Volos NFC vs Panathinaikos Match Preview

Second leg for the last 16 of the Greek cup between Volos and Panathinaikos at the Panthessaliko Stadium.

Panathinaikos prevailed in the first match at Leoforos with 2-1 and took a small qualifying lead for the next round of the tournament. The greens were superior throughout the match and prevailed deservedly. In the first half, they scored twice, but after a defensive mistake in the replay, they gave the guests the chance to score and stay alive in the qualifying race.

In the league, Panathinaikos is in good form lately, on Sunday they prevailed over PAS Giannina with 2-0 and after 14 matches they are in 4th place of the Super League with 23 points.

Volos may not have been good in the first match in Athens and lost 2-1, but with the goal they scored in the second half hope to overturn this score and be the one to qualify.

In the league they come from a mandatory break as their match with Apollon Smyrnis was postponed due to many cases of COVID-19 in the opposing team. In their last league game, they drew 2-2 away from home with Lamia. So they put an end to negative results and after 14 games they are in 10th place with 15 points.

The result of the first leg leaves wide open the qualification between the two teams. Panathinaikos, apart from the fact that they are now looking for two results, are superior in quality. On the other hand, Volos have shown that they fight hard in every game and are quite competitive. I expect a match with a fast pace and many chances where the score will hardly remain at low levels. My choice is Over 2.5 goals at 2.05 odds.