Panathinaikos vs. Real Madrid Prediction, Tips & Odds – Oct. 06, 2022 20:00 CET
One of the most interesting games in the Euroleague opening round will be played in Athens, where Panathinaikos will host Real Madrid.
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Panathinaikos Team News
A lot of changes happened at Panathinaikos between two seasons. Owner Dimitrios Giannakopoulos decided to get more actively involved in running the club again, and the first move he made was to clean house. First, he changed the coach, and then many new players were signed.
The new sheriff in green part of Athens is Dejan Radonjic. Montenegrian expert produced outstanding results with Red Star and now he is expected to do something similar in Greece, where he has to break the dominance of Olympiacos. The biggest signing this summer was Marius Grigonis. In addition to him, Nate Wolters, Andrew Andrews, Arturas Gudaitis, Derrick Williams, Paris Lee, Mateusz Ponitka and Kalaitzakis brothers arrived in Panathinaikos. If Giannakopoulos has patience and does not react quickly, Radonjic could change the DNA of this team in future.
In the first round, Panathinaikos will play against Real Madrid. It is the most difficult challenge for them at this moment. They will try as much as possible to slow down the rhythm and drag the opponent into a style of basketball that suits them, but that is much easier said than done.
Real Madrid Team News
Real Madrid was one possession away from winning the Euroleague last season. They found consolation in the Endesa League, where they defeated Barcelona in the final, but Pablo Laso did not remain as coach. Although the club explained that health problems were the reason, Laso denied it.
Other than that, there were no big changes. Jesus Mateo was promoted to head coach and Mario Hezonja, Dzanan Musa and Sergio Rodriguez were signed. Real Madrid had some problems in backcourt last season and they will drastically improve that with new players. They will aim to win the Euroleague and on paper they are perhaps the best team in Europe. In many power rankings, they are in first position.
Trip to Athens will be a good test for them. They are incomparably a better team than Panathinaikos, but it is never easy to play in OAKA where more than 12,000 fiercy fans await them. The key for Real Madrid will be to not allow Panathinaikos to slow them down.
H2H
In the previous game between these two clubs played in March, Panathinaikos won in Athens. Before that, Real Madrid had 13 consecutive wins against this opponent.
Injuries
Nate Wolters is injured and won’t play for Panathinaikos. Real Madrid traveled to Athens without Adam Hanga, Carlos Aloceno, Nigel Williams-Goss, Alberto Abalde and Rudy Fernandez.
Panathinaikos vs. Real Madrid Prediction
Regardless of large number of absent players, Real Madrid is still powerful. Wolters missing at Panathinaikos is much more difficult to compensate than all the absences of the visitors. Lee will have to play in point guard position and he is much more oriented towards scoring than assists. All in all, we believe that the better team will win here.
Kick-off time: Thursday, 06.10.2022, 18:00 CET
Prediction: Real Madrid -5
Odds: 1.71
Sportsbook: Unibet
