Panathinaikos vs Fiorentina Prediction, Preview, Team News and Lineups 06.03.2025

• Date and Time: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 18:45 GMT+1
• Venue: Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece

Panathinaikos vs Fiorentina Preview and Team News

Panathinaikos Team News

Panathinaikos meet Fiorentina in the first leg of their round of sixteen encounter in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, with the sole aim of beating their opponents and latching on to a big lead for the second leg. 

The home team have become experts in possession-based football, and it will be quite a challenge for the visitors to keep up with them, especially regarding the pace of the ball. 

On the odd occasion, the Greek side are known to bring their fullbacks forward in order to send crosses into the box, but this happens only when they see their primary tactic of possession not working well. 

Erik Palmer-Brown, Facundo Pellistri, George Vagiannidis, Tin Jedvaj and Anastasios Bakasetas are some of the players who will not be available in this game due to injury, and this is likely to lay Panathinaikos low.

Panathinaikos predicted lineup vs Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Lodygin; Kotsiras, Ingason, Schenkeveld, Mladenovic; Siopis, Ounahi; Tete, Cerin, Duricic; Ioannidis.

Fiorentina Team News

Fiorentina, on the back of a defining 1-0 win over Lecce in the Serie A, will be keen on improving their form even further when they visit Greece to take on Panathinaikos on Thursday. 

The Italian side are known for their flamboyant style of attacking football in which their wingers often interchange their positions, sometimes even overloading one side to create a lopsided way of attack and give their strikers a sort of different atmosphere to thrive in. 

However, Fiorentina have won only two matches out of their last five, losing three in a row before they won their game against Lecce. In this match, although it is the first leg, the visitors will be keen on taking home at least a point. 

Injuries to Andrea Colpani, Moise Kean and Yacine Adli will pose serious questions while Edoardo Bove continues to be ruled out with heart issues.

Fiorentina predicted lineup vs Panathinaikos (3-5-2): De Gea; Comuzzo, Mari, Ranieri; Dodo, Cataldi, Mandragora, Ndour, Gosens; Zaniolo, Beltran.

Panathinaikos vs Fiorentina Prediction

• Pick: Fiorentina to win or draw
• Odds: 1.428 (22Bet)
• Score prediction: Panathinaikos 2-2 Fiorentina

Fiorentina have an advantage in this game, and we expect them to either win or draw it. Despite their recent form, the Italian club are known to be steely in their resolve when it comes to dealing with opponents in European competitions, and it will be interesting to see how Panathinaikos organise themselves at the back. 

These two teams have not played against each other in the past, and it will be exciting to see how the clubs cope with the challenges in acquainting themselves with different brands of football.

Panathinaikos vs Fiorentina Prediction, Betting Tip

• Pick: Total over 2
• Odds: 1.51 (22Bet)

We expect to see a total of over 2 goals in this game, with the attackers from both teams gaining space in the final third and executing their plans. 

Fiorentina like to use their wings a lot, and this often leaves space in defence; this can eventually contribute to their opponents getting forward and trying to score goals. 

Since it is such a prestigious encounter, both teams will be keen on sending as many men forward as possible and sometimes leave their defence empty as a result. Fiorentina’s Beltran is a player to watch out for in this encounter. 

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