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Krasnodar (Rus) vs PAOK (Gre) Prediction & Betting tips
The Champions League, that is the stage on which every professional footballer wants to shine. PAOK and Krasnodar both smell their chance, as the Greeks and the Russians compete in the play-offs for one of the very last tickets to the European champion ball.
FC Krasnodar:
Krasnodar is only twelve years old, but has become an indispensable part of the Russian football top. After all, the green-blacks are the toy of chairman and owner Sergey Galitsky, whose capital is estimated at around 3.5 billion euros. Thanks to his financial help, trainer Murad Musaev has an excellent selection, in which we bump into old acquaintances such as Ari, Marcus Berg and Tonny Vilhena.
Krasnodar finished in third place in the Russian Premier League last season and hopes to be able to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in club history through the play-offs. In any case, the Russians are fit for the match, because despite the corona crisis, the new season just started last year, and after eight rounds of play, they are in fifth place with fourteen points. Krasnodar is not really in top form yet, although De Stieren played their best game of the season last weekend in the resounding 7-2 victory over PhD candidate Khimki. Swedish international Viktor Claesson was the big man with two goals and two assists, while Vilhena also celebrated his first goal in Russian service. So the Russians seem ready just in time for this hugely important diptych against PAOK.
PAOK Thessaloniki FC:
PAOK has also been active for a while, as the Greeks had to survive two preliminary rounds to reach the Champions League play-offs. Both against Besiktas (3-1) and against Benfica (2-1) the black and white showed their best side, so the men of trainer Abel Ferreira are only 180 minutes away from the enormous prestige and the many millions of the Champions League.
PAOK is doing well in Europe, but the question is whether the Greeks can also hold their own outside Toumba Stadium on Tuesday evening. Last season, the black and white played next to European football, after they were surprised by Slovan Bratislava in the preliminary rounds of the Europa League. The good news is that the Greek vice-champion has so far scored in all her four matches in all competitions, something which will of course also be crucial on Tuesday evening. Attackers Andrija Zivkovic and Christos Tzolis in particular have started the new season well, although PAOK did not get further than a 1-1 draw against Atromitos last weekend at home.
Krasnodar (Rus) vs PAOK (Gre) head to head matches
05.11.15 EL Krasnodar PAOK 2 : 1
22.10.15 EL PAOK Krasnodar 0 : 0