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Celta Vigo vs PAOK Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | League Phase

by Alex Lawes ·
Celta Vigo vs PAOK Preview & Prediction | 2025-26 UEFA Europa League | League Phase
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Celta Vigo are back in European competition for the first time in nearly a decade as the entertaining Galicians now welcome Greek outfit PAOK Salonik to Balaidos this week.

Kick-off date/time:

How to watch on TV: UK – TNT Sports / US – Not televised

How to watch online: UK – discovery+ / US – Paramount+

Key stats

  • This is the first UEFA competition match between these teams.
  • Celta are unbeaten in their previous four UEFA matches against Greek teams (D1). They have won the last three without conceding a goal. Their most recent encounters were a pair of 2-0 wins against Panathinaikos in the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League group stage.
  • Celta are unbeaten in their previous eight UEFA competition group/league home matches (W3 D5).
  • Celta have scored in 14 of their last 15 UEFA competition matches.
  • PAOK have won only one of their last ten UEFA matches against Spanish teams (D5 L4).
  • PAOK have lost only four of their last 17 UEFA competition group/league matches (W9 D4).
  • PAOK have kept four clean sheets in their last five matches in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League.

Celta Vigo vs PAOK prediction

Under the management of Claudio Giraldez, Celta Vigo play an entertaining and aggressive, front foot style of football. They have been blunted in La Liga so far, though, and their UEFA Europa League campaign got off to a frustrating start as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Stuttgart in Germany a couple of weeks ago.

PAOK Salonika are now perennial European qualifiers and they were in the league phase of the UEFA Europa League last season. They are expected to be in a battle for the top 24, though, and they were underwhelming to start as they shared a goalless draw with Maccabi Tel-Aviv at the Toumba Stadium.

Celta will expect to find their fluency soon enough and a defeat to Stuttgart was a harsh start, but they should put things right with a victory in the north east of Spain here.

Celta Vigo vs PAOK tip: Celta Vigo to win

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