Fenerbahce. They were back as winners when they defeated Rangers 2-1. Ferencvaros have been in potent form at Groupama Arena, winning no less than five of the past six Europa League matches here. They remained without defeat, as they drew once, hammered in 15 goals while letting in seven.

Panathinaikos Form

It is all or nothing with Panathinaikos, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-0 against PAOK Thessaloniki FC, before beating Panserraikos FC 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 4-0 against AEK Athens. Panathinaikos claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Ferencvaros 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 Ferencvaros and Panathinaikos played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Ferencvaros vs Panathinaikos

Having scored just once lately in the Europa League, Aleksandar Pesic will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Panathinaikos hope Karol Swiderski can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four Europa League goals in his last six Europa League games.

Betting markets: Ferencvaros vs Panathinaikos

Full-time result

Ferencvaros claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Panathinaikos won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Ferencvaros scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Panathinaikos got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Panathinaikos will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Thursday with Ferencvaros managing a measly three clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Ferencvaros, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Panathinaikos, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.5 times goals per game themselves.