Panathinaikos vs 15.10.26 16:452 – 1Full Time
Borac Banja Luka — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Panathinaikos hold off Borac Banja Luka despite late scare
Panathinaikos beat Borac Banja Luka 2-1 at the Olympic Stadium of Athens on the opening matchday of the Europa Conference League league stage. The hosts led through a tenth-minute penalty from Cyriel Dessers and were 1-0 up at half-time, with the visitors offering little in the opening period.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Kings Kangwa doubled the advantage in the 70th minute, finishing a chance created by Santino Andino. By then Panathinaikos had dominated, and they had registered 28 shots to Borac's four, with nine of them on target against two.
Borac gave themselves hope in the 80th minute when Miloš Jojić scored from a Luka Juričić assist to make it 2-1. The visitors could not find an equaliser in the closing stages, and the result left Panathinaikos unbeaten in seven games.
Panathinaikos next travel to Kairat Almaty in the Europa Conference League on Thursday 22 October, while Borac Banja Luka host KuPS in the same competition on the same day.
Miloš Jojić scored Borac's goal in the 80th minute and earned a rating of 8.2, level with team-mate Mladen Jurkas as the highest in the match. Kings Kangwa, who scored Panathinaikos's second, was rated 8.0.
Panathinaikos won 10 corners to none, underlining how much of the match was played in the visitors' half.
Panathinaikos beat Borac Banja Luka 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Panathinaikos met Borac Banja Luka in the UEFA Europa Conference League (League Stage - 1). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 16:45 UTC at Olympic Stadium of Athens. Referee: Bence Csonka.
Team pages: Panathinaikos · Borac Banja Luka · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 10' Goal (penalty): Cyriel Dessers — 1–0
- 70' Goal: Kings Kangwa (assist: Santino Andino) — 2–0
- 80' Goal: Miloš Jojić (assist: Luka Juričić) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Panathinaikos (4-2-3-1)
Borac Banja Luka (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Panathinaikos 69%, the draw 17%, Borac Banja Luka 14%. It finished Panathinaikos 2–1 Borac Banja Luka.
Strength gap puts Panathinaikos clearly in front — We give Panathinaikos 69% mainly because they sit 219 points higher on our strength rating, 1577 to 1358, with the usual home advantage adding to that. The draw sits at 17%, right at the usual draw rate for a strength gap this size, with nothing listed moving it either way.
Why Panathinaikos at 69%?
Panathinaikos sit 219 points higher on our strength rating — 1577 to 1358. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge at home won 66.8% of 6,577 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 69–16–15.
Why only 69%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 69% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 17% and Borac Banja Luka at 14%.
Why is the draw only 17%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 17.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,180.
What did we measure but not count?
Borac Banja Luka's last five in the competitions we cover: D-W-L-W-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.4% of 1902 games when clearly hotter and 43.7% of 3649 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Panathinaikos vs Borac Banja Luka final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Panathinaikos and Borac Banja Luka team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.