Panathinaikos Athens vs Rennes Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 24/10/2023, 13:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 26/10/2023 at 07:00 in Europa League Prediction

Rennes will travel to Panathinaikos on Thursday in the Europa League seeking a return to winning ways. The visitors head into this Match Day 3 fixture third in Group F, a point adrift of leaders Panathinaikos. Panathinaikos are coming off another Athens derby that was marred by ugly scenes. Sunday’s away match to Olympiakos in the Greek Super League was abandoned after 50 minutes with the score at 1-1. This is after Panathinaikos defender Juankar was struck by a firecracker while warming up on the sidelines. The Greens will therefore have extra motivation to win this match. Panathinaikos haven’t lost in their last five games and have won twice in this run. Ivan Jovanovic’s men drew 0-0 with Maccabi Haifa last time out in the group.

Rennes, who started the season without losing any of their first eight games, have now lost three successive matches. This unwanted run started with the Match Day 2 1-0 defeat away to Villarreal. Bruno Genesio’s men have conceded five goals in their last two matches. They were defeated 2-1 by Lorient last weekend. Rennes are yet to win an away match this season. They have lost two of their five such games and have failed to score three times. Les Rouge et Noirs have won only three times this season. One of those victories was a commanding 3-0 success against Maccabi Haifa on Match Day 1.