Updated 5 November 2026.
Panathinaikos sit top of the Europa Conference League table and welcome CSKA Sofia to the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis on Thursday 5 November, with kick-off at 8pm UK. The hosts have won both of their league-stage games and have scored seven in them. CSKA have taken one point from two and sit 23rd, and Ladbrokes have the hosts at 1.44 to win.
Goals have gone in at both ends in each of CSKA's two league-stage games, and both went over 2.5 goals, a 2-2 draw at Nordsjælland and a 1-2 home defeat to Monaco. Panathinaikos have scored at least twice in each of their last five games, and both teams scored in all five.
Panathinaikos are 1st of 36 in the league-phase table with 6 points from 2 games and a goal difference of +5, having beaten Borac 2-1 at home and then won 5-1 away at Kairat on 22 October. They have won six of their last 10 matches, drawn three and lost one, and are unbeaten in eight. The other results in their last five include a 2-1 win at Hradec and a 2-2 home draw in the same tie in August.
They average 2.25 goals a game, the 18th most of 165 teams, and have 7.38 shots on target per game, the 13th most. At the back they concede 1.25 a game, the 57th fewest, and they have conceded in each of their last five games. They commit 12.63 fouls a game, the 75th fewest.
CSKA Sofia are 23rd with 1 point, from a 1-2 home defeat to Monaco on 15 October and a 2-2 draw at Nordsjælland on 22 October. Before that they lost to OFI in the Europa League in August (0-2 at home and 0-3 away) and 1-3 at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv. Their last five games have brought four defeats and a draw.
They concede 2 goals a game, the 58th most of 165 teams, and score 1.5, the 50th most. They win 7 corners per game, the 16th most, commit 13.5 fouls a game, the 62nd most, and average 3.5 cards per game, the 9th most.
Panathinaikos possible starting lineup:
Peña; Tsapras, De Vrij, Palmer-Brown, Kiriakopoulos; Taborda, Camara, Louza; Tetteh, Andino, Dessers
CSKA Sofia possible starting lineup:
Lapoukhov; RodrÃguez, Almeida, Jordão, Pastor; Panayotov, Ebong, Sensi; Martino, Godoy, Pittas
V. Taborda has had at least one shot on target in four of his last five games, and he is 1.44 at Ladbrokes and Coral to do it again. He managed three in one of those matches.
Erik Palmer-Brown has committed a foul in each of his last five, averaging 1.4 a game, and a foul is 1.36 at Midnite.
For CSKA, Ioannis Pittas has had a shot on target in four of his last five and is 1.75 at Ladbrokes and Coral to get one.
Maks Ebong has had a shot in four of his last five, with three in one of those games, and a shot is 1.44 at Midnite.
The bookmakers have Panathinaikos at 1.44 with Ladbrokes to win, the draw at 4.75 with bet365 and CSKA Sofia at 7.00 with bet365. Both teams to score is 1.83 at bet365, over 1.5 goals is 1.20 at Midnite and over 2.5 goals is 1.65 at Ladbrokes.
| Market | Best price |
|---|---|
| Panathinaikos win | 1.44 (Ladbrokes) |
| Draw | 4.75 (bet365) |
| CSKA Sofia win | 7.00 (bet365) |
| Both teams to score | 1.83 (bet365) |
| Over 1.5 goals | 1.20 (Midnite) |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.65 (Ladbrokes) |
Panathinaikos have scored at least twice in each of their last five games, and CSKA have conceded at least twice in each of their four defeats in that run. The shot markets on Taborda, Pittas and Ebong and the fouls market on Palmer-Brown are the player prices for this game.
Panathinaikos vs CSKA Sofia in the 2026/27 Europa Conference League league stage kicks off at 8pm UK on Thursday 5 November 2026 at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis. Panathinaikos are 1st of 36 with 6 points from 2 games, and CSKA Sofia are 23rd with 1 point.
Panathinaikos are the 1.44 favourites with Ladbrokes to beat CSKA Sofia in the 2026/27 Europa Conference League league stage on 5 November 2026. The draw is 4.75 at bet365 and a CSKA Sofia win is 7.00 at bet365. Panathinaikos have won both of their 2 league-stage games.
Panathinaikos are 1st of 36 with 6 points from 2 games in the 2026/27 Europa Conference League league stage, ahead of their match with CSKA Sofia on 5 November. CSKA Sofia are 23rd with 1 point from 2 games, after a draw and a defeat.
Both teams to score is 1.83 at bet365 for Panathinaikos vs CSKA Sofia in the 2026/27 Europa Conference League, and both teams scored in each of CSKA Sofia's 2 league-stage games. Over 2.5 goals is 1.65 at Ladbrokes, and both of those CSKA games went over that line.
V. Taborda has had a shot on target in 4 of his last 5 games for Panathinaikos and is 1.44 at Ladbrokes and Coral to do it again against CSKA Sofia in the 2026/27 Europa Conference League on 5 November. He had 3 shots on target in one of those games.
Panathinaikos' possible starting lineup for the 2026/27 Europa Conference League game against CSKA Sofia on 5 November is Peña; Tsapras, De Vrij, Palmer-Brown, Kiriakopoulos; Taborda, Camara, Louza; Tetteh, Andino, Dessers, ahead of the 8pm UK kick-off.