Match for the 1st round of the Europa League’s League Phase, at Stadion Wankdorf, home of Young Boys.
Young Boys - Panathinaikos Betting Tips
Young Boys are the favourites here, considering they will be playing at home, on the artificial pitch, as well as the drama surrounding their opponents. That being said, we prefer to avoid picking a winner here, opting instead to back Over 2,5 Goals.
- Prediction: Over 2.5 goals
- Odds: 1.80 (at the time of writing)
Match Facts
- These two faced each other for a friendly game back in 2009 (2-1 Panathinaikos win).
- In last season’s Champions League, 5 of the 8 Young Boys league phase games saw over 2.5 goals. The other three ended with 0-1 goals.
- Out of the four home games, two ended with over 2.5 goals and two with under 1.5 goals.
- Young Boys lost all 8 of their Champions League league phase games last season, with a 3-24 goal differential.
- Last season, 4 of the last 5 Panathinaikos European games saw over 2.5 goals.
- Three games with over 2.5 goals and 3 with under 2.5 goals in the six Panathinaikos league phase games last season (Conference League). All three away games saw 2-3 Goals.
Young Boys
Their participation in the League Phase of last season’s Champions League was very disappointing. They lost all 8 of their games and conceded a whopping 24 goals, while only scoring 3.
This season’s European journey started off at the Europa League playoffs. Young Boys earned two wins (1-0, 3-2) to advance into the League Phase of the Europa League.
After two consecutive Swiss League wins, Young Boys went down to third place last season, eight points from the top. They have started off in a similar fashion this year, currently in 4th place with 11 points after 6 games. They faced a disappointing domestic cup loss on Saturday to Aarau (0-1), conceding the knockout goal in the first minute of the game.
Swiss manager Giorgio Contini is still in charge, while the team lost (among others) Zachary Athekame (right back, Milan), and added (among others) Alvyn Sanches (attacking midfield, FC Lausanne Sport).
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos participated in last season’s Conference League, making it to the round of 16, where they lost to Fiorentina (3-2, 1-3). They had overcome Vikingur in the knockout round before that, after finishing in 13th place during the League Phase, with 10 points and a 10-7 goal differential.
The Athens side finished second in the Greek league last year, making it to the Champions League qualifiers. They lost their first clash to Rangers (0-2, 1-1) and instead continued to the Europa League qualifiers. There, they knocked out Shakhtar Donetsk (0-0, 0-0, pens) and Samsunspor (2-1, 0-0) before making it into the League Phase.
Despite that successful outcome, the poor start in the league led the board to dismiss Portuguese manager Rui Vitoria, replacing him with caretaker Xristos Kontis, who led the team to their latest title (2024 Greek cup).
