PAOK Thessaloniki vs Omonia Nicosia – Prediction (Europa League – 22.10.2020)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Christos Tzolis (PAOK) has scored both of his European goals this season before the 30th minute. Three of Eric Bauthéac’s four goals this season have come during the second half, though only one made him Omonia’s last scorer. Omonia have won just one of their previous ten UEFA games against Greek opposition (W1, D4, L5).

---

---

PAOK Thessaloniki Insights.

A hard-fought 1-1 derby draw against AEK Athens was the third game in nine competitive matches (W4, D3, L2) to see PAOK FC fail to get a HT clean sheet. However, the twin losses came in European competitions and PAOK have lost their last four UEFA Europa League (UEL) group games scoring just once (GA: 10) and managing only one HT clean sheet. If including qualifiers, PAOK haven’t drawn any of their last 11 UEL games (W4, L7), with less than half (five) producing over 2.5 total match goals. Part of the reason is PAOK’s own record of six scoring blanks, although at least one side scored 2+ goals in eight matches during that sequence.

Omonia Nicosia Insights.

Omonia Nicosia travel here with just one competitive loss after 90 minutes this season (W4, D6, L1). Furthermore, Omonia have lost only two of their last nine UEL games including qualifiers (W4, D3, L2) with three wins coming ‘to nil’. That theme resonates across Omonia’s UEL matches settled either way, with eight of their last ten win/loss results (after 90 minutes) witnessing a clean sheet. Intriguingly, at least one side has failed to score in ten of Omonia’s last 12 UEL away games (including qualifiers) and nine such games finished with under 1.5 total match goals, including the last five in a row.

Match Info and Live Scores.