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Panathinaikos v Viktoria Plzen : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 19th Feb, 20:00 BST, Apostolos Nikolaidis, Maroussi, Athens

It's an away trip for Martin Hysky's Viktoria Plzen side on Thursday night, as they visit the Apostolos Nikolaidis for a Europa League tie with Rafael Benítez Maudes's Panathinaikos. For every Europa League match, KickOff delves into the stats for multiple markets. Key stats, including head-to-head results, are then brought forward alongside the best odds.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means, quite simply that there will be a maximum of 3 goals scored by Panathinaikos and Plzen combined during a standard 90 mins. Up to date form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) records have led us to this conclusion, and we think there's a 75% chance of it being a winning tip. The best price available at present on under 3.5 goals is 1.22.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Panathinaikos are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.40.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Panathinaikos
40%
2.40
2%
2.45
4%
Draw
27%
3.25
3%
3.25
2%
Plzen
33%
3.00
6%
3.00
6%
Draw 1-1
13%
6.006.00
Panathinaikos 1-0
11%
7.507.00
7%
Plzen 1-0
10%
9.007.50
6%
Panathinaikos 2-1
8%
10.009.50
Draw 0-0
8%
8.008.00
Plzen 2-1
7%
12.00
8%
10.00
10%
Panathinaikos 2-0
7%
11.0011.00
5%
Plzen 2-0
6%
15.00
13%
12.00
Draw 2-2
5%
15.0013.00
Panathinaikos 3-1
4%
21.00
10%
17.00
Panathinaikos 3-0
3%
23.0019.00
11%
Plzen 3-1
3%
26.0021.00
10%
Plzen 3-0
2%
34.00
21%
26.00
12%
Panathinaikos 3-2
2%
34.0026.00
Plzen 3-2
2%
41.0026.00
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
2.202.20
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
1.671.62
Home 1st Goal
49%
1.91
2%
1.91
3%
Away 1st Goal
46%
2.20
2%
2.20
6%
No 1st Goal
5%
8.007.50
BTTS - Yes
50%
1.91
2%
1.91
BTTS - No
50%
1.91
6%
1.80
2%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
5.505.00
4%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.33
4%
4.33
2%
BTTS - Away Win
14%
7.00
7%
6.00
8%
Home/draw
67%
1.36
3%
1.40
4%
Away/draw
60%
1.53
3%
1.53
3%
Home/away
73%
1.331.33
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
1.40
3%
1.40
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
3.00
6%
2.80
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
4.003.90
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1.251.22
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8.008.00
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1.081.06
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
19.00
12%
17.00
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1.02
1%
1.01
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1.081.07
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8.007.50
Home DNB
59%
1.62
3%
1.70
6%
Away DNB
52%
2.20
6%
2.05
7%
Panathinaikos win to nil
23%
3.75
7%
-
Plzen win to nil
18%
5.00-
Panathinaikos / Panathinaikos
21%
4.00
4%
3.70
3%
Panathinaikos / Plzen
3%
34.0026.00
Panathinaikos / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Draw / Panathinaikos
14%
5.505.75
5%
Draw / Plzen
12%
6.506.50
Draw / Draw
17%
4.754.50
2%
Plzen / Panathinaikos
3%
29.00
10%
23.00
Plzen / Plzen
17%
5.004.50
4%
Plzen / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Win / draw / win Europa League table

