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Conference League · League phase, matchday 4

Nordsjælland vs Panathinaikos: Match Preview & Stats

Nordsjælland crest Nordsjælland
vs
Panathinaikos crest Panathinaikos
Right to Dream Park, Farum

Our picks

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Our record

  • Nordsjælland: 1 of 3 right
  • Panathinaikos: 3 of 3 right

Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.

Match facts

Competition
Conference League, League phase, matchday 4
Kick-off
Venue
Right to Dream Park, Farum
Since last match
Nordsjælland: 4 days (Superligaen) · Monaco (2‑0) Panathinaikos: 4 days (Super League 1) · CSKA Sofia (2‑1)
Next match
Nordsjælland: 3 days (Superligaen) later Panathinaikos: 2 days (Super League 1) later

Last starting XI

Nordsjælland 3-4-3

  1. 13 Hansen
  2. 25 Nelsson
  3. 3 Salquist
  4. 4 Markmann
  5. 28 Walker
  6. 21 Heyde
  7. 6 Brink
  8. 13 Lähteenmäki
  9. 9 Solbakken
  10. 37 Sadio
  11. 29 Berthelsen

Coach: Jens Olsen at Monaco, 0-2 · Conference League · 5 Nov

Panathinaikos 4-2-3-1

  1. 1 Peña
  2. 2 Calabria
  3. 6 de Vrij
  4. 55 van Drongelen
  5. 77 Kyriakopoulos
  6. 26 Louza
  7. 42 Kangwa
  8. 20 Taborda
  9. 99 García
  10. 10 Valencia
  11. 74 Rastoder

Coach: Jacob Neestrup vs CSKA Sofia, 2-1 · Conference League · 5 Nov

Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.

Injuries and suspensions

Nordsjælland

No absences reported.

Panathinaikos

  • DF Sverrir Ingi IngasonInjured · Return unknown
  • DF Victor KristiansenInjured · A few days
  • MF Azzedine OunahiInjured · Early January 2027

Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.

Missing Players Impact

Nordsjælland

Low impact

Full squad available — no listed absences

Panathinaikos

Low impact
Missing attack share 6.0%
Missing minutes share 3.0%
3 players out
Key absences:
  • MF Azzedine Ounahi 6% attack · 2% mins

Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 3 matches accounted for by unavailable players.

Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing

Nordsjælland

When scoring first 75% won · 100% unbeaten (4 matches)
When conceding first 40% points rescued · 0% won (5 matches)
1st Half: 40% 2nd Half: 60%
First 15': 10% Last 15' (76-90'): 15%

Panathinaikos

When scoring first 71% won · 100% unbeaten (7 matches)
When conceding first 67% points rescued · 0% won (3 matches)
1st Half: 41% 2nd Half: 59%
First 15': 18% Last 15' (76-90'): 12%

Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.

Key Attacking Threats

Nordsjælland

  1. 1. FW Ibrahim Adel 2G · 0A
    Team attack 26.0% Team shots 22.0%
  2. 2. FW Alexander Lind 0G · 1A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 19.0%
  3. 3. MF Juho Lähteenmäki 0G · 1A
    Team attack 10.0% Team shots 0.0%

Panathinaikos

  1. 1. MF Vicente Taborda 2G · 1A
    Team attack 16.0% Team shots 9.0%
  2. 2. FW Cyriel Dessers 3G · 0A
    Team attack 15.0% Team shots 15.0%
  3. 3. MF Kings Kangwa 2G · 0A
    Team attack 12.0% Team shots 12.0%

Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.

