FCSB vs PAOK prediction 20.02.2025 | Europa League
FCSB
2 - 0
Elapsed: FT
Half time: 1 - 0
Full time: 2 - 0
Kick off:
Date:
PAOK
1
2.75
X
3.25
2
2.60
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Contents
- Competition: Europa League
- Date: 20th February, 2025
- Kickoff: 17:45 UK / 18:45 CET
- Venue: Arena Nationala
FCSB welcome PAOK to the Arena Nationala on Thursday night as they will be eager to preserve their 2-1 lead over the Greek side to progress to the next round of the Europa League knockout stages.
Both teams were victorious at the weekend, winning their domestic matches. FCSB were fortuitous in the first leg when Taison was sent-off in the first half for his second yellow card of the game, with the Romanian side scoring twice in the first 15 minutes of the second half.
FC FCSB - PAOK Betting Tips: Both Teams to Score
Both teams picked up big wins in domestic competitions at the weekend - PAOK humiliated Lamia 7-0 and FCSB beat FC Buzau 2-0 - indicating that both teams are in good goal scoring form right now. If we look at recent history, PAOK have scored in four of their last five games in all competitions, while FCSB have scored in three consecutive games.
Both teams scored in the first leg match up in Greece, therefore we expect this game to go down to the wire with both teams scoring.
FCSB vs PAOK Head to Head (H2H) stats
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PAOK
1 : 2
FCSB
Europa League
-
PAOK
0 : 1
FCSB
Europa League
-
FCSB
1 : 1
PAOK
Club Friendlies 3
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FCSB
1 : 2
PAOK
Club Friendlies 1
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PAOK
3 : 4
FCSB
Club Friendlies 1
FCSB team news
Siyabonga Ngezana is suspended for the second leg due to yellow card accumulation. FCSB also have three players injured ahead of this game, with Octavian Popescu, Mihai Lixandru and Darius Olaru all unavailable.
Last matches of FCSB
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SCM Gloria Buzau
0 : 2
FCSB
Liga 1
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PAOK
1 : 2
FCSB
Europa League
-
FCSB
3 : 0
Sepsi
Liga 1
-
Petrolul 52
0 : 0
FCSB
Liga 1
-
FCSB
1 : 1
CFR Cluj
Liga 1
FCSB lineup
Goalkeeper
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32
Ștefan Târnovanu
Defenders
-
2
Valentin Crețu
-
5
Joyskim Dawa
-
17
Mihai Popescu
-
33
Risto Radunović
Midfielders
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21
Vlad Chiricheş
-
8
Adrian Șut
-
31
Juri Cisotti
-
11
David Miculescu
-
7
Florin Tănase
Forwards
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9
Daniel Bîrligea
PAOK team news
Dejan Lovren and Jiri Pavlenka are sidelined with injuries and are unavailable to play against FCSB. Forward Taison received a red card in the first leg and will also miss out.
Last matches of PAOK
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PAOK
7 : 0
Lamia
Super League
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PAOK
1 : 2
FCSB
Europa League
-
OFI Crete
0 : 5
PAOK
Super League
-
PAOK
1 : 2
AEK Athens
Super League
-
Real Sociedad
2 : 0
PAOK
Europa League
PAOK lineup
Goalkeeper
-
42
Dominik Kotarski
Defenders
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19
Jonny Otto
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16
Tomasz Kędziora
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5
Ioannis Michailidis
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21
Abdul Rahman Baba
Midfielders
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82
Soualiho Meïté
-
22
Stefan Schwab
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7
Giannis Konstantelias
-
80
Dimitrios Pelkas
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47
Shola Shoretire
Forwards
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70
Mbwana Ally Samatta
Three reasons we expect Both Teams to Score
- FCSB have scored in 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions
- FCSB have also scored in 4 of their last 5 home games in all competitions
- PAOK have scored in 3 of their last 5 away games in the Europa League, only failing to score against Manchester United and Real Sociedad who are much superior in quality
Main prediction FCSB - PAOK
Both Teams to Score
Best Odds:
bet365
1.95
Additional predictions
FCSB & PAOK current standing in Europa League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lazio | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 - 5 | +12 | 19 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 - 7 | +8 | 19 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 - 9 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 - 9 | +8 | 17 |
| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 - 10 | +4 | 16 |
| 6 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 - 8 | +8 | 15 |
| 7 | Olympiacos F.C. | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 - 3 | +6 | 15 |
| 8 | Rangers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 - 10 | +6 | 14 |
| 9 | Bodø / Glimt | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 - 11 | +3 | 14 |
| 10 | Anderlecht | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 - 12 | +2 | 14 |
| 11 | FCSB | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 - 9 | +1 | 14 |
| 12 | Ajax | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 - 8 | +8 | 13 |
| 13 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 - 9 | +4 | 13 |
| 14 | Galatasaray | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 - 16 | +3 | 13 |
| 15 | Roma | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 - 6 | +4 | 12 |
| 16 | Viktoria Plzeň | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 - 12 | +1 | 12 |
| 17 | Ferencvárosi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 - 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Porto | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 - 11 | +2 | 11 |
| 19 | AZ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 - 13 | 0 | 11 |
| 20 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 - 9 | 0 | 11 |
| 21 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 - 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 22 | PAOK | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 - 10 | +2 | 10 |
| 23 | FC Twente | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 - 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 24 | Fenerbahçe | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 - 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 25 | Sporting Braga | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 - 12 | -3 | 10 |
| 26 | Elfsborg | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 - 14 | -5 | 10 |
| 27 | TSG Hoffenheim | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 - 14 | -3 | 9 |
| 28 | Beşiktaş | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 - 15 | -5 | 9 |
| 29 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 - 17 | -9 | 6 |
| 30 | Slavia Praha | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 - 11 | -4 | 5 |
| 31 | Malmö FF | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 - 17 | -7 | 5 |
| 32 | Rīgas FS | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 - 13 | -7 | 5 |
| 33 | Ludogorets | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 - 11 | -7 | 4 |
| 34 | Dynamo Kyiv | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 - 18 | -13 | 4 |
| 35 | Nice | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 - 16 | -9 | 3 |
| 36 | Qarabağ | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 - 20 | -14 | 3 |