Villarreal vs Panathinaikos free prediction for Thursday’s Europa League matchday five fixture at Estadio de la Ceramica in Villarreal. The game will start at 20:00 UTC.
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Villarreal have won their last two matches in the Europa League while Panathinaikos lost two and drew one of their last three games. As a result, the bookmakers are finding Villarreal the favorites to win this match but we prefer the 0-goal handicap bet.
Prediction: Villarreal 0-Goal Handicap – 1.44
Five of the seven games played by both teams in the Europa League ended with two or more goals. The stats of the past ten fixtures show an 80% possibility for this match to produce over two goals. The average number of goals scored in both teams’ last ten matches is 3.15 goals per game.
Prediction: Over 2 Goals – 1.35
Villarreal enter this match on the back of a 1-2 away win over Maccabi on matchday four. The Yellow Submarines are second in the group with six points and have a game in hand. Villarreal scored an average of 1.80 goals per game in the last ten fixtures.
Panathinaikos will hope to repeat the outcome of their first game when they beat the Spaniards on the opening day. The Greek side are winless in three games and suffered their second consecutive defeat in the previous round at the hands of Rennes by a score of 3-1.
Villarreal: Reina; Altimira, Gabbia, Mandi, Moreno; Terrats, Comesana; Akhomach, Trigueros, Diaz; Soerloth;
Panathinaikos: Brignoli; Vagiannidis, Schenkeveld, Jedvaj, Mladenovic; Cerin, Perez, Vilhena; Bernard, Ioannidis, Palacios;