Europa League: Panathinaikos vs Sturm Graz – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round 5 match between Panathinaikos and Sturm Graz and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Panathinaikos enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sturm Graz swing by this coming Thursday for a clash in the Europa League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Panathinaikos vs Sturm Graz

Panathinaikos Form

Panathinaikos are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-1 win against Malmo FF. They went on to beat PAOK Thessaloniki FC by 2-1, before also getting the better of Panserraikos FC in a 0-3 victory. Panathinaikos claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Europa League, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored five and conceded 11 goals.

Sturm Graz Form

Sturm Graz were only able to claim two draws from their last three matches. They first drew 0-0 against Nottingham Forest, followed by another draw. This time it ended 1-1 against Salzburg, before going down in a 1-3 defeat against LASK. Sturm Graz claimed just one win from the last six away games in the Europa League. They also drew zero and were defeated five times, as they were outscored by ten goals to two.

Betting facts for Panathinaikos and Sturm Graz

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 Panathinaikos and Sturm Graz played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Panathinaikos vs Sturm Graz

Tomi Horvat shows decent form right now for Sturm Graz, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Europa League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Panathinaikos, who are strong favourites this coming Thursday. Siding with Karol Swiderski also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six Europa League matches.

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Full-time result

Panathinaikos won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Sturm Graz won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run.

Both teams to score

Panathinaikos scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Sturm Graz scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Sturm Graz played. Panathinaikos have been ready from the outset, scoring the opening goal no less than eight times in their previous 10 outings. Sturm Graz scored the first goal of the game in seven of their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Panathinaikos’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Sturm Graz, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game.