Standard Liege vs Panathinaikos: Preview and Prediction

Standard Liege vs Panathinaikos
UEFA Europa League – Group G
Date: Thursday, 20th October, 2016
Kick-off: 18:00 UK.
Venue: Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Standard Liege and Panathinaikos will face each other at… On Thursday night, as the two teams keeps searching for their first win this season’s Europa League group Stage.

Standard Liege seem to be a little better than their visitors, they have 1 point to their name in group F. They are above their visitors as they are 3rd in the group having drawn one game and lost one. They will be hoping to get their first win in front of their home fans in this game.

Meanwhile, Panathinaikos are pointless so far in this game, they have lost both of their games. They have conceded 4 goals so far and scored just once. A win in this game will lift them above their host in the group table.

Standard Liege vs Panathinaikos: Head to Head Statistics

• He two teams have met 4 times in the past, 2 home games each and 2 away games.
• Standard Liege are yet to lose a game against Panathinaikos as they have won 3 of their past meetings and drawn 1.
• Liege have scored a total of 6 goals against Panathinaikos and conceded 2.
• Standard Liege have played 10 games against a Greek opponent, they have won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1.
• Standard Liege are yet to lose a game at home against a Belgium side, they have won 4 and drawn 1.
• Panathinaikos have played 16 games against Belgium opponents, they have won 3, drawn 5 and lost 8.
• Panathinaikos have failed to win a game on Belgium soil, they have lost 6 and drawn 2 in their previous 8.

Standard Liege vs Panathinaikos: Prediction

Both teams haven’t been good in recent weeks, they have both won just once in their
Last 5 games in all competitions.

All previous stats around this game seem to be against Panathinaikos, they winless in their last 11 UEFA group stage away games with 9 defeats and 2 draws. Also they have failed to advance from the group stage of their last 2 UEFA competitions. They will be hoping to grab their first win on Belgium soil in this game.

Standard Liege will hope to keep their dominance over Panathinaikos, they will aim for at least a draw in this game. The stats have favoured them and they are invariably the favourites in this fixture.