PAOK vs Slovan Bratislava Match Preview

PAOK welcomes Slovan Bratislava in Toumba for the second round of the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.

Following the away victory vs weak Lincoln in Gibraltar, PAOK wants to double their victories in the newly formed Europa Conference League group stage taking a big lead for qualification.
The Thessalonians come from a great victory over AEK in the Greek league and in the last matches they seem to find a competitive pace.

Slovan Bratislava may be at the top of the league in Slovakia, but when playing in Europe they are not doing well. They started playing in the Champions League qualifiers but after two consecutive eliminations, they were relegated to the Europa Conference League competition.

In the play-offs of the Europa League, they faced another Greek team, Olympiakos, and actually, they were eliminated from the first leg where they lost 3-0 to Piraeus. In their opener for the Europa Conference League, they were defeated at home by 1-3 to Copenhagen and now qualification became more difficult for them.

PAOK seems to be getting better and better from game to game. In front of their fans, they have the opportunity to win against a lower-level team. A victory that will bring them very close to qualifying and then they will try against Copenhagen to take first place of the group.

The odds for the home win, as expected, are pretty low, but I'll take a bigger risk of a win from the first half, offered at odds that almost double our stake. In addition, PAOK is expected to start strongly at home from the beginning and dominate until the end of the match. HT/FT 1-1 is my final call in this one.