PAOK take on the visitors Benfica at the Toumba Stadium in the second leg match of the UEFA Champions League play-offs. The match will be played in Thessaloniki on Wednesday, August 29th. The first leg match ended with 1-1 draw.
PAOK have been playing in the Champions League qualification rounds since July. In the second qualification round the Two Headed Eagle of the North beat Basel from Switzerland (2-1, 3-0). In the third qualification round the team went through Spartak Moscow (3-2, 0-0). The Black and Whites have already had one fixture in the new season of the Greek Super League where they have beaten Asteras with a 1-0 score. They have on ongoing undefeated streak consisting of thirteen matches (eleven wins and two draws). Furthermore, the team of Razvan Lucescu has not lost in front of their home crowd since April 14th (seven wins).
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Benfica have started their Champions League journey in the third qualification round this season, they beat Fenerbahce there (1-0 on their home field, 1-1 on the away field). The Aguias have already had three fixtures in the new season of the Primeira Liga, won two of them and drew one. The team is on the 3rd place in the table with seven points to their credit at the moment. In their last three matches Benfica drew against Sporting with a 1-1 score, against PAOK with a 1-1 score and beat Boavista with a 2-0 score.
PAOK and Benfica have faced each other five times since 1999, the Greek side won once, the Portuguese side won three times and one draw was settled. In the first leg match between them there was a 1-1 draw. It is likely that the teams will score only a few goals in the upcoming fixture once again.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.0 goals scored.
