Lyon – PAOK. Forecast and announcement for the Europa League match

On January 29, the match of the 8th round of the main round of the Europa League will be held at Olympique Lyonnais, in which Lyon will meet PAOK. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Lyon

During the last season, the team decided to invite Fonseka to the coaching post. And the ex-mentor of Shakhtar, despite the incident with the judge and subsequent work restrictions, won sixth place last spring. And now his wards, although they do not always show themselves stably, are fighting with Marseille for the third position.

In the summer, they tried to deprive the French of the right to play in the Europa League. But they still defended their pass to the tournament – and became one of the best there. Suffice it to say that only experienced Betis misfired, losing 0:2 on the road. It was possible to win against all other opponents, even with a minimum of conceded goals. Yes, it was a locker room goal from Maitland-Niles that decided the Young Boys last Thursday.

PAOK

The club periodically reminds of its glory and ambitions, and in 2024, after a break, it was the champion. But then the title had to be given to the neighboring Olympiakos, moreover, Razvan Lucescu’s wards took only third place in the final table of the Super League. And now they are going for it, however, there are three contenders for the championship at once – AEK is also in the race.

The result of the previous championship sent the Greeks to the Europa League. They show themselves very well there: they passed Wolfsberg and Rijeka in the summer qualifiers. And in the main round, after slipping at the start (0:0 with Maccabi and losing to Celta), then they steadily took points. And the sensational January 2:0 with Betis even meant that they managed to qualify for the playoffs even early.

Statistics of personal meetings

For the first time, the club from Thessaloniki is visiting one of the historical giants of French football.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET rate the chances of the teams with very decent coefficients: 2.27 for Lyon and 3.40 for PAOK. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

Bookmakers do not believe that the guests will be able to present a new surprise like last Thursday. We bet that in this match Paulo Fonseca’s wards will again win the Europa League (coefficient – 1.74).