Panathinaikos vs Xanthi Match Preview

Panathinaikos got back on winning ways again. The draw with Olympiakos came with a lot of luck, actually they equalized from the penalty spot in the dying 90 minutes, while they've missed another penalty earlier. That draw was followed by a win over Panionios on the road. Panathinaikos proved to be clarly superior in that game, however, Panionios seem to be one of the weakest teams in the League.

The beginning of Xanthi was such a surprise for most of the fans of the Greek football. All the previous years they made a lot of effort to improve their defensive weaknesses and this year they are showing something completely different, having scored 9 goals in 5 games, while they've won four of them. Their away win over title contenders AEK in the opening game and the other one against Asteras on the road were their most remarkable performances so far.

In the last four h2h games between the two teams in Panathinaikos' home, Xanthi registered 3 wins and 1 draw. Panathinaikos are doing better now, still, I don't consider them as the favorites. Double chance X2 for Xanthi at 2.22 with a 5 points stake seems to be a quite decent option.