Malmo FF vs Panathinaikos prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-05 17:45.
[p]Two sides still finding their feet under new management meet on matchday four in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) as Malmö host Panathinaikos.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Last season’s Swedish top-flight champions Malmö are nearing the end of a dismal domestic campaign which saw Anes Mravac drafted in as their interim head coach towards the end of September. MFF had already lost their opening UEL league-phase game of 2025/26 by then, and having picked up only one point from a possible six in Europe under Mravac’s guidance so far (D1, L1), their chances of progression to the knockout phase appear slender. Those odds seem even longer when you consider that they have won just one of their last 25 main-draw European matches (D4, L20), while also failing to keep a clean sheet during that sequence.  [/p]
[p]Panathinaikos’ woeful start to the Greek Super League season saw them press the panic button last month, with two-time UEFA Cup/UEL-winning manager Rafael BenĂtez appointed. The Spaniard’s reign has so far produced two victories from three games in all competitions (L1) – albeit losing 1-0 at the weekend – but the Greens have taken just three points from a possible nine in the league phase this term (W1, L2), and while BenĂtez has only lost eight of 35 UEL main-draw matches as a head coach (W20, D7), all of those defeats have ominously come away from home.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This pair have never met before. Malmö have won two of their five previous encounters against Greek sides in major European competition including qualifiers (D1, L2), while Panathinaikos have lost just one of their seven meetings with Swedish clubs (W4, D2).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Six of Malmö’s last eight games in all competitions have seen both teams score.[/p]
[p]Malmö have only scored 2+ goals in one of their last six matches.[/p]
[p]Panathinaikos’ league-phase games this season have produced four goals on average – a joint-competition high in that time ahead of matchday four.[/p]
[p]Panathinaikos averaged a joint-UEL high 6.7 shots on target across the first three league-phase games this term.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Goalkeeper Robin Olsen has conceded 2+ goals in four of his last five UEL main-draw appearances (W1, L4), with two of those matches for Malmö this season. He may well be tested by Karol Świderski, who has netted in each of Panathanaikos’ three league-phase games so far this term, opening the scoring with his last five goals in all competitions. [/p]
[p]Neither side seem to have any fresh injury concerns ahead of this clash, but Lasse Berg Johnsen may be available for Malmö having served a red-card suspension.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Everything points towards a potential goalfest here, so we recommend backing both teams to score and over 3.5 total goals.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]