Panathinaikos have played 8 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league. Panathinaikos are unbeaten in 3 games against teams above them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games. Panathinaikos are winless in the 3 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in 2 of those games.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost zero games, drawn 3 and won zero. Panathinaikos have conceded 2 goals, scored 2, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Panathinaikos have played 6 games at home, winning 2, drawing 3 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 5 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Plzen lay in 14th place on 14 points in the Europa League league table having played 8 matches. Plzen are unbeaten in 4 games against teams below them in the league and kept 4 clean sheets out of 4 games. Plzen are unbeaten away after 4 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored 4 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Plzen have conceded 0 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Plzen have played 4 away games, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Panathinaikos
Plzen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lyon87011321 
-
-
-
-
2
A Villa8701821 
-
-
-
-
3
Midtjylland86111019 
-
-
-
-
4
Real Betis8521617 
-
-
-
-
5
Porto8521617 
-
-
-
-
6
Braga8521617 
-
-
-
-
7
Freiburg8521617 
-
-
-
-
8
Roma8512716 
-
-
-
-
9
Genk8512416 
-
-
-
-
10
Bologna8431715 
-
-
-
-
11
Stuttgart8503615 
-
-
-
-
12
Ferencvaros8431115 
-
-
-
-
13
Nottm Forest8422814 
-
-
-
-
14
Plzen8350514 
Feb 19
Feb 26
-
-
15
Red Star Bel.8422114 
-
-
-
-
16
Celta8413413 
-
-
-
-
17
PAOK8332312 
-
-
-
-
18
Lille8404312 
-
-
-
-
19
Fenerbahce8332312 
-
-
-
-
20
Panathinaikos8332212 
-
-
Feb 26
Feb 19
21
Celtic8323-211 
-
-
-
-
22
Ludogorets8314-310 
-
-
-
-
23
D. Zagreb8314-410 
-
-
-
-
24
Brann8233-29 
-
-
-
-
25
Young Boys8305-69 
-
-
-
-
26
Sturm Graz8215-67 
-
-
-
-
27
FCSB8215-77 
-
-
-
-
28
GA Eagles8215-87 
-
-
-
-
29
Feyenoord8206-46 
-
-
-
-
30
Basel8206-46 
-
-
-
-
31
Salzburg8206-56 
-
-
-
-
32
Rangers8116-94 
-
-
-
-
33
Nice8107-83 
-
-
-
-
34
Utrecht8017-101 
-
-
-
-
35
Malmö8017-111 
-
-
-
-
36
M. Tel-Aviv8017-201 
-
-
-
-
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Win / draw / win form
3
Panathinaikos have drawn 3 consecutive european games
5
Panathinaikos have not lost in 5 consecutive european games
9
Plzen have not lost in 9 consecutive european games
Panathinaikos 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
Plzen 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
9
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Goal Statistics

Viktoria Plzen's defensive record is very strong, M. Hysky's men having conceded 1 or less in 9 consecutive Europa League games. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Panathinaikos makes sense in this context.

Panathinaikos 20th Plzen 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Panathinaikos will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Plzen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-17
Panathinaikos have scored 17% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
Plzen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Panathinaikos
PG (predicted goals)
Plzen
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
PTK
PLZ
8%
better
view stats
Games scored15
15
Failed to score5
5
Scored first11
12
Goals scored27
32
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
10
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
16
Avg. XG for1
0.9
KickOff rating
+8%
Defence rating
PTK
PLZ
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets8
9
Conceded first7
5
Goals conceded21
21
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
9
Conversion rate against15%
11%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+11%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Panathinaikos v Plzen will show here when available.

Panathinaikos Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12435
A ToubaK SwiderskiTetêM Siopis
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Touba DEF12
4
-
K Swiderski FWD114
3
-
A Zaroury FWD1141
2
-
E Palmer-Brown DEF101
1
-
G Kotsiras DEF101
2
-
G Kyriakopoulos DEF1011
2
-
P Chirivella  MID10
3
-
Tetê FWD103
1
-
M Siopis MID9
5
-
A Cerin MID9
2
-
A Bakasetas MID92
2
-
D Calabria DEF711
1
-
F Djuricic MID71
1
-
B Dragowski GLK6
-
A Lafont GLK6
-
S Ingason DEF6
1
-
M Pantovic FWD6
-
V Taborda MID51
-
F Pellistri FWD5
-
F Mladenovic DEF4
-
R Sanches  MID3
-
A Jeremejeff FWD2
-
T Jedvaj DEF1
-
A. Bregou MID1
-
D Mancini FWD1
-
C Dessers FWD1
-
Plzen Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8225
A. MemićR DurosinmiM DoskiS Dweh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Souare MID81
1
-
A. Memić MID81
1
-
L Červ MID81
1
-
T Ladra MID8
-
D Visinsky MID8
1
-
S Dweh DEF71
5
-
V Jemelka  DEF7
3
1
A Zeljkovic MID7
-
P. Adu FWD71
2
-
M Doski DEF62
2
1
M Valenta MID61
1
-
R Durosinmi FWD62
2
-
M Havel DEF5
-
K. Spáčil DEF51
1
-
M Vydra FWD512
1
M Jedlicka GLK41
-
F. Wiegele GLK4
1
-
J. Paluška DEF3
-
S Markovic DEF3
1
-
C. Kabongo FWD2
-
J. Panoš MID11
-
J. Bello FWD1
-