Panathinaikos vs. Rangers Predictions

• Where: Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece
• When: Wednesday, July 30, 8 pm CET

The fact that Rangers have a two-goal lead from the opening even puts plenty of pressure on the hosts. PAO was sluggish in Glasgow, and they completely deserved to lose. Though when playing in Athens, the situation is different, and the Greeks have hopes that the home-field advantage might erase the deficit and push them to the next round.

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Panathinaikos

The preparation period results hadn’t been encouraging for the Greens from Athens. In five matches, they had just two wins, with a couple of losses and a tie. In each but one game, PAO conceded at least one goal, while on the other hand, they couldn’t score twice inside that stretch.

Then came the game in Scotland where they lost 2-0. PAO had its chances, but that wasn’t enough. Plus, if it weren’t for the goalkeeper Dragowski, they would lose even worse.

The thing that was also a great setback for the Greeks was the red card their right back, Vagiannidis, received in the 58th minute, just six minutes after Rangers’ opening goal. Of course, he will be unavailable for the next game.

Rangers

The Gers reached their goal in the first leg. Not only did they win, but they also have a two-goal edge before going to Greece. We saw some flaws in their game, but PAO couldn’t capitalize on them. Still, the Rangers were much better than their rivals, deserving to win without a single remark.

Unlike PAO, the Gers didn’t play too many pre-season friendlies. There was only one, which was against Club Brugge, ending in a 2-2 tie. Interestingly, when counting the games from the previous year, the Gers scored twice or more in five consecutive events.

Also, all but the game against PAO had seen four or more goals. Overall, the Rangers tend to play offensive-minded football, especially if there is a team with a similar playstyle across the field.

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Panathinaikos and Rangers Possible Lineups

Panathinaikos: Lodygin; Kotsiras, Touba, Jedvaj, Kyriakopoulos; Chirivella, Siopis; Tete, Djuricic, Gregou; Ioannidis

Rangers: Kelly; Tavernier, Djiga, Souttar, Jefte; Diomande, Raskin; Cortes, Dowell, Bajrami; Danilo

Panathinaikos vs. Rangers Head to Head

The two clubs met in the 2008 Europa League knockout stage, with the match ending 0-0 in Glasgow and 1-1 in Athens, resulting in the guests advancing to the next stage. Five years prior, they were in the Champions League, with a 1-1 draw in Athens and a 1-3 win for PAO in Scotland.

Panathinaikos vs Rangers Predictions

PAO has to be aggressive and attack right away. There’s no time for the Greeks to wait, and allow the Gers to feel comfortable. Now, we aren’t sure about the winner here, yet the stats and the circumstances indicate a potentially highly efficient event. That’s why we pick over 2.5 goals as the top pick in this case.

Our verdict: Over 2.5 goals

Panathinaikos versus Rangers Odds

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