After the very demanding “devil’s week”, o Panathinaikos AKTOR returns to his European duties, with one more home game.
The “greens” host at OAKA the Valencia (21:15, NovaSports Prime), aiming to extend their three-game winning streak in Euroleaguebut also the streak of 6 victories that count in all competitions.
His team Ergin Ataman it is at 5-4 and in the best phase of the season, looking to complete this favorable schedule of back-to-back home games with another pink card. THE Panathinaikos AKTOR showed signs of fatigue in the match against AEK, but managed to get the valuable victory and now turns to the very important test with Valencia.
Beyond the given value of a victory in her… marathon Euroleaguethis becomes imperative given the following program for him Panathinaikos. Of the 7 matches of the first round that follow for the “greens” after the Valenciathe 5 are away, so it is necessary for the team to protect their “castle” and not suffer a third home defeat.
Nevertheless, the match is anything but easy for him Panathinaikos AKTOR. THE Valencia is a very tough opponent, likes contact play and low tempo, and has the best defense in the competition with just 73.1 points passive per game.
The Spaniards, who are also at 5-4, have tall bodies that can trouble the short “trefoil” shape, so the matchup is very dangerous, and needs attention for Panathinaikos AKTOR. However, Valencia is not so in shape, as it counts three consecutive defeats with Barcelona, ​​Real and Armani.
As far as racing is concerned, Panathinaikos AKTOR will have his classic absences (Papapetrou, Huatso), while h Valencia she will not have the long-term injured at her disposal Martin Hermanson. Their participation is doubtful Jared Harper and Stefan Jovichwhile he will compete even though he has not completely overcome his ankle injury o Chris Jones.
The prehistory:
The history of the two teams is divided with a slight lead Valenciawhich in 10 matches has 6 wins and 4 losses.
21/10/2010: Valencia-Panathinaikos AKTOR 56-72
25/11/2010: Panathinaikos AKTOR-Valentia 69-73
28/12/2017: Valencia-Panathinaikos AKTOR 67-63
30/03/2018: Panathinaikos AKTOR-Valentia 75-56
08/11/2019: Panathinaikos AKTOR-Valentia 91-80
31/01/2020: Valencia-Panathinaikos AKTOR 94-87
17/11/2020: Valencia-Panathinaikos AKTOR 95-83
29/01/2021: Panathinaikos AKTOR-Valentia 91-72
13/12/2022: Valencia-Panathinaikos AKTOR 94-91
10/02/2023: Panathinaikos AKTOR-Valentia 91-92
Source: Sport Fm
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