Club Brugge KV vs PAOK prediction: EUROPE: Europa Conference League – Play Offs betting tips on match 2024-04-10 19:00.
[p]Eighteen-time Belgian champions Club Brugge needed to overhaul a first-leg deficit (2-1) against Molde at the Round of 16 stage to make it to the UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) quarter-finals this term. Interim coach Nicky Hayen has overseen an unbeaten start (W1, D1) in the domestic play-offs, but top of his agenda will be to now overcome PAOK, a side they met previously in the 2010/11 Europa League group stage, with both ties ending 1-1. [/p]
[p]The hostsâ loss to Molde was their only blemish across their last seven UECL matches (W6), so the Belgian side will be confident of making a strong start to the tie on home soil. With only two defeats from their last 11 European home games (W7, D2), and an unbeaten home record against Greek clubs to boot (W4, D2), Brugge could be quite a handful here for the visitors.[/p]
[p]Itâs been 53 years since a Greek side made it to the final of a UEFA competition, and PAOK kept that dream alive by overcoming a 2-0 deficit in their Round of 16 first leg to eventually beat Dinamo Zagreb 5-3 on aggregate. Now riding a four-game unbeaten competitive run (W3, D1) heading into this clash, the task set by coach RÄzvan Lucescu to his side will simply be to make sure that they remain in this tie before the second leg at home.[/p]
[p]This has been a long tournament for the Greek outfit who, like their hosts, started their UECL journey in the second qualifying round and progressed to the knockout rounds by topping Group G. Their prior round defeat to Dinamo remains their only loss in Europe this season (W10, D3) and having scored an average of 2.4 goals per game, theyâre likely to be a strong threat up front.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Raphael Onyedika warmed up for this match with a second-half brace for Brugge in their last match, whilst his last UECL strike also came after half time. Konstantinos Koulierakis was all action for PAOK in their last UECL match, scoring, assisting, and picking up a yellow card.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Brugge scored first in seven of their last eight UECL matches.[/p]