Revenge is the order of the day! Panathinatikos Athens was responsible for a change of leadership in the Greek championship last weekend. The 20-time champion celebrated a 2-0 home win in the top game against PAOK Saloniki and thus helped Olympiacos Piraeus to jump to the top of the table.
PAOK Saloniki vs Panathinaikos Athens Free Betting Tips
A few hours after this duel, the two teams face each other again. This time there will be a duel between PAOK Saloniki and Panathinaikos Athens in the first leg of the Cup quarter-finals.
In the Greek Cup, which will be held under the name “Kypello Elladas”, the promoted team will determine the first and second leg from the round of 16 onwards. The return games are already on the program next week. First of all, however, it is important to put yourself in a good position for this duel.
Although PAOK suffered a bitter defeat at the weekend, bookmakers see PAOK Saloniki against Panathinaikos according to current odds.
PAOK Saloniki – Statistics & current form
Due to the 2-0 defeat last weekend, the team of head coach Abel Ferreira had to lose the place at the top of the table. And it looks as if the team won’t be able to make the leap back to the top this season. Greek football is once again sinking into chaos and rumors have been circulating in recent days that PAOK Saloniki is threatened with forced relegation.
However, this is not due to financial problems, but it has become known that the owner of the Greek champions, Ivan Savvidis, has also taken control of league competitor Xanthi through a relative. A violation of the law.
Although a law has been passed that prevents forced relegation, PAOK still faces a penalty of between five and ten points. So the chance of successfully defending the title should only be of a theoretical nature.
The PAOK club management was indignant and accused the league of attempting to divide the country into two parts (south to north). Riots in the coming weeks and months would not be a surprise in Greek football.
For the players, however, this topic should only be a secondary location. Nevertheless, it is difficult to imagine that the Ferreira team can completely hide this story. Given this, we have a bad feeling that a tip on the home side will be successful in the cup first leg between PAOK Saloniki and Panathinaikos Athens.
Last games from PAOK Saloniki:
⚽️ 02.02.2020 – Panathinaikos Athens vs. PAOK Saloniki 2-0 (Super League)
⚽️ 01/27/2020 – PAOK Saloniki vs. Volos NFC 1-0 (Super League)
⚽️ 01/23/2020 – PAS Lamia vs. PAOK Saloniki 0-1 (Super League)
⚽️ January 19, 2020 – PAOK Saloniki vs. Asteras Tripolis 3: 1 (Super League)
⚽️ Jan 15, 2020 – PAOK Saloniki vs. OFI Crete 4: 1 (Cup)
Panathinaikos Athens – Statistics & current form
In the meantime, all doubts about the top form of Panathinaikos Athens have gone. Last weekend Georgios Donis’ team impressively demonstrated that the latest results were not due to chance.
Even before the top game against the champions, Panathinaikos Athens had a broad chest in the face of four zero wins in a row. After the fifth league win in a row without conceding a goal, the green-whites are finally “on fire”.
With now 37 points from 22 league games, the 20-time champion climbed up in the table and has meanwhile made the connection to AEK Athens (four points behind). The two top teams from Piraeus and Thessaloniki have already rushed; this backlog can no longer be made up.
In this respect, the domestic cup competition offers the last chance of winning the title in the current season. Accordingly, we expect the Donis eleven to be relatively similar to last weekend.
Big changes are not expected, but a little rotation is definitely necessary, because AEK Athens is the next top game at the weekend. One cracker chases the next, but given the outstanding form, these direct duels are certainly not inconvenient.
The Donis-Elf feels visibly more comfortable at home, nevertheless we do not see any value between PAOK Saloniki and Panathinaikos when tapping on the home side due to the current strong form. In the current constitution, the guest elf can also be trusted to win a point abroad.
Last games from Panathinaikos Athens:
⚽️ 02.02.2020 – Panathinaikos Athens vs. PAOK Saloniki 2-0 (Super League)
⚽️ 01/25/2020 – Larisa vs. Panathinaikos Athens 0-2 (Super League)
⚽️ 01/22/2020 – Panathinaikos Athens vs. Atromitos Athens 3-0 (Super League)
⚽️ January 19, 2020 – Skoda Xanthi vs. Panathinaikos Athens 0-1 (Super League)
⚽️ Jan 15, 2020 – Panathinaikos Athens vs. Ioannina 3: 1 (cup)
PAOK Saloniki vs Panathinaikos Athens Direct comparison
The long wait has come to an end. Both 2017/18 and 2018/19 Panathinaikos Athens had to cope with two defeats against PAOK Saloniki in the domestic championship. In all four games, the green-whites from Athens were denied their own goal.
However, this hearing balance could be improved in the current season. After the series of defeats in the first leg was stopped with a 2-2 draw, Panathinaikos Athens prevailed against the reigning champions 2-0 in front of a home crowd on Sunday afternoon.
PAOK Saloniki vs Panathinaikos Athens Free Betting Tips
The central question in this cup cracker is how PAOK Saloniki copes with the unrest due to connections to league competitor Xanthi. Do the rumors of a possible points penalty affect players?
Players will certainly not be completely untouched by these rumors. For us, this is an absolute knockout criterion, so that we advise against PAOK Saloniki and Panathinaikos with the current odds of the prediction on the home side.
Key facts – PAOK Saloniki vs Panathinaikos Athens tips
? PAOK with problems off the pitch – there is a risk of points being deducted
? On Sunday Panathinaikos won 2-0
? Panathinaikos on fire – five zero wins in a row in the domestic championship
In general, we find it difficult to identify a trend on the three-way market and therefore orientate ourselves towards other betting options. Both teams have a very strong defense and goals are not necessarily expected.
Both the under 2.5 and the bet that not both teams will score seem extremely interesting to us. With a stake of five units, we finally choose between PAOK Saloniki and Panathinaikos the tip for attractive betting odds that not both teams will score.
Competition: Cup
Date: 05.02.2020
Betting Tips: Both teams to score/ NO
Odds: 1.74
Stake: 5/10 units
