Lens vs Panathinaikos Predictions & Tips

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Stade Bollaert-Delelis

Lens

Panathinaikos

Under 2.5 Match Goals

Reason for tip

59% of Lens home games last season ended with under 2.5 goals, they’ll want to control the game and limit the amount of chances Panathinaikos have. We shouldn’t expect to see bundles of chances from either team, as this will be a cagey game with a place in the Conference League group stages at stake.

8/11odds when tipped

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Lens 1-0

Reason for tip

Lens do have the better side on paper, and will have slightly more chances in this. They’ve got enough quality to nick a goal and go into the second league with a 1-0 advantage.

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Both teams opening league games finished with under 2.5 goals
59% of Lens home games last season finished with under 2.5 goals
Both of Panathinaikos games in the previous round vs Ajax ended with under 2.5 goals.

This tie of the final round of UEFA Conference League qualifying features French’s Lens vs Greece’s Panathinaikos. Lens are slight favourites, coming from a stronger league and reaching the knockouts of the Europa League last season, but Panathinaikos demand respect, having just came out on the wrong side of a great penalty shootout vs Ajax. They gave Ajax a good game though and took their chances when it came late on, and showed they can score with limited opportunity, Lens won’t want to be letting them have too many chances.

Lens will have the majority of the ball here, but it’s not like them to play open football, and we should expect to see a close game with limited chances and not much goal action, making backing under 2.5 goals look the best option here.

Lens will have more of the chances though, and do have enough quality to get a goal at some point throughout the match. They’d be very happy if they could go into the second leg with a 1-0 win, and that’s worth a bet here.