UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 Thu, Dec 11 · 20:00 Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis, Athens
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Our take

It was too close to call.

Plzen were the stronger side on L90 Strength (52 vs 42). Absences weigh more on Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos had 14 days of rest, Plzen 14.1 and had to travel 1,544 km.

Away travel1,544 kmRest days14 · 14.1Matches / 14d1 · 0
Panathinaikos38%
Draw27%
Plzen36%
Expected goals 1.41 – 1.37
Panathinaikos38%
Draw27%
Plzen35%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.31
Panathinaikos38%
Draw27%
Plzen35%
Expected goals 1.40 – 1.32
Panathinaikos31%
Draw26%
Plzen43%
Expected goals 1.26 – 1.53
Panathinaikos37%
Draw27%
Plzen36%
Expected goals 1.37 – 1.35
Over 2.5 52% Both score 57% 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.
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Referee · PortugalAntonio Nobre
  • Cards per match 5.4
  • Penalties per match 0.34
  • Matches 71

Team strength

PanathinaikosPlzen
42 L90 StrengthIn forecast 52
49 Current StrengthIn forecast 49
48 AttackIn forecast 54
50 DefenceIn forecast 43
— 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—

Plzen

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

PanathinaikosPlzen
1.80 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.40
1.32 xGVia Att/Def 1.04
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.09
+0.48 Goals minus xGContext +0.16
100% Scored inContext 60%
20% Clean sheetsContext 60%
16.00 ShotsContext 13.20
5.60 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
35% On target shareContext 38%
9.20 Shots in the boxContext 8.00
59% Box shareContext 61%
11% ConversionContext 9%
3.00 OffsidesContext 2.33
12.40 Shots allowedContext 11.40
3.80 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.00
3.60 BlocksContext 3.20
2.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.60
68% Save rateContext 90%
50% PossessionIn forecast 45%
465 PassesContext 323
395 Accurate passesContext 253
85% Pass accuracyContext 78%
6.93 Team ratingContext 6.96
9.60 FoulsContext 14.60
14.60 Fouls sufferedContext 13.40
2.60 Yellow cardsContext 2.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
This league season, per match · 5 and 5 games
1.60 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.20
1.20 Goals concededVia Att/Def 0.90
1.02 xGVia Att/Def 0.97
1.09 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.06
+0.58 Goals minus xGContext +0.23
90% Scored inContext 60%
30% Clean sheetsContext 30%
12.80 ShotsContext 15.89
4.90 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 6.11
38% On target shareContext 39%
7.80 Shots in the boxContext 10.89
59% Box shareContext 68%
13% ConversionContext 8%
2.71 OffsidesContext 2.00
9.10 Shots allowedContext 11.56
3.11 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.78
3.22 BlocksContext 3.33
2.29 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.00
70% Save rateContext 79%
53% PossessionIn forecast 46%
452 PassesContext 350
372 Accurate passesContext 276
82% Pass accuracyContext 79%
6.86 Team ratingContext 7.02
13.50 FoulsContext 13.00
15.10 Fouls sufferedContext 12.33
3.00 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.20
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
Rest14 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Plzen
Rest14.1 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel1,544 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load20%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 Plzen
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Moderate · 20
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match14UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 27 Nov14.1UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 - League phase, 27 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km1,544 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 1 / 10 / 0 / 1
Next matchdays after this one4241.9

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
4-2-3-1
40A. Lafont(G)
5A. Touba 14E. Palmer-Brown 15S. Ingason 2D. Calabria
6E. Siopis 4Pedro Chirivella
9A. Zaroury 31F. Đuričić 10Tetê
72M. Pantović
+11 more reported missing outside this XI
Plzen Confirmed XI
4-3-3
44F. Wiegele(G)
14Merchas Doski 21V. Jemelka 40S. Dweh 99Amar Memić
18T. Ladra 32M. Valenta 6L. Červ
80P. Adu 17R. Durosinmi 9D. Višinský
+5 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 -0.01 · concedes +0.05 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Plzen Scores 0.00 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • Panathinaikos-0.8 pp
  • Draw-0.3 pp
  • Plzen+1.1 pp

Home / Away this season

Panathinaikos · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.50
Plzen · Away 2.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
1-1-0
Scored
1.50
Conceded
1.00

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 · Antonio Nobre Portugal · 71 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards4.97league 4.13
Red cards0.42league 0.19
Cards 5+55%league 42%
Fouls27.9league 24.7
Penalties0.34league 0.36
Home wins61%league 51%
Panathinaikos2 with this referee
Record0-1-1 Cards · opp.1.5 · 2.0 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L24 Oct 24H · Chelsea1–41
  • D5 Oct 23A · Maccabi Haifa0–02
Plzen1 with this referee
Record1-0-0 Cards · opp.0.0 · 0.0 Pens for · against1 · 0
  • W23 Jan 25H · Anderlecht2–00

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

Panathinaikos5 games · scored 9 · conceded 7
2 0-15
3 1 16-30
2 31-45
1 1 46-60
2 1 61-75
1 2 76-90
Plzen5 games · scored 6 · conceded 2
0-15
3 16-30
2 31-45
1 1 46-60
61-75
1 76-90
Panathinaikos10 games · scored 16 · conceded 12
1 0-15
3 2 16-30
4 4 31-45
1 1 46-60
5 2 61-75
2 3 76-90
Plzen10 games · scored 12 · conceded 9
3 0-15
4 16-30
4 1 31-45
2 3 46-60
61-75
2 2 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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