Preview: Celta Vigo vs PAOK Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | UEFA Europa League 2025-26 Play-offs second leg

Os Celestes edged past Dikefalos when these sides last met.

Celta Vigo will now lock horns with PAOK Salonika for their second-leg playoffs fixture of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League. Estadio de Balaídos is going to witness this interesting outing between these clubs.

Os Celestes performed well during the first-leg. They took the lead in the first half after scoring two goals and only conceded a single goal in the second half.

Celta Vigo will be at home for their upcoming UEL outing, and it is going to be one of the advantages for them. They also have a one-goal advantage and will be eager to secure a win here.

PAOK Salonika will be under pressure for their next UEFA Europa League outing. They are down by a goal and will be away from home.

It is going to make things tougher for them. Dikefalos will look to put up a strong fight against the hosts and outplay them with a good strategy.

Kick-off:

• Location: Vigo, Spain
• Stadium: Estadio de Balaídos
• Date: Friday, February 27
• Kick-off Time: 01:30 a.m. IST (Thursday, Feb 26; 08:00 p.m. GMT/ 03:00 p.m. ET/ 12:00 p.m. PT)
• Referee: TBA
• VAR: In use

Form:

Celta: D-L-D-W-W

PAOK: D-W-D-L-D

Players to Watch

Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)

Iago Aspas has now scored in back-to-back matches for Celta de Vigo. He was one of the goal scorers for his side in the first leg.

Additionally, he is coming in after scoring an important brace in the previous LaLiga outing against Mallorca. He is looking in good touch at the moment and is going to cause continuous problems for the visitors.

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Alexander Jeremejeff (PAOK)

Alexander Jeremejeff will be looking to step up his game so that he can come up with a top performance against Os Celestes. He was the sole goal scorer for PAOK Salonika in the previous leg, but it was not enough to get them a win. Jeremejeff is going to lead the attack from the front for the visitors.

Match Facts

• Celta Vigo are on a two-match winning streak.
• PAOK Salonika have only won one of their last five matches.
• This will be the third-ever confrontation between these clubs.

Celta Vigo vs PAOK: Betting Tips and Odds

• Celta Vigo to win @4/5 Paddy Power
• Iago Aspas to score @11/5 Virgin Bet
• Goals under 3.5 @3/10 Unibet

Injury and Team News

Pablo Duran, Hugo Sotelo and Franco Cervi are not going to be in action for Celta Vigo. They are injured. Carl Starfelt and Alvaro Nunez might also sit out due to a lack of fitness.

PAOK Salonika will miss out on the services of Kiril Despodov, Soualiho Meite, Luka Ivanusec, Jiri Pavlenka, Dejan Lovren and Dimitrios Pelkas due to their fitness issues. Andrija Zivkovic is suspended.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 2

Celta won: 1

PAOK won: 1

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineups

Celta Vigo predicted lineup (3-4-3)

Radu (GK); Rodríguez, Aidoo, Alonso; Carreira, Román, Moriba, Mingueza; Aspas, Iglesias, Swedberg

PAOK predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Tsiftsis (GK); Kenny, Vogliacco, Lovren, Taylor; Camara, Ozdoev; Zivkovic, Zafeiris, Taison; Jeremejeff

Match Prediction

These sides are going to come up with an intense outing. Celta de Vigo are likely to come out on top to secure a win against PAOK Salonika in their upcoming UEFA Europa League playoffs match.

Prediction: Celta 2-1 PAOK

Telecast Details

India: SonyLIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports

US: Paramount+, TUDN

Middle East/North Africa: beIN Sports

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