Panathinaikos vs PAOK Match Preview

Panathinaikos face PAOK at the OAKA stadium for this 2nd leg of the Greek Cup quarter-finals.

Panathinaikos faced a clear 2-0 defeat in Tuba in the first leg, and today's task will be hard for them to turn things over. However playing for the Greek Super League they recently won 2-0 over PAOK, while last Sunday they faced AEK and they were deservedly beaten 1-0.

Panathinaikos will try to go as further as possible in this competition, actually, the Greek Cup is the main goal for the team in this season. George Donis' first eleven are ready and fully fit for today's game. Insua though is doubtful again, but the 50-year-old manager included him in tonight's squad, he could play as a substitute.

On the other hand, PAOK after their defeat to Panathinaikos for the Greek Super League, dropped at the second place of the table, two points behind the first-placed Olympiacos. On Sunday they prevailed 4-0 over OFI playing at home, scoring all of their 4 goals in the second half of the match.

As for the Greek Cup, they have a clear two-goal advantage and they are the favorites for qualifying into the semifinals. Zivko Zivkovic and Leo Matos are not gonna be in Abel Ferreira's squad for tonight's game.

Panathinaikos will try to play aggressively in order to revert the situation. PAOK, on the other hand, have a two-goal lead, and Iexpect them to play more carefully, but their fast midfielders could take advantage of the hosts' defensive gaps and cause a lot of trouble to tnem. I'll keep the 'safest' choice here, both teams to score offered at 1.97 odds.