AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos Prediction and Betting Tips

AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos Prediction and Betting Tips | September 29th 2024

Modified Sep 28, 2024 06:52 GMT

Panathinaikos v Panserraikos - Source: Getty — Panathinaikos face AEK Athens on Sunday

AEK Athens and city rivals Panathinaikos will battle for three points in a Greek Super League matchday six encounter on Sunday. The home side are coming into the game on the back of a goalless draw away to Athens Kallithea last week.

Panathinaikos, meanwhile, claimed maximum points with a 3-1 home win over Panserraikos. They took the lead through Tete's 10th-minute strike while Jefte Betancor drew the game level five minutes later. Filip Djuricic stepped off the bench midway through the second half and restored the hosts' lead in the 81st minute and secured the result when he completed his brace in the 88th minute.

The victory took the Shamrock to seventh spot in the table, having garnered eight points from five games. AEK are second with 11 points to their name.

AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the 246th iteration of the Athenian derby. PAOK have 102 wins to their name, AEK Athens were victorious on 69 occasions while 74 games ended in a share of the spoils.
Their most recent clash came in April 2024 when AEK claimed a 3-0 home win.
The last four head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
Five of AEK's last six games across competitions have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net.
There have been at least two first-half goals scored in the last four head-to-head games.
Panathinaikos are unbeaten in their last five games across competitions (three wins).

AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos Prediction

AEK Athens are unbeaten in their last six games across competitions and are two points behind table-toppers PAOK. They had a disappointing European campaign that saw them eliminated by minnows Noah but Matías Almeyda's side will be hoping to keep their unbeaten start to the league campaign going.

Panathinaikos, for their part, have made an indifferent start to the season but did enough to progress to the UEFA Conference League with an impressive second leg win.

This is one of the fiercest derbies in Greek football and both sides will give their all for bragging rights and maximum points. We are backing AEK to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.

Prediction: AEK Athens 2-1 Panathinaikos