AFC Ajax vs Panathinaikos
AFC Ajax will make their last friendly match before facing rivals PSV Eindhoven in the Holland Super Cup. In this match the AFC Ajax challenger team is a team from the Greek Super League, Panathinaikos, the match was held at Olympisch Stadion. Interestingly history recorded that the two teams had met 4 times.
First in 2004 in a friendly match and also in 2015, then in 2016 met in the Europa League event. Unfortunately Panathinaikos has never been able to win over AFC Ajax and on the contrary is always defeated. Looks like Panathinaikos has its own ambition to improve the history of the big Dutch club.
Meanwhile for AFC Ajax against Panathinaikos is their fifth friendly match after previously against Quick ’20, Aalborg BK, Istanbul Basaksehir and Watford FC. Whereas for Panathinaikos for them it became the third friendly match, interestingly the two previous opposing teams were Beerschot-Wilrijk and Feyenoord. Panathinaikos lost to Beerschot-Wilrijk but won over Feyenoord with 3 goals without reply.
A victory over Feyenoord, one of AFC Ajax’s rivals, was a red signal for coach E. ten Hag, but for the chance of victory in this match it was clearly still in favor of AFC Ajax. Given that as one of the Champions League semi-final teams last season and also most likely to reduce the composition of the best players in order to establish the strategy to face the Super Cup, chances are that Panathinaikos is actually getting valuable lessons.
Our Prediction: 1
Odds: 1.18