PAOK vs Club Brugge Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League | Quarter-Final
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THE FACTS
When is PAOK vs Club Brugge on and what time does it start? PAOK vs Club Brugge will take place on Thursday 18th April, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for PAOK vs Club Brugge? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is PAOK vs Club Brugge on in the UK? PAOK vs Club Brugge will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK
Where can I stream PAOK vs Club Brugge in the UK? PAOK vs Club Brugge can be streamed live on discovery+
THE KEY STATS
- This is PAOK’s third UEFA competition quarter-final. They lost the previous two, firstly against Milan in the 1973/74 Cup Winners’ Cup and then two seasons ago in the Europa Conference League against Marseille.
- The 34 goals scored by PAOK in UEFA competition this season is the highest total ever for a Greek team.
- PAOK have won five and drawn three of their last eight UEFA competition matches at home.
- PAOK have won the second leg in eight of their last ten UEFA competition two-legged ties (D1 L1).
- PAOK have scored a total of 20 goals in their last six UEFA competition matches at home.
- PAOK won their previous two UEFA competition two-legged ties against Belgian teams. A 2-1 aggregate victory against Mechelen in the 1991/92 UEFA Cup first round and a 3-1 win on aggregate against Gent in the 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16.
- PAOK have lost the first leg away from home in UEFA club competition 21 times but have come back to progress seven times. In the five times they have lost 1-0, they have progressed on aggregate three times.
- Club Brugge are featuring in the quarter-finals of a UEFA competition for the first time since a 1-0 aggregate defeat against Dnipro in the 2014/15 Europa League.
- Club Brugge have appeared in eight previous UEFA quarter-finals, winning three of those ties, most recently against Panathinaikos in 1987/88 UEFA Cup (3-2 on agg).
- Club Brugge have won seven of their last eight UEFA Europa Conference League matches (L1).
- Club Brugge have lost only one of their last 13 European matches (W10 D2).
- Club Brugge have lost only three of their previous 13 European matches against Greek teams (W5 D5).
- Club Brugge are without a win in their previous six away UEFA competition matches against Greek teams (D3 L3).
- Club Brugge have won the first leg at home 1-0 on 11 occasions and have progressed in six of those ties.
THE PREDICTION
PAOK Salonika have been really impressive in the 2023/24 campaign but they were knocked off top spot in the Greek Super League at the weekend, albeit they Razvan Lucescu’s side do have a game-in-hand so the title remains in their hands. In the previous round, they suffered a defeat in the away leg in Zagreb against Dinamo before overturning the tie in Thessaloniki. Club Brugge pulled off a slender 1-0 defeat of PAOK at the Janbreydelstadion last week but there will be a belief that isn’t enough to hold off PAOK. Backing the Greeks to progress seems the best bet for this one this week.
TIP: PAOK TO WIN
