Maccabi Tel Aviv - FK Panevezys

The Besiktas team is clearly the favorite of this fixture, as they have convincingly defeated the Lithuanian club at home and are expected to do the same in Kaunas. Besiktas dominated against Zalgiris and the same should be expected in Kaunas. This was also the case against Dinamo Zagreb, who only managed to score two goals with the help of red cards. Therefore, an even stronger team should have an even better performance, and there should be no expectation of red cards. It is worth mentioning that players like Trossard and Vlahovic can only be seen on TV or during international matches, so their skill will undoubtedly stand out even against Lithuania.

The offense of Kaunas Žalgiris is very weak, especially in Europe when playing against teams that are several times stronger. In the same game, only one goal was scored against the Klaksvik club, and when playing against the Croatian champions, Zagreb, was scored against them only when they were in a minority position. The defense of Besiktas is very strong and this team has not yet let in a goal in Europe, even when playing against much stronger opponents. The strong Turkish defense and dominant style of play, combined with the lack of confidence in the offense of Žalgiris, does not show promising goal opportunities for the Lithuanian club.

It would be safer to take the approach, but the coefficient is not satisfactory, so I am trying Panathinaikos otherwise. It is a much more solid team for me, and it was a stroke of luck for Hradec with the spells, for example they got Tromso, who played two pitiful matches. PAO looked better in the first game, but they lost their concentration and let in 2 late goals. However, Hradec did not become a better team because of that, it will simply be harder for PAO to play away.