Panathinaikos vs Ajax Prediction 9 August 2024

Panathinaikos VS AFC Ajax        Livescore / H2H Stats
Time: 09-08-2024 01:00 Friday
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Panathinaikos finished fourth in the Greek Super League last season. At the same time, they won the national cup, so we see the team in the Europa League qualification. The Greek top flight division will start only next week, but Panathinaikos is already in good shape. At least they easily knocked out Botev Plovdiv in the last round of qualification. They won 2-1 at home, more surprising that they managed to score four unanswered goals away. The club has significantly strengthened its squad this season. Nemanja Maksimovic (Getafe) and Philipp Max (Eintracht) transferred for free. At the same time, the Greeks did not spare €7.3m for Tete, who transferred from Galatasaray.

Ajax's last season was a failure, as they finished in fifth in the Eredivisie. Therefore, the team had to speed up their preparations in order to perform well in the Europa League qualification. They played a number of friendly matches, including against Olympiacos, in which they secured a victory. Ajax faced Vojvodina in the last round. The Dutch side narrowly won 1-0 at home, scoring in injury time. In the return game, the opponent had to open up, so the victory turned out to be easier for Ajax - 3:1. The club is still acquiring young players. Only Bertrand Traore, who made his debut in the return game against Vojvodina, playing 11 minutes and scoring his first goal, was signed as a base.

Goaloo Prediction
Panathinaikos is considered the favorite of the upcoming meeting. They strengthened the squad in the off-season, but it cannot be said that they became stronger than Ajax. Therefore, we are inclined to the fact that a combat draw will be recorded, for example, with a score of 2:2.

In any case, there will be enough goals to break through the total of more than 2.5. Given that over 2.5 goals were recorded in 16 of the last 17 away matches of the Ajax team, we will focus on this bet.

Pick: Total goals Over(2.5)