Panathinaikos vs CSKA Sofia prediction and preview

Panathinaikos vs CSKA Sofia

Europa Conference League · Thursday 5 November 2026, 20:00 UTC · Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis, Athens

Panathinaikos · CSKA Sofia · Europa Conference League predictions

Panathinaikos host CSKA Sofia in the Europa Conference League on Thursday 5 November 2026, kick-off 20:00 UTC at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis in Athens. Panathinaikos go into the round 1st, on 6 points from 2 games, while CSKA Sofia are 23rd in the table with 1 point from 2.

Panathinaikos have collected 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats from their last 5 league games; CSKA Sofia have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, Panathinaikos have scored 2.0 and conceded 1.2 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 6. CSKA Sofia average 1.2 scored and 2.0 conceded across their last 6, with 1 clean sheet.

Panathinaikos list 6 absentees, including Sverrir Ingi Ingason (suspension), Azzedine Ounahi (injury) and Pavlos Pantelidis (injury). CSKA Sofia list 4 absentees, including Joël Zwarts (injury), Léo Pereira (injury) and Tamimou Ouorou (suspension). Joël Zwarts has featured heavily in recent matches. Mohammed Al Hakim is the appointed referee. Across 43 earlier matches in our data the average is 3.4 yellow cards per game and 0.3 penalties per game, and home sides won 51% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Panathinaikos clear favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.