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by Devesh Jaganath in Europa League Predictions
The Olympic Stadium in Athens will light up on Thursday for the first leg of the Europa League Playoff round clash between Panathinaikos and Samsunspor. The winner of this tie between the Shamrock and the Red Lightning will enter the Europa League main draw, while the loser will be transferred to the Conference League. Let’s get into the match prediction.
Panathinaikos are one round away from returning to the Europa League. They were knocked out of qualifying in the third round last season but went on the reach the last 16 in the Conference League thereafter.
The Greens were eliminated from the Champions League by Rangers last month before edging Shakhtar Donetsk via penalty shootout after ending goalless in the last round of this competition.
The hosts drew both their home games in Europe this season and have only lost one of their last 15 competitive matches at this venue across all competitions.
Meanwhile, the 2024-25 Turkish Super Lig season was a dream one for Samsunspor. Despite facing a transfer ban, they finished third to earn a spot in this competition for the first time in their history.
The Red Lightning have also started this season very promisingly, winning both their league games so far, 2-1 against Genclerbirligi and away to Kocaelispor this past weekend.
However, barring this weekend’s victory, the visitors had only won one of their previous eight away games across all competitions (W1 D4 L3).
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The Best Betting Odds for Panathinaikos Athens v Samsunspor Match
| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Bonus up to |
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1.57 | 3.75 | 5.5 |
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1.57 | 3.75 | 5.5 |
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1.55 | 3.7 | 5 |
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1.57 | 3.8 | 5.25 |
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1.5 | 4 | 6.1 |
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What is the prediction for the football match between Panathinaikos Athens and Samsunspor?
Our prediction for the Panathinaikos Athens vs Samsunspor match is: Panathinaikos wins the match.
Probabilities according to our algorithm* of possible 1X2 football predictions and best odds for the match on 21/08/2025 between Panathinaikos Athens and Samsunspor in Europa League :
- The Sportytrader ⭐ algorithm estimates a probability of 37.7% for a win of Panathinaikos Athens against Samsunspor with odds of 1.61 at 22bet.
- The probability according to Sportytrader ⭐ for a draw between Panathinaikos Athens vs Samsunspor is 29.3% with odds of 4.1 at BC Game.
- Our prediction model gives a 33% chance ⭐ for a win of Samsunspor vs Panathinaikos Athens with odds of 6.1 at Unibet.
Panathinaikos Athens vs Samsunspor Form
Panathinaikos Athens and Samsunspor Last Matches
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
14 Aug 2025 - Europa League
7 Aug 2025 - Europa League
30 Jul 2025 - Champions League
22 Jul 2025 - Champions League
16 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
12 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
7 Aug 2025 - Europa League
30 Jul 2025 - Champions League
9 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
5 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
2 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
11 May 2025 - Superleague
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
14 Aug 2025 - Europa League
22 Jul 2025 - Champions League
16 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
12 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
4 May 2025 - Superleague
27 Apr 2025 - Superleague
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Aug 2025 - Super Lig
9 Aug 2025 - Super Lig
1 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
19 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
1 Jun 2025 - Super Lig
25 May 2025 - Super Lig
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
9 Aug 2025 - Super Lig
1 Aug 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
1 Jun 2025 - Super Lig
18 May 2025 - Super Lig
4 May 2025 - Super Lig
11 Apr 2025 - Super Lig
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
16 Aug 2025 - Super Lig
19 Jul 2025 - Clubs Friendlies
25 May 2025 - Super Lig
26 Apr 2025 - Super Lig
21 Apr 2025 - Super Lig
5 Apr 2025 - Super Lig
Most goals and assists
Panathinaikos Athens
Samsunspor
C. Holse
(1 Goals)
, 
E. Kilinc
(1 Assists)
Panathinaikos Athens - Samsunspor Key Points
- Panathinaikos are unbeaten in their last three matches.
- Panathinaikos have only lost one of their last 15 competitive home games.
- Panathinaikos have scored two or more goals in seven of their last 10 competitive home games.
- Samsunspor have only won two of their last nine away games across all competitions.
- Samsunspor have conceded two or more goals in two of their last three away matches.
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Our Panathinaikos Athens vs Samsunspor Prediction
Samsunspor are making their Europa League debut here and will be feeling confident, following a historic last league season and after winning their first two league games this term.
However, both those wins were against newly-promoted teams, and this is a massive step up in class of opponent. The hosts have also played four games in Europe already this season and are likely to be the more settled. Our Panathinaikos vs Samsunspor prediction is Panathinaikos wins the match.
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