ATHENS (Interstat) — Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen played to a 0-0 draw in Europa League group stage play Thursday at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis.

The match, which defied a pregame projection of a 1-1 score by Interstat, was a physical affair defined by disciplined defending and a flurry of yellow cards. Six players were booked, with Viktoria Plzen substitute Václav Jemelka receiving a red card in the 32nd minute, forcing the visitors to play a man down for most of the match.

Despite the numerical advantage, Panathinaikos failed to break through against a resilient Plzen defense. The result leaves both teams with identical records in the competition: 0 wins, 0 losses and 1 draw. Interstat’s ELO system had given the Greek side a 57.7% probability to win.