UEFA Europa League Matchday 8 Thu, Jan 29 · 20:00 Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis, Athens
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Our take

AS Roma were slight favourites.

AS Roma were the stronger side on L90 Strength (72 vs 40). Recent goals, xG and shots on target add to that edge for AS Roma. Panathinaikos had 7 days of rest, AS Roma 4 and had to travel 1,049 km.

Away travel1,049 kmRest days7 · 4Matches / 14d1 · 3
Panathinaikos22%
Draw23%
AS Roma54%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.91
Panathinaikos25%
Draw26%
AS Roma49%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.63
Panathinaikos22%
Draw23%
AS Roma54%
Expected goals 1.15 – 1.90
Panathinaikos17%
Draw21%
AS Roma62%
Expected goals 1.03 – 2.14
Panathinaikos22%
Draw24%
AS Roma53%
Expected goals 1.09 – 1.80
Over 2.5 59% Both score 59% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Athens)

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Referee · SpainJuan Martinez Munuera
  • Cards per match 4.5
  • Penalties per match 0.39
  • Matches 36

Team strength

PanathinaikosAS Roma
40 L90 StrengthIn forecast 72
49 Current StrengthIn forecast 71
48 AttackIn forecast 72
50 DefenceIn forecast 75
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

Panathinaikos

Attack—
Defense risk—

AS Roma

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PanathinaikosAS Roma
1.43 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.71
1.14 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.71
1.24 xGVia Att/Def 1.43
1.04 xG allowedVia Att/Def 0.95
+0.19 Goals minus xGContext +0.28
86% Scored inContext 86%
29% Clean sheetsContext 43%
15.71 ShotsContext 13.86
5.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
32% On target shareContext 36%
8.57 Shots in the boxContext 9.29
55% Box shareContext 67%
9% ConversionContext 12%
2.60 OffsidesContext 3.20
11.00 Shots allowedContext 9.57
3.29 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.71
3.43 BlocksContext 2.43
2.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.17
70% Save rateContext 77%
54% PossessionIn forecast 55%
476 PassesContext 487
398 Accurate passesContext 408
84% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.92 Team ratingContext 6.94
10.00 FoulsContext 14.14
14.00 Fouls sufferedContext 13.00
2.57 Yellow cardsContext 2.14
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 7 and 7 games
1.20 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.50
0.93 xGVia Att/Def 1.52
0.69 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.05
+0.27 Goals minus xGContext +0.18
60% Scored inContext 90%
30% Clean sheetsContext 60%
11.60 ShotsContext 14.00
4.30 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.10
37% On target shareContext 36%
7.44 Shots in the boxContext 10.20
62% Box shareContext 73%
10% ConversionContext 12%
2.71 OffsidesContext 2.33
9.20 Shots allowedContext 9.40
4.00 On target allowedVia Att/Def 2.90
2.56 BlocksContext 3.33
2.67 Goalkeeper savesContext 2.67
67% Save rateContext 86%
57% PossessionIn forecast 56%
475 PassesContext 492
390 Accurate passesContext 412
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.80 Team ratingContext 6.98
13.40 FoulsContext 13.30
15.40 Fouls sufferedContext 11.90
2.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.90
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

Panathinaikos
Rest7 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km2,249 km in 14d
Schedule load5%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
AS Roma
Rest4 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d3all competitions
Travel1,049 km1,051 km in 14d
Schedule load27%Moderate
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
Panathinaikos AS Roma
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 5Moderate · 27
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match7UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 22 Jan4Serie A 2025-2026, 25 Jan
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,049 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways2,249 km1,051 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 12 / 3 / 6
Next matchdays after this one214

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

Panathinaikos Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
40A. Lafont(G)
5A. Touba 14E. Palmer-Brown 15S. Ingason
77G. Kyriakopoulos 11A. Bakasetas 6E. Siopis 3G. Katris
9A. Zaroury 20V. Taborda
72M. Pantović
+15 more reported missing outside this XI
AS Roma Confirmed XI
3-5-2
95P. Gollini(G)
24J. Ziółkowski 23G. Mancini 87D. Ghilardi
12K. Tsimikas 8N. El Aynaoui 4B. Cristante 61N. Pisilli 19M. Çelik
7L. Pellegrini 18M. Soulé
+10 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
Panathinaikos Scores -0.03 · concedes +0.09 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
AS Roma Scores -0.09 · concedes +0.04 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Panathinaikos+0.0 pp
  • Draw-0.1 pp
  • AS Roma+0.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Panathinaikos · Home 1.33points per game · 3 home games
W-D-L
1-1-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
AS Roma · Away 3.00points per game · 3 away games
W-D-L
3-0-0
Scored
2.33
Conceded
0.33

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Common opponents 1 this season

League games this season against teams both sides have played. A small, uneven sample: context only.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Juan Martinez Munuera Spain · 36 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.28league 4.13
Red cards0.22league 0.21
Cards 5+42%league 42%
Fouls26.0league 24.2
Penalties0.39league 0.36
Home wins50%league 51%
Panathinaikos1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.2.0 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • W21 Aug 25H · Samsunspor2–12
AS Roma

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

Panathinaikos7 games · scored 10 · conceded 8
2 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 2 61-75
2 2 76-90
AS Roma7 games · scored 12 · conceded 5
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
4 31-45
3 46-60
61-75
2 2 76-90
Panathinaikos10 games · scored 12 · conceded 14
3 1 0-15
2 1 16-30
2 5 31-45
2 46-60
3 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
AS Roma10 games · scored 17 · conceded 5
3 1 0-15
2 16-30
4 1 31-45
46-60
4 2 61-75
4 1 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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