The playoff match for a Europa Conference League round-of-16 position reaches its finale on Thursday when Panathinaikos hosts Vikingur Reykjavik for their critical second game.
The visitors will enter the game in Greece because they maintained a one-goal lead from the first leg which took place during last week's match.
Panathinaikos plays its second Europa Conference League playoff match on Thursday targeted at overtaking its small aggregate deficit to qualify for the round of 16 on its home stadium.
Panathinaikos claimed a spot in the fourth-tier European competition playoffs through their Lens victories and finished 13th place in league standings by winning three games and losing two while achieving ten points from six matches.
Fotis Ioannidis scored a penalty during stoppage time as Panathinaikos earned their third consecutive victory after finishing their regular season which secured their spot in the playoff round against Vikingur Reykjavik.
In their Sunday Greek Super League matchup against Volos the team led by Rui Vitoria earned their victory with goals from Sverrir Ingi Ingason and Adam Gnezda Cerin which kept them five points behind the first place team while they aim for their 21st league championship since 2010.
Panathinaikos welcomes Vikingur at Athens for the second round of UEFA Conference League while attempting to secure their spot in the Round of 16 by reversing their current deficit.
Their fans enter the match expecting both group victory and passage to the round 16 European level of competition.
With three aggregate qualifying wins, Vikingur Reykjavik secured a berth in the Europa Conference League league phase. However, they ended 19th with eight points from their six games, with two wins, two draws, and two losses.
Solvi Ottesen's team had a strong start to their knockout-round playoff match, but they finished one point above the first team eliminated from the competition after ending the league-phase fixtures with a loss to Djurgardens IF and a draw with LASK Linz, dropping them into an unseeded spot.
With three aggregate qualifying wins, Vikingur Reykjavik secured a berth in the Europa Conference League league phase. However, they ended 19th with eight points from their six games, with two wins, two draws, and two losses.
Solvi Ottesen's team had a strong start to their knockout-round playoff match, but they finished one point above the first team eliminated from the competition after ending the league-phase fixtures with a loss to Djurgardens IF and a draw with LASK Linz, dropping them into an unseeded spot.
