Value at the away win

Panathinaikos (12-8-9) didn't manage to reach the top-five of the Greek Super League to serve their two-year suspension from the European tournaments. On Sunday they complete an adventurous season with important missings. Four players will serve their suspensions, captain D.Kourbelis, E.Oikonomou, C.Donis and E.Insua. All of them are key players for G.Donis' team. In addition, youngsters T. Mauromatis, I.Bouzoukis and P.Armenakas won't be availabe either due to their injuries. I expect to see many new faces in the first eleven of the 'Green', at least 3-4 players from the U19 team will perform for their first ever time in Super League.

This season was more than a successful one for Panetolikos. Their recorded 10-6-13 so far, not only they didn't involve in relegation troubles, but also they fighted for a place in Europa League qualifiers untill a couple of weeks ago. Coach Traianos Dellas announced his resignation after the end of this season. It's been 16 months of an excellent presence in Panetolikos' bench and during that time, many young talents took their chances and promoted to the first team. 

I can't accept odds at 1.60 for the home team. Panathinaikos are obligated to play with an 'experimental' starting line, many of these players have no experiences at this level at all. On the other hand, Panetolikos proved to be stable during most of the season, so they deserve the 6th place, a win in OAKA will probably be enough. The odds now are at 5.50, I expect them to drop untill the gameday, on Sunday 5/4. My call is Panetolikos to win.