Europa League Qualification: Rijeka vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League Qualification round Final match between Rijeka and PAOK Thessaloniki FC and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Rijeka enjoy home advantage, when visitors PAOK Thessaloniki FC swing by on Thursday for a clash in the Europa League Qualification. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Team form: Rijeka vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC

Rijeka Form

The Rijeka team look in good shape before their match against PAOK Thessaloniki FC, as they seek to remain unbeaten. Firstly, they beat Slaven 2-0, then they held Ludogorets Razgrad to a 0-0 draw. Their last outing resulted in a hard fought 1-1 draw Ludogorets Razgrad. Rijeka won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Europa League Qualification, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored eight and conceded four goals.

PAOK Thessaloniki FC Form

In their previous three outings, PAOK Thessaloniki FC won by 1-0 against AEK Athens, drew 0-0 with Wolfsberger AC, before also drawing 0-0 against Wolfsberger AC. PAOK Thessaloniki FC won three of a possible six away matches in the Europa League Qualification, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding four times.

Betting stats and facts for Rijeka and PAOK Thessaloniki FC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Rijeka and PAOK Thessaloniki FC played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Rijeka vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC

Having scored just once in six Europa League Qualification matches, Dejan Petrovic hope to rediscover his scoring instincts on Thursday. Simultaneously, PAOK Thessaloniki FC hope to see Taison adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Europa League Qualification outings.

Betting markets: Rijeka vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC

Full-time result

Rijeka won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Stadion Rujevica. They drew one and lost three as well, while PAOK Thessaloniki FC won three of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost six.

Both teams to score

Rijeka scored first in seven of their last ten home games. PAOK Thessaloniki FC scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. PAOK Thessaloniki FC managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Rijeka were first on target in five of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Rijeka’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for PAOK Thessaloniki FC, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.6 times goals per game themselves.