Europa League: Viktoria Plzen vs Panathinaikos – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League round of 32 match between Viktoria Plzen and Panathinaikos and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Panathinaikos come to Doosan Arena Plzen for the Europa League match on Thursday, Viktoria Plzen will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Viktoria Plzen vs Panathinaikos

Viktoria Plzen Form

Viktoria Plzen look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. They started by taking out Sigma Olomouc in a 1-2 win, before a 2-2 draw followed against Panathinaikos. Their most recent outing resulted in a 0-0 draw in a hard fought encounter with Sparta Prague. Viktoria Plzen managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Europa League. In the remaining four, they drew three and lost one, as they scored eight and conceded three goals.

Panathinaikos Form

Panathinaikos have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with AE Larissa. This was followed by another draw with Viktoria Plzen, this time 2-2, before they outclassed OFI Crete by 0-2. 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 11 goals conceded and ten scored.

Betting stats and facts for Viktoria Plzen and Panathinaikos

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Viktoria Plzen and Panathinaikos. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Viktoria Plzen vs Panathinaikos

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

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Doosan Arena Plzen across all tournaments Viktoria Plzen won five times, drew four and lost one times. Panathinaikos claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Viktoria Plzen are on a fantastic streak of no less than 11 matches in a row without defeat. Panathinaikos did not lose any of their last 7 matches at home.

Both teams to score

Viktoria Plzen scored the first goal of the game an impressive nine times out of the last ten games. Panathinaikos got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Panathinaikos managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Viktoria Plzen were first on target in nine of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Viktoria Plzen, who scored an average of two goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Panathinaikos’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.1 goals in these matches.