Gent – PAOK : Preview & Prediction
The defeat in the first leg in Greece (1-0) is not insurmountable for La Gantoise, who were equal in the first leg of the round of 16. The last Belgian representative on the European scene, La Gantoise believes that they will qualify for the quarter-finals. Vanhaezebrouck’s colts are undefeated in the GHELAMCO-arena this season, with two wins over Anorthosis (2-0) and FC Flora Tallinn (1-0) and a draw against Partizan Belgrade (1-1) in the group phase. Tissoudali’s team-mates have won 7 of their last 8 games and have two home wins against Seraing (4-0) and Zulte-Waregem (2-1). Last weekend, La Gantoise won at Beerchot VA (2-0) and prepared well for this European meeting against PAOK Salonika. The Greek club, runner-up to Olympiakos Piraeus in the league, is on a three-game winning streak at Lamia (2-0), in front of Gantova (1-0) and against Giannina (1-0) last weekend. Lucescu’s team is on a good momentum but they have recorded two bad performances during their last two European trips, namely a draw in Slovakia against Slovan Bratislava (0-0) and a defeat in Midtjylland (1-0) on February 17. The Greeks have therefore won only 1 of their last 4 trips in all competitions.
Gent is 1-0 up.
Gent has won 7 of their last 8 games in all competitions.
Gantoise have won 7 of their last 11 official matches (2 defeats).
PAOK Thessaloniki have won just 1 of their last 4 away games, including the league and Europa League.
Gent is unbeaten at home this season (4 wins and 2 draws), including the preliminary and group stages.
Gent has the arguments to beat a less successful PAOK Thessaloniki team on the road.
Gent – PAOK : Betting Tips
Gent – Win Odds: 1.85
