Panathinaikos vs Shakhtar Donetsk Prediction & Betting Tips (7 August)

Accustomed to the various European competitions, Panathinaikos began its new exercise by defying the Rangers on the occasion of the 2nd round of qualifying for the Champions League. Logically beaten in Scotland 2-0, the Greeks failed to reverse the situation on return 1-1. Last season, the Athenians could not get better than 2nd place in the ranking behind their neighbor of Olympiakos. On the other hand, they will not resume their championship until August 23 with a duel scheduled against OFI. The Shakhtar, for its part, was to compete with a big piece in the 2nd round of these eliminations of the Europa League in the person of Besiktas. However, the Ukrainians had no trouble getting rid of the Turks thanks to their successes won both at the first leg 2-4 and the return 2-0.

Before that, they had easily taken the measure of ilves in the first round 6-0 and 0-0. Very good omen for this training which has therefore set itself confidence before the next deadlines of the start of the season. This Donetsk team finished in 3rd position in the Ukrainian championship last year. They will resume their championship on Sunday by defying Episer. 

Suspended last week after being expelled to go to the Rangers, the right side Georgios Vagiannidis should be able to regain his place. This summer, the Pana could not retain the Moroccan environment Ounahi (4 goals, 4 assists) which left on the side of OM. This constitutes the main departure of this workforce. On the other hand, we should find on the match sheet the interesting Maksimovic (3 goals, 3 assists in the league last season), the Serbian Filip Djuricic (7 league goals last season) and the local Fotis Ionnidis (6 achievements). Note the arrivals this summer of 2 former Nantes this summer: the porter Lafont and the Chirivella midfielder. The Shakhtar is no exception to his habits since he still has an important Brazilian delegation in his ranks.

The best elements of this team are also auriverde like the wingers Kevin and Eguinaldo or the Marlon environment Gommes. Kevin also scored 3 goals during the double confrontation against Besiktas in recent weeks. Nevertheless, there are also very good Ukrainian players in this workforce like Sudakov (13 goals, 4 assists last year) and Bondarenko (12 goals, 7 assists decisive) in particular. This summer, the defensive sector of this training has strengthened with the arrival of the solid Marlon (ex-Nice, Sassuolo) from the Los Angeles FC.

• Summary: Panathinaikos is going head to head with Shakhtar Donetsk starting on 7 Aug 2025 at 18:00 UTC at Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium stadium, Athens city, Greece. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League, Qualification .
• Referee: Eric Lambrechts
• Panathinaikos Feedinco Rating: 6.97
• Shakhtar Donetsk Feedinco Rating: 6.75