Fiorentina vs Panathinaikos prediction and betting tips on March 13, 2025
Game Prediction
On March 13, 2025, the second leg of the UEFA Conference League Round of 16 will take place between Fiorentina and Panathinaikos. The Greek side will attempt to achieve a result that allows them to advance to the next round.
Our prediction for the Fiorentina vs Panathinaikos match
The club from Florence has spent the last few years under Italiano's leadership. They have finished the same way each time: eighth place in Serie A and reaching the Conference League finals in both 2023 and 2024, but losing on both occasions. Now, under Palladino, their performance is highly unstable. The team can be among the leaders, but then will hit a long streak of bad results. The Greeks have long struggled to reclaim the top spot in their domestic league, despite winning the cup in 2024. They are unlikely to repeat that feat now, as they are back in third place in the Super League. There is a chance to overtake the neighbor and rival, AEK, but another eternal rival, Olympiacos, has already pulled ahead.
The Italians could not defeat the Puskás Academy during qualification—both matches ended in draws. However, they managed to displace the Hungarians on penalties. In the main round, they secured four wins, despite a loss to APOEL on the road and a draw with Vitória Guimaraes. This was enough to progress directly to the Round of 16. The Greeks started in the Europa League, eliminated Botev, but then faced Ajax. They didn't give up, even losing 0-1 at home, and managed to avenge themselves in Amsterdam with the same score—eventually winning in an incredibly prolonged penalty shootout. In the Conference League, they performed much better, progressing past Lanús in August, collecting ten points in the main round (despite starting with a draw and a couple of losses!), and defeating Vikingur Reykjavik in February (2-0 at home after a 1-2 loss in Iceland).
De Gea and company, conceding a substantial 1.56 as might be expected for a Spaniard, compensate for this with a powerful attack that averages 2.67 goals against opponents. The Athens club is far more pragmatic—scoring 1.73 goals while conceding 1.18.
Fiorentina vs Panathinaikos: Key statistics and trends
- Fiorentina has won two of their last five tournament matches
- Panathinaikos has won five of their last six league matches
- Both the Italians and Greeks have scored against all opponents
Fiorentina vs Panathinaikos: Probable starting lineups
Fiorentina (probable lineup): De Gea - Ranieri, Mari, Pongračić - Gosens, Mandragora, Cataldi, N'Dour, Dodô - Zaniolo, Beltrán
Panathinaikos (probable lineup): Dragowski - Mladenović, Ingason, Maksimović, Kotsiras - Gnezda-Čerin, Siopis, Unai - Djuričić, Ioannidis, Tete
Previous matches: Fiorentina vs Panathinaikos
The clubs had not faced each other until last Thursday.
Free prediction for the Fiorentina vs Panathinaikos match
Odds suggest experts are almost certain the Italians will take revenge. However, their game's consistency has not improved—it's worth betting on "both teams to score" (odds – 1.98).
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