PAOK (home)
- PAOK are in better form, having won three of their last five in all competitions.
- PAOK can deploy a number of different systems, but they favour a 4-2-3-1, which allows them to be compact in the centre of the pitch, with wide players that get into the half-spaces and quick transitions.
Celta de Vigo (away)
- Celta de Vigo are coming off the back of a better run of results that included a 3-1 away win over PAOK in the Europa League but their form has dipped recently with only one win in their last five in all competitions, three draws and one defeat.
- Celta are hovering around seventh in LaLiga.
Head-to-Head
Celta won their one previous meeting with PAOK 3-1 in the Europa League group phase, with goals from Iago Aspas , Borja Iglesias and Swedberg .
Key Players
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PAOK
- They will have their best chance of doing that with the ball coming out wide from PAOK and in the feet of Andrija Živković, who has provided the most assists for PAOK in Europe this season.
- But it will be Giorgos Giakoumakis who will always be their biggest threat and he scored in the previous meeting between these two clubs and has been finding the net in the Super League and Europe.
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Celta
- Celta de Vigo are an intriguing side that is built around the magic of Iago Aspas, who is the heart and soul of their creative play and set-pieces, but Claudio Giráldez has promoted a number of academy talents to the squad and is a bit more flexible tactically.
- Swedberg is a lively young player who can come off the bench and change the course of a game and provide the flair that Pablo Durán, who has already scored in LaLiga and the Europa League this season, cannot.
Betting Insights
Backing Both Teams To Score at 2.1 seems appropriate as both sides will be desperate to take something to Spain for the second leg and the Toumba will be buzzing for the visit of the Spanish side.
Prediction
A 1-0 or 2-1 win for PAOK at 2.3 is probably a bit of a favorite.
