Ludogorets vs PAOK prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-10 17:45.
[p]The race for UEFA Europa League (UEL) play-offs is heating up as Ludogorets look to upstage PAOK in the top 24, with the visitors themselves looking to climb into the seeded spots.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Ludogorets could only draw 1-1 with Slavia Sofia on Monday, and although that result did extend their unbeaten run to five matches (W4 D1), it also ended a four-game winning sequence. One of those victories came against Celta Vigo on matchday five (3-2), halting a three-game losing streak in this competition which could prove to be their undoing this term. The Eagles still have a chance to move into the UEL knockouts for the first time since 2019/20, but they need to improve on their indifferent recent competitive home form (W2, D2, L2), particularly given two of their final three league phase games are on home turf. That Celta victory serving as their only win from their last six UEL league phase games (D1, L4) suggests that may be a tall order though.[/p]
[p]PAOK won 3-1 against Aris last weekend, extending their unbeaten run to five competitive games (W3, D2). All three wins came in the Greek Super League, where the White-Blacks are locked in a tight title race, and they’ve been able to replicate that kind of form in Europe of late (W2, D1). That run sees the Greeks just outside the top 16 as they chase back-to-back qualifications from the league phase in this competition, but they have some solid travelling form behind them here as they look to bridge that gap, winning four of their last six competitive trips (D1, L1), including an impressive 4-3 win over Lille on matchday three.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is the first-ever H2H between these sides. Ludogorets have had two previous scoring draws against Greek clubs, while PAOK have won two of their previous four games against Bulgarian teams (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Four of Ludogorets’ last five competitive games produced exactly two goals.[/p]
[p]Six of Ludogorets’ last seven UEL matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]PAOK scored 2+ goals in ten of their last 13 competitive matches.[/p]
[p]Only three of PAOK’s last ten UEL matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Petar Stanić led Ludogorets with a hat-trick against Celta last matchday and he netted their first goal on his last five scoring appearances. Andrija Živković assisted PAOK’s last goal in their latest win and two of his three strikes in this campaign have arrived beyond the 70th minute.[/p]
[p]Ludogorets have no major injury concerns, while Dimitrios Pelkas remains PAOK’s main worry having missed four matches in a row.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Going by the recent trend in Ludogorets’ UEL games, backing both teams to score looks likely to be a winning pick here.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]