It's time for episode two of the Panathinaikos - Dnipro-1 2nd Qualifying Round battle

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 01.Aug
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis (69638 seats)

There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round meeting between Panathinaikos and Dnipro-1. Game on!

These teams have little in common geographically as Dnipro-1 have to travel 2300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.

This could be an action-packed match with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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Panathinaikos form and stats

Panathinaikos are returning here after guesting Dnipro-1 in a Champions League fixture and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Juankar, defender, was given a rating of 8.25/10 in that game, top of the team. Juankar signed up for two assists, hit two key passes and won 5 of 10 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Super League home game that ended 1-1 versus Aris.

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Dnipro-1 form and stats

Dnipro-1 was sent out of Europa League in the play-offs last season, when AEK Larnaca turned out to be too strong.

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 2 draws and only 3 losses in the Premier League.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, a Champions League home defeat versus Panathinaikos with 1-3 on the scoreboard. The attacker Dovbyk got a match rating of 7.33 in that game. Dovbyk hit three key passes.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Hirnyk in the Premier League.

Dnipro-1 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 15 away games so far. Dnipro-1 are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 14 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this season, as the fixture list show this recent match: Dnipro-1 - Panathinaikos 1-3.

Panathinaikos missing players

Dnipro-1 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Panathinaikos Dnipro-1
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   9 25
15 8   Won W   5 15
7 5   Drew D   1 4
3 1   Lost L   3 6
36 23   Scored S   12 49
11 6   Conceded C   9 26
84% 86%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
64% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 72%
24% 21%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   56% 64%
16% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   11% 40%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 20%
32% 36%   BTTS BTTS   33% 48%
56% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   44% 40%
28% 21%   Failed to Score F T   22% 16%
 
4.6 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   6.3 4.8
3.4 2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.9 2.5
1.5 1.1   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 1.4
3 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
10.8 12.1   Shots (avg) S (   12.4 9.3
3.3 3.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 3.8
43% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 52%
 
7.6 5.6   Shots against (avg) S A   7.2 4.9
2 1.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.3 2.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 22 6 2 69 21 15 12 3 0 30 9 15 10 3 2 39 12 48 72
2 Dnipro-1 30 21 4 5 61 27 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 10 2 3 27 14 34 67
3 Zorya 30 21 4 5 64 31 15 11 3 1 35 17 15 10 1 4 29 14 33 67
4 Dynamo Kyiv 30 18 6 6 51 25 15 7 4 4 22 13 15 11 2 2 29 12 26 60
5 Vorskla 30 13 6 11 38 37 15 8 3 4 19 13 15 5 3 7 19 24 1 45
6 Oleksandria 30 10 14 6 42 39 15 6 6 3 26 22 15 4 8 3 16 17 3 44
7 Hirnyk 30 12 5 13 26 30 15 8 2 5 14 13 15 4 3 8 12 17 -4 41
8 Kolos Kovalivka 30 10 6 14 23 36 15 6 2 7 14 16 15 4 4 7 9 20 -13 36
9 Chornomorets 30 9 8 13 35 40 15 2 4 9 12 22 15 7 4 4 23 18 -5 35
10 Minai 30 8 9 13 22 33 15 3 5 7 10 17 15 5 4 6 12 16 -11 33
11 Rukh Vynnyky 30 7 11 12 31 37 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 12 22 -6 32
12 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 30 6 14 10 23 42 15 4 5 6 13 26 15 2 9 4 10 16 -19 32
13 Veres 30 8 7 15 35 45 15 3 4 8 15 22 15 5 3 7 20 23 -10 31
14 Inhulets 30 8 7 15 22 34 15 5 2 8 10 15 15 3 5 7 12 19 -12 31
15 Metal Kharkiv 30 5 7 18 27 58 15 2 5 8 14 31 15 3 2 10 13 27 -31 22
16 Lviv 30 3 4 23 18 52 15 2 2 11 10 26 15 1 2 12 8 26 -34 13

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shakhtar Donetsk 30 22 6 2 69 21 15 12 3 0 30 9 15 10 3 2 39 12 48 72
2 Dnipro-1 30 21 4 5 61 27 15 11 2 2 34 13 15 10 2 3 27 14 34 67
3 Zorya 30 21 4 5 64 31 15 11 3 1 35 17 15 10 1 4 29 14 33 67
4 Dynamo Kyiv 30 18 6 6 51 25 15 7 4 4 22 13 15 11 2 2 29 12 26 60
5 Vorskla 30 13 6 11 38 37 15 8 3 4 19 13 15 5 3 7 19 24 1 45
6 Oleksandria 30 10 14 6 42 39 15 6 6 3 26 22 15 4 8 3 16 17 3 44
7 Hirnyk 30 12 5 13 26 30 15 8 2 5 14 13 15 4 3 8 12 17 -4 41
8 Kolos Kovalivka 30 10 6 14 23 36 15 6 2 7 14 16 15 4 4 7 9 20 -13 36
9 Chornomorets 30 9 8 13 35 40 15 2 4 9 12 22 15 7 4 4 23 18 -5 35
10 Minai 30 8 9 13 22 33 15 3 5 7 10 17 15 5 4 6 12 16 -11 33
11 Rukh Vynnyky 30 7 11 12 31 37 15 4 7 4 19 15 15 3 4 8 12 22 -6 32
12 Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 30 6 14 10 23 42 15 4 5 6 13 26 15 2 9 4 10 16 -19 32
13 Veres 30 8 7 15 35 45 15 3 4 8 15 22 15 5 3 7 20 23 -10 31
14 Inhulets 30 8 7 15 22 34 15 5 2 8 10 15 15 3 5 7 12 19 -12 31
15 Metal Kharkiv 30 5 7 18 27 58 15 2 5 8 14 31 15 3 2 10 13 27 -31 22
16 Lviv 30 3 4 23 18 52 15 2 2 11 10 26 15 1 2 12 8 26 -34 13

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The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.