BARCELONA VS PANATHINAIKOS PREDICTIONS AND BETTING TIPS
Lionel Messi & Co. look set to get the job done today as they take on Greek side Panathinaikos in Champions league action. Champions League matchday 1 is always a bit up in the air and you reckon that maybe the Greeks will fancy the victory here after they saw Hercules roll over Barca so thoroughly at the weekend.
Ladbrokes have Barcelona’s odds to win sitting at 1.12 while Panathinaikos can he had at a 21.0 margin. You can back the draw at an 8.0 price tag and that may prove popular on the in-play wagering if Barca don’t start so cleanly.
The favoured correct scoreline is looking like a 2-0 or 3-0 result to Barca and you can back those at a 6.0 price tag. A 4-0 victory is sitting at 7.0 while a 5-0 win pays a mere 10.
A 1-1 draw here is listed at a lengthy 12.0 while a 1-0 away win for Panathinaikos sits at 17.0 which is a ridiculous mistake as they are 21.0 to win outright. Not sure what the deal is there.
Those who favour Barca to dominate the game should back them to take both legs of the half-time/full-time market and they’re priced at 1.28 to do so. Draw/Barcelona is an interesting bet at 5.0 and that would make sense if you think that they will start slowly or have trouble carving out chances early on.
Barcelona are heavily-favoured to score first and they’re trading at 1.16 to do so. You can back Panathinaikos at a 5.5 margin and that’s actually not a bad bet as Barca’s defence has looked porous on occasion. The Catalan club are 1.66 to win to nil.
You can back Barca at 9.0 to come from behind and win while a penalty to be scored at any point in the match is sitting at 3.0.
You can back Barcelona to roll over the Greeks with a (-3.0) handicap margin at a 3.25 price. Not bad at all. A (-2.0) win is priced at 1.95.
Lionel Messi and David Villa are the favoured first goalscorers at 3.25 prices with Pedro at 5.0 and Bojan at 5.5. You can back Jeffren Suarez to open the scoring at 7.0 while Andres Iniesta is listed at 8.0. Xavi sits at 11.0.