Celta Vigo are chasing a third victory of the season against PAOK
The Spanish club are without a clean-sheet in Europe this season
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Celta Vigo secured a 2-1 away win over PAOK in the first leg of their Europa League knockout phase play-off tie last week and they will now hope to hammer home that advantage in Thursday’s return fixture at the Balaidos.
This will be the third time these two teams have faced off in this season’s competition, with Celta having also triumphed 3-1 in October’s League Phase meeting in Vigo.
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Team news
Celta could be without Alvaro Nunez (groin), Carl Starfelt (calf), and Pablo Duran (knee), while Franco Cervi and Hugo Sotelo are also set to miss out.
With Starfelt out, Marcos Alonso could be partnered up with Joseph Aidoo in the heart of Celta’s defence.
Oscar Mingueza and Ilaix Moriba, both of who started in Greece, are likely to be involved in midfield, while the attacking threat is set to be led by Borja Iglesias, with Iago Aspas and Williot Swedberg in behind.
PAOK will be without Andrija Zivkovic due to suspension, with the attacker picking up his third yellow card of the competition in last week’s first leg.
Dejan Lovren and Dimitrios Pelkas are also unavailable for the visitors, but Tomasz Kedziora and Giannis Michailidis are set to feature in the centre-back positions.
Luka Ivanusec and Soualiho Meite will also likely miss the clash.
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The stats
Celta Vigo picked up 13 points from eight games in the league phase, finishing just one point and one place above PAOK in 16th position.
Borja Iglesias is Celta’s top scorer and he netted in a 3-1 win when the two sides met back in the League Phase.
The home side have lost just one game in their previous six matches in all competitions.
PAOK have won only twice in seven matches across all competitions, a run that includes back-to-back Europa League defeats to Lyon and Celta.
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Prediction
Celta Vigo come into this second-leg clash in better form, and they can take advantage of playing at home against a side they have beaten on two previous occasions this season.
While it will not take much for PAOK to get back into this tie, having netted a crucial goal towards the end of last week’s match in Greece, they have only managed one win across their last four European matches.
Celta Vigo have won five of their last six games in all competitions at the Balaidos, and an early goal can see them take a firm grasp on this clash.
However, Claudio Giraldez’ side have conceded in eight of their nine Europa League matches this season, including in both meetings with PAOK, so the Greeks can at least trouble the scoresheet.
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