Panathinaikos-Ajax. Amsterdammers are favourites even away from home
Mikhail Korobov August 7, 2024, 19:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
The change of coach has had a positive impact on the Dutch national team. They have prepared well for the season.
On August 8, Panathinaikos will play Ajax in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. The match starts at 21:00 Moscow time. Bookmakers give preference to the hosts in their predictions: you can bet on the victory of the “Greens” at a rate of 2.34. Experts estimate the success of Amsterdam at 3:00. Bets on a draw are accepted at 3.50.
Bookmakers’ odds for the Europa League qualifying match Panathinaikos – Ajax on August 8, 2024
Bookmakers are confident that the Panathinaikos – Ajax match will be productive: a total of over 2.5 goals equals 1.70, and a total of under 2.5 goals equals 2.15. The home team’s goal is available at bookmakers with a rate of 1.21. If the guests score, the rate will be 1.28. You can bet on “both teams will score” for 1.61.
Analysis and prediction for the match of the third qualifying round of the Europa League “Panathinaikos” – “Ajax” (08/08/2024)
The Olympic Games are underway in Paris, and at the same time the fight for a place in the group stage of the European competition is on. The teams that did not qualify directly have the opportunity to qualify. On August 8, numerous matches will be played in the third qualifying round of the Europa League. One of them will be between Panathinaikos and Ajax.
Panathinaikos is the oldest and one of the most titled clubs in Greece. There were times when it performed quite successfully on the international stage, but in the last 10 years the highest achievement of the “greens” is reaching the final of the qualifying playoffs for the Champions League.
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The team reached this stage last season, not without luck. In the third qualifying round, with great difficulty and thanks to luck, they defeated Marseille, who had started the season badly. Braga did not allow Panathinaikos to go any further (1-2 and 0-1).
The Greens reached the group stage of the Europa League and, according to their results, occupied the last place in the table. Although Panathinaikos did not have a very difficult group. The opponents were strong, but extremely unstable middle peasants.
There is a positive dynamic in the performance of the “Greens” on the international stage. For several years they did not participate in any European competition. And yet, the progress is not so great that Panathinaikos can even qualify for the group stage of the current Europa League.
Ajax is capable of more. It is a frequent visitor to the Champions League. The Amsterdam team has won the most important European club competition four times and twice more taken silverware, although all this was in the 20th century. Will the team succeed in the second most important European tournament?
Last season was not the most successful in the history of the Amsterdam team. They only finished fifth in the Dutch championship standings. The management did not make any major changes to the team’s roster. Of the significant acquisitions, perhaps the signing of Jordan Henderson as a free agent.
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But everything has changed in the coaching staff. Ajax are managed by Francesco Farioli, under whose leadership Nice had an outstanding start to last season. They did not lose any of the first 13 Ligue 1 matches, with five draws. There are high hopes for the young and progressive Italian coach.
So far, the expectations surrounding Farioli’s appointment have been met. Under the guidance of the 35-year-old coach, the Amsterdam team defeated the unbreakable Vojvodina (1-0 and 3-1) in the second qualifying round of the Europa League. The level of the Serbian club is comparable to that of Panathinaikos.
You can bet on Ajax to beat the Greens at bookmakers with odds of 3.00. The Amsterdam team won five of the last six head-to-head meetings. They were defeated in another, but it was a friendly match.
Panathinaikos confidently won the second qualifying round of the current Europa League against Botev Plovdiv (2-1 and 4-0). It turned out that they were not worse prepared for the new season than the Amsterdam team. However, the difference in the development of football by country and team class is very large. Ajax is seen as a favourite even away from home.
Prediction and betting tips for the Europa League qualifying match Panathinaikos – Ajax on August 8, 2024
Panathinaikos is less successful on the international stage than Ajax. It often drops out of European competitions at the initial stages, as it simply cannot compete with other clubs. The Greens have very few resources. The change of coach has a good effect on the Amsterdammers. Farioli is a great specialist. If everything goes as it should, the club could even win the tournament.
Tender: Ajax wins at 3.00.
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