PAOK will face Ferencvaros at the Toumba Stadium on Thursday in another round of the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League. The home side struggled for results at the start of their continental campaign but picked up their first win of the tournament last time out and 27th in the table with four points from five matches.
They headed to Latvia for their clash against RFS last time out in the Europa League and won 2-0, with Kiril Despodov scoring after just two minutes before Fedor Chalov doubled their advantage around the hour mark.
Ferencvaros, meanwhile, kicked off their continental campaign with defeats against Anderlecht and Tottenham Hotspur, but have since turned a corner. They coasted to a 4-1 victory over Malmo last time out, with Barnabas Varga scoring a first-half brace before Kady Borges and Ibrahim Cisse joining the striker on the scoresheet in the second.
The visitors sit 11th in the table with nine points from an obtainable 15. They will be looking to continue their strong performances in the competition this week.
PAOK vs Ferencvaros Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the first meeting between PAOK and Ferencvaros.
- The home side have had four competitive meetings against Hungarian opposition. They are winless in all four matches drawing twice and losing the other two.
- The visitors have had 10 meetings against Greek opposition in competitive action. They have won four of those games, lost four times and drawn the other two.
- PAOK are the joint-third highest-scoring side in the Europa League this season with a goal tally of 11.
- Only three of FTC's nine league wins this season have come on the road.
PAOK vs Ferencvaros Prediction
PAOK have won four of their last five matches after winning just two of their previous seven. They have, however, won just one of their last eight home games and could struggle here.
Ferencvaros have lost just one of their last 12 games across all competitions. They are, however, underdogs heading into the midweek clash due to their away status and difference in quality and could see defeat here.
Prediction: PAOK 2-1 Ferencvaros
PAOK vs Ferencvaros Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: PAOK to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the last six matches between the two teams have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in five of their last six matchups)