Panathinaikos AO vs Villarreal CF, Europe 2023-24 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
Match Preview
Panathinaikos AO vs Villarreal CF — Europe at Spyros Louis (OAKA).
- Panathinaikos AO 8 games · 12 pts (2025/26)
- Villarreal CF 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Craig Pawson
24 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 5.9 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Villarreal CF H 2–0 W 29 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga H 0–1 L 23 Aug Sporting Clube de Braga A 1–2 L 15 Aug Olympique de Marseille A 5–3 W 09 Aug Olympique de Marseille H 1–0 W 01 Aug SK Dnipro-1 H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Panathinaikos AO A 0–2 L 17 Sep UD Almeria H 2–1 W 01 Sep Cadiz CF A 1–3 L 27 Aug FC Barcelona H 3–4 L 18 Aug RCD Mallorca A 1–0 W 13 Aug Real Betis Balompie H 1–2 L Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history25% Clean Sheets
Panathinaikos AO this season -
Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Panathinaikos AO and Villarreal CF is underway.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bernard suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Panathinaikos AO is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matteo Gabbia made 502 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' It’s high time Pacheta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Yeremy is replacing Denis Suarez for the Villarreal CF side.
- 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Villarreal CF that had 392 games and scored 441 goals.
- 38' GOAL! Fotis Ioannidis scores on 38.
- 43' Panathinaikos AO started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 43.
- 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bart Schenkeveld, as he is very good at scoring at Spyros Louis (OAKA) with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 53' Panathinaikos AO seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 58' The travelling Villarreal CF supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 61' Another substitution for Villarreal CF to replace Santi Comesana by Dani Parejo on 61 minute.
- 64' It’s gonna be a card for Kiko Femenia.
- 68' It is a substitution in Panathinaikos AO team. Daniel Mancini is replaced by Tonny Vilhena on 68 minute.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Andraz Sporar. He replaces Fotis Ioannidis on 69 minute.
- 74' A meaty challenge results in booking for Alexander Sorloth on 74.
- 76' Another change for Panathinaikos AO made on 76 minute. Ruben Perez leaves to be changed by Willian Arao.
- 77' Alex Baena is replacing Jose Morales for the Villarreal CF side.
- 78' GOAL! Andraz Sporar scores on 78.
- 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 84' It’s a booking for Villarreal CF player. Alex Baena gets a card.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Alfonso Pedraza. He receives a card.
- 88' Aitor Cantalapiedra has so much to prove this time. He replaces Sebastian Palacios on 88 minute.
- 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Aitor Cantalapiedra.
- The final score is 2-0.
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Lineups
Panathinaikos AO Lineups
Starting XI
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10
Bernard ↓ Filip Duricic 76'
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17
Daniel Mancini ↓ Tonny Vilhena 68'
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4
Ruben Perez ↓ Willian Arao 76'
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- 23
- 5
- 16
- 27
- 34
- 25
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7
Fotis Ioannidis ↓ Andraz Sporar 69'
Bench
- 14
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55
Willian Arao ↑ 76'
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52
Tonny Vilhena ↑ 68'
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22
Aitor Cantalapiedra ↑ 88'
- 21
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31
Filip Duricic ↑ 76'
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9
Andraz Sporar ↑ 69'
- 12
- 15
- 24
Coach Ivan JovanovicVillarreal CF Lineups
Starting XI
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22
Denis Suarez ↓ Yeremy 30'
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- 24
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14
Trigueros ↓ Gerard Moreno 61'
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- 2
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4
Santi Comesana ↓ Dani Parejo 61'
- 17
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15
Jose Morales ↓ Alex Baena 77'
Bench
- 18
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11
Alexander Sorloth ↑ 61'
- 8
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10
Dani Parejo ↑ 61'
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7
Gerard Moreno ↑ 61'
- 13
- 27
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21
Yeremy ↑ 30'
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16
Alex Baena ↑ 77'
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Coach Pacheta -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Fotis Ioannidis 2 Alex Baena 1 Jose Morales 1 Sebastian Palacios 1 Andraz Sporar 1 Santi Comesana 1 Head to Head
Panathinaikos AO Form
2023-09-21 Panathinaikos AO 2–0 Villarreal CF W 2023-08-29 Panathinaikos AO 0–1 Sporting Clube de Braga L 2023-08-23 Sporting Clube de Braga 2–1 Panathinaikos AO L 2023-08-15 Olympique de Marseille 3–5 Panathinaikos AO W 2023-08-09 Panathinaikos AO 1–0 Olympique de Marseille W 2023-08-01 Panathinaikos AO 2–2 SK Dnipro-1 D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.54 Panathinaikos AO xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.72 Villarreal CF xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Panathinaikos AO winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.26Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Panathinaikos AO or Draw 83%Draw or Villarreal CF 44%Panathinaikos AO or Villarreal CF 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Panathinaikos AO win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 15.1%0 – 0 12.6%1 – 1 12.4%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.6%0 – 1 6.4%3 – 0 6%3 – 1 4.5%1 – 2 4%2 – 2 3.2%0 – 2 2.6%4 – 0 2.3%Asian Handicap — Panathinaikos AO
Handicap Panathinaikos AO covers Push Villarreal CF covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 17% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 26% 45% -0.5 55% — 45% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Panathinaikos AO keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Villarreal CF keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.