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The most likely scenario for this match will be a few goals. It's true that part of the game is likely to be led by the away side, but the two teams usually play very open matches, where chances are easy to come by. It's worth noting that the “Over 2 Goals” market won the last meeting between these sides.
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Preview
FCSB and PAOK face at Arena Naţională, in a 2nd leg match for the UEFA Europa League (Knockout Round Play‑offs), after the (1‑2) away win by FCSB in the 1st leg match. The recent head‑to‑head record favours the home team, since they have a record of 2 wins and 1 draw in the last 3 matches. In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis FCSB

This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 11 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 25 goals scored and 12 conceded. In their last match, for the Liga I, they got an away win against SCM Gloria Buzau by (0‑2). In the last 5 UEFA Europa League home matches FCSB has a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In 11 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times, but have turned the score around in 2.

FCSB go into this game motivated after a 0-2 win at Gloria Buzau in the Romanian league. It's worth noting that the home side have the upper hand in this Europa League tie, having won the first leg against PAOK 2-1. The home side usually play a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring quick transitions, mainly through the wings. The three most advanced players are Florin Tănase, David Miculescu and Daniel Bîrligea. It's worth noting that, when they invest in the offensive process, they choose to channel their attacks down the left flank, taking advantage of the depth offered by full-back Risto Radunovic. Octavian Popescu, Ionuț Cercel, Mihai Lixandru and Darius Olaru are all out with fitness problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Ștefan Târnovanu, Valentin Cretu, Vlad Chiricheş, Risto Radunović, Mihai Popescu, Siyabonga Ngezana, Florin Tănase, Juri Cisotti, Adrian Sut, Daniel Birligea, David Miculescu.
Coach: N. Dică.

Analysis PAOK

This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 24 goals scored and 14 conceded; against 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 36 goals scored and 17 conceded. In their last match, for the Super League 1, they got a home win against Lamia by (7‑0). In the last 5 UEFA Europa League away matches PAOK has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses. Their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 11 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never been able to turn the score around.

PAOK come into this game on the back of a great 7-0 win over Lamia in the Greek league. The away side are at a disadvantage in this Europa League tie, having lost the first leg 2-1 against FCSB. The Greek side usually play a 4-3-3 tactical system, favoring quick transitions, mainly through the wings. In this tactical scheme, the three players who will be deployed up front should be Ally Samatta, Fedor Chalov and Dimitrios Pelkas. The man who should be responsible for executing the final pass perfectly is midfielder Giannis Konstantelias, who has above-average vision. Absent from the game are Taison, who is out through injury, as well as Dejan Lovren, Jiri Pavlenka, Dominik Kotarski, Giannis Michailidis, Jonathan Gómez and Dimitrios Monastirlis, all of whom are struggling with fitness problems.

Confirmed Lineup: Dominik Kotarski, Jonny Castro, Baba Rahman, Tomasz Kędziora, Ioannis Michailidis, Magomed Ozdoev, Dimitris Pelkas, Soualiho Meïté, Ioannis Konstantelias, Andrija Živković, Mbwana Samatta.
Coach: R. Lucescu.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the FCSB vs PAOK match, on 20 February 2025, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Handicap, Over 2 goals ⇒ bet available on 1xbet.

The FCSB vs PAOK on 20 February 2025 will be played at Bucharest, Arena Naţională.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Online Betting Academy, for the FCSB PAOK match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by FCSB at with 59% of the tips.

 

UEFA Europa League - 2024/2025

  • 89% 240 / 269 Games

  • Home team wins 49.58%
  • Draws 20.42%
  • Away team wins 30%
  • Over 1.5 76.67%
  • Over 2.5 54.17%
  • Over 3.5 28.33%
  • Goals 669
  • Goals /match 2.79
  • Goals /match home 1.61
  • Goals /match away 1.18
  • Both teams score 50.42%
  • Goals after 80' 18.68%
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