Ajax will play at home on Thursday night against Panathinaikos in the 5th round of the Europa League Group Stage, Ajax are already qualified for the next round and are 5 points clear of St. Liege and Celta Vigo who will fight who will finish in 2nd place. The Dutch side played really well during the weekend winning at home by a score of 5-0 against NEC Nijmegen, but the question rises of how many of those players will we see on the field against Panathinaikos. This weekend Ajax will have a play a difficult road game against Heerenveen in the Eredivisie, so it is expected some players will be rested. Heerenveen are in 4th place in the league and are one out of 3 teams yet to lose a home game this season, they are 3-3-0 and have a 11:6 goal difference at the Abe Lenstra Stadion.
The Greeks are not at their best right now, but should put some more effort into this match than their opponents. They have very slight chances to reach the next round of the Europa League with just 1 point but will play with their 1st team and wont make as much changes than Ajax. Even they are pretty much eliminated of European football this season they are still a big team. I think the difference in determination will make this a close match and the right time to bet on the visitors with a handicap, lets hope their defense will be more solid than the one of NEC Nijmegen last weekend.
Pick: Panathinaikos +1.75
Odds: 1.36
Bookmaker: βΎ Unibet
Stake: 8 units
Tipster: BigRedHorse
TIPSTER: BigRedHorse | Total profit: -41.87 | Tips won: 20 |
Country: Netherlands | Total yield: -13.91% | Tips lost: 15 |
Speciality: Football | Total picks: 38 | Tips pushed: 3 |
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