LiontipsPAOK vs Shamrock Rovers. Europa League match prediction and bets
Command Analysis
Current form
In preparation for the start of the 2024/25 season, Răzvan Lucescu's team lost four out of five friendly matches. In official games, it became clear that PAOK really had not found their form. The Black and Whites barely got past Bosnia's Borac Banja Luka in the first round of Champions League qualifying, and then suffered a defeat to Sweden's Malmö and went to the Europa League.
The Greek champion makes many mistakes in defense. In four matches in the Champions League, the club managed to concede seven goals. The same thing happened at the start of the domestic championship, where the team barely beat Panserraikos (3:2). The problems in defense have not gone away, and they managed to score three points only because of the low class of the opponent.
Disqualifications and injuries
The team will be without Samatta, Nasberg, Ricardo, Tsausis (not registered for the Europa League), as well as the injured Taison, Otto and Baba.
Interesting trends for betting
- PAOK are unbeaten in nine of their last 10 matches, excluding friendlies
- The team has scored in 11 games in a row.
Estimated lineup : Tsiftsis, Vierinja, Kendziora, Koulierakis, Rafa, Zivkovic, Ozdoev, Shvab, Murg, Chalov, Konstantelias
Current form
The Hoops started their European campaign in the Champions League qualifiers. In the first round, Stephen Bradley's men beat Vikingur from Reykjavik, but were then routed by Sparta Prague (2:6) over the course of two matches. After being eliminated from the most important European tournament, the team knocked out Slovenian Celje in the previous round of the Europa League qualifiers, beating their opponent in extra time. Today, the club once again faces a superior opponent. It will definitely not be possible to beat PAOK by relying solely on defense. Especially considering that this has not worked lately - the team has consistently conceded goals for eight matches in a row.
In the national championship, the team occupies the fifth line in the tournament table and is behind the season leader Shelbourne by as much as 10 points. In the last round, Shamrock Rovers drew with Drogheda United (1:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
Shamrock Rovers have McEneff and Gaffney in the hospital
Interesting trends for betting
- Shamrock Rovers have won 22 away games with a handicap of +2.5.
- The team has conceded in eight matches in a row.
Tentative XI : Pauls, Hoare, Lopez, Grace, Honohan, Farrugia, Watts, O'Neill, Clarke, Nugent, Green
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:1
In 2 of the last 5 meetings between the guests, the score was like this
11.00Bet 1st half: PAOK win
In 2 of the last 3 matches the hosts won in the first half
1.50Bet 2nd half: Shamrock Rovers to score
In 3 of the last 5 games, the home team conceded in the second half
3.00Tip and bets
PAOK are suffering from defensive problems at the start of the season, but Stephen Bradley's team simply does not have enough attacking potential to take advantage of them. It is clear that the "Hoops" will lock all the locks and try to take at least a draw from Greece. Let's take a risk and bet on the Irish team's victory with a positive handicap.
Betting Tip – Asian handicap (+2.5) for Shamrock Rovers with odds of 1.65
Betting on Team Goals
There is no doubt about PAOK's goals. At the same time, the club rarely keeps its goal intact. Moreover, the exchange of goals took place in six of the last seven matches involving the Greek team.
Prediction: Both teams to score with odds of 2.20
Bet on total
In the matches between the teams in the last two games, they have scored only seven goals between them. In general, in away matches involving Shamrock Rovers, the total of more than 3.5 goals has not been broken in two games in a row. We believe that there will be no goal extravaganza in the match.
Betting Tip - total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.78
