PAOK hosts Slovan Bratislava in the second leg of the Europa League qualification finals. The match will be played on Thursday, August 29th at Toumba Stadium (Thessaloniki)
The Greeks were in no way inferior to Slovan in the first match in Bratislava. The statistics of the match confirms it. Offensive players were not afraid to go forward. They delivered more shots on goal and held more attacks too. The defense looked quite decent for a little bit more than 90 minutes. But you have to play until the final whistle. The Slovaks proved it by scoring the only goal at the time compensated by the referee. On the one hand, a minimal defeat gives PAOK not a bad chance of overall success in a duel. But on the other hand, there is something in favor of Slovan too.
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The Slovaks played in defense no worse than the visitors did. And if we look at the result of the match, Slovan played better. In the local championship, the team has already held 6 rounds and has not lost in any of them, but won in 5. At the same time, it conceded only 2 goals. That is, defenders Bozhikov, Abena, Sukhotskiy, Medvedev, De Marco, handle their duties very well under the leadership of goalkeeper Greif. And it’s not a fact that this company will fail more than once in the second leg in Greece.
The tactics of the Slovaks for the return game are understandable. Keep the advantage. They may well do this, proceeding from the defensive game that they are demonstrating now. Well, Slovan is unlikely to concede more than 1 time. At least, its opponents have failed to score it more than 1 goal in the last 14 matches. And that’s why the visitors may not lose at all. Slovan has not suffered a defeat in regulation time for the last 23 matches in a row. It is tempting to bet on x2 in such a situation. All the same, insurance with a plus handicap for the visitors is much more reliable. That's exactly what I propose to choose in this match. H2 (+1.5). The coefficient is rather nice. By the way, Slovan can well score a goal. The last time it did not score was back in April.
Prediction for the match: Slovan Bratislava to win with +1.5 handicap
