With a one-goal advantage after last week's first leg, Ajax welcomes Panathinaikos to Amsterdam on Thursday, aiming to secure a spot in the Europa League playoffs.

Ajax:
- In their last match on August 11, 2024, they defeated SC Heerenveen with a score of 1-0. 
- In the last 5 matches, they won 4 times and drew 1 time. They scored an average of 1.6 goals per game and conceded 0.6 goals. 
- They haven't lost in the last 17 home matches. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 9 matches. 
- They have won their last 4 matches in the Europa League.
- More than 0.5 goals in the first half were scored in 28 of the last 31 matches.

Panathinaikos:
- In their last match on August 8, 2024, they lost to Ajax with a score of 0-1. 
- In the last 5 matches, they won 2 times, lost 2 times, and drew 1 time. They scored an average of 1.8 goals per game and conceded 1.6 goals. 
- In the last 14 away matches, more than 1.5 goals were scored. 
- More than 2.5 goals were scored in the last 4 away matches.
- They have scored at least 1 goal in 12 of the last 13 away matches. 

Head-to-Head:
In the last head-to-head match on August 8, 2024, Ajax defeated Panathinaikos away with a score of 0-1. 
In the last 3 head-to-head matches, Ajax won 3 times. Ajax scored an average of 1.7 goals per game, while Panathinaikos scored an average of 0.3 goals per game. 

POSSIBLE LINEUPS
Ajax
Pasveer; Rensch, Sutalo, Baas, Hato; Taylor, Henderson, Fitz-Jim; Berghuis, Akpom, Forbs
Panathinaikos
Dragowski; Kotsiras, Ingason, Jedvaj, Mladenovic; Cerin, Arao; Tete, Bakasetas, Djuricic; Jeremejeff

BetMines predicts an Ajax victory.