SlipsTips’ Tips: Back Greens goal in even-money Bet Builder

SlipsTips shares a Bet Builder ahead of Panathinaikos’ clash with Rangers in Champions League qualification on Wednesday night.

Panathinaikos vs Rangers (Wednesday, 19:00)

Panathinaikos and Rangers will renew hostilities at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday night for the second leg of their Champions League second round qualifier.

The Greek outfit face an uphill task to progress to the next round after falling to a 2-0 defeat at Ibrox last Tuesday night.

However, Rui Vitoria's hosts are heavy odds-on favourites to win inside 90 minutes this week, though I’m going to swerve the outright betting and instead propose a three-legged Bet Builder.

Over 0 Panathinaikos Goals

While Panathinaikos failed to make their mark during last week’s first leg, I’m going to back them to score at least once on Wednesday night. The Greens passed up some good chances to get on the scoresheet in Glasgow, and given the dynamics of the tie, they simply can’t afford to be as wasteful in front of goal this time around. Panathinaikos boss Vitoria will expect his side to come flying out the traps here and set about reversing the damage done last week.

While Rangers have long had a reputation for punching above their weight in Europe, they have found clean sheets away from their Ibrox home hard to come by, failing to do so in five of their six away days in last season’s Europa League.

Over 5 Panathinaikos Corners

For the second instalment of the Bet Builder, I’ll include Panathinaikos to earn six or more corners. Despite playing the final half an hour of last week’s first leg with 10 men, the Greek heavyweights still managed to rack up six corners. Now faced with a two-goal deficit, the Greens have no option but to take a front-foot approach here, so a minimum of six corners should be well within range.

It’s also worth noting that Panathinaikos were averaging almost seven corners per home game in the Greek Super League last season.

Over 1 Rangers Corner

With Rangers also expected to contribute to the corner count, I’ll wrap up the Bet Builder with the visitors to win a minimum of two flag-kicks. Even though they hold a two-goal lead, Russell Martin is unlikely to merely park the bus in the Greek capital. What’s more, the Light Blues should have plenty of chances to expose their opponent's defence on the counter-attack.

The Scottish giants are traditionally a heavy corner earning side, comfortably covering the proposed 2+ line in 11 of their 12 Europa League matches last season.

Recommended Bet

• Over 0 Panathinaikos Goals
• Over 5 Panathinaikos Corners
• Over 1 Rangers Corner
• Bet Builder – 1/1 (Bet 365)

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