Nordsjælland Panathinaikos
Over 1.5 goals 9/10 7/10
Over 2.5 goals 5/10 6/10
Over 3.5 goals 5/10 2/10
Both teams scored 7/10 5/10
Clean sheet 2/10 4/10
Failed to score 2/10 1/10
Goals per match (scored / conceded) 1.8 / 1.7 2.3 / 0.6

Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Form guide

Nordsjælland

  • W 6-1 at Randers FC (A) Superligaen · 8 Nov
  • L 0-2 at Monaco (A) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • L 2-3 vs FC Midtjylland (H) Superligaen · 1 Nov
  • D 1-1 at Silkeborg (A) Superligaen · 25 Oct
  • D 2-2 vs CSKA Sofia (H) Conference League · 22 Oct

Panathinaikos

  • W 2-1 at Iraklis (A) Super League 1 · 8 Nov
  • W 2-1 vs CSKA Sofia (H) Conference League · 5 Nov
  • W 2-0 vs AEK Athens (H) Super League 1 · 1 Nov
  • W 1-0 at NFC Volos (A) Super League 1 · 25 Oct
  • W 5-1 at Kairat Almaty (A) Conference League · 22 Oct

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

When the goals come

ScoredConceded

Nordsjælland

Panathinaikos

Goals in each 15-minute period, Conference League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.

Top scorers

Nordsjælland

Player G A
Ibrahim Adel 2 0
Nicklas Røjkjær 1 0

Panathinaikos

Player G A
Cyriel Dessers (2 pens) 3 0
Vicente Taborda 2 1
Kings Kangwa 2 0
Davide Calabria 1 0
Elmin Rastoder 1 0

Goals and assists in the Conference League this season.

Corners and yellow cards

Nordsjælland Panathinaikos
  • 5.0 Corners won 9.0
  • 4.0 Corners conceded 3.0
  • 2.7 Yellow cards 2.0
  • 2.7 Opponents' yellow cards 1.7

Per match in the Conference League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.

Attack and defence ratings

NordsjællandPanathinaikos
Attack 60 69 1.0 goals per match this season3.0 goals per match this season
Defence 49 77 1.7 conceded per match this season1.0 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

1766Elo #152 Elo rating 1860Elo #80

Head-to-head

Nordsjælland and Panathinaikos have not met in our records since 2010.

Table

#Team PWDLGoalsGDPts
1 Lugano 3 300 11:4 +7 9
2 Panathinaikos 3 300 9:3 +6 9
3 FC Twente 3 300 8:2 +6 9
4 Monaco 3 300 7:1 +6 9
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 210 5:0 +5 7
6 FC København 3 210 7:3 +4 7
7 Brann 3 210 7:3 +4 7
8 Universitatea Craiova 3 210 6:2 +4 7
9 Mjällby 3 210 5:1 +4 7
10 St.Truiden 3 210 4:1 +3 7
11 Ajax 3 201 9:3 +6 6
12 Trabzonspor 3 201 6:3 +3 6
13 Hajduk Split 3 201 3:2 +1 6
14 Freiburg 3 201 4:5 -1 6
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 3 111 6:6 0 4
16 Atalanta 3 111 4:4 0 4
17 Braga 3 111 2:3 -1 4
18 Gent 3 111 1:2 -1 4
19 Thun 3 102 3:3 0 3
20 Riga FC 3 030 3:3 0 3
21 Borac Banja Luka 3 102 3:4 -1 3
22 Lincoln Red Imps FC 3 102 3:6 -3 3
23 Jablonec 3 021 3:4 -1 2
24 AGF 3 021 1:2 -1 2
25 Nordsjælland 3 021 3:5 -2 2
26 Egnatia 3 021 2:4 -2 2
27 Kairat Almaty 3 021 3:7 -4 2
28 CSKA Sofia 3 012 4:6 -2 1
29 Iberia 1999 3 012 2:5 -3 1
30 Pafos FC 3 012 3:7 -4 1
31 Getafe 3 012 3:7 -4 1
32 KuPS 3 012 2:6 -4 1
33 Heart of Midlothian 3 012 2:6 -4 1
34 FC Midtjylland 3 012 2:8 -6 1
35 Inter Club d'Escaldes 3 003 2:7 -5 0
36 FK Kauno Žalgiris 3 003 1:11 -10 0

Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table

Season projection

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Where these two clubs are projected to finish in the Conference League: average points, likely range and chances.

ClubPts Avg ptsLikely Top 8Play-off round Win it
Nordsjælland 2
Panathinaikos 9

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