Chelsea will seek to continue their 100% record in the Europa League as they host a desperate Greek PAOK side. Chelsea have already secured qualification to the next round but still need one more point to confirm a 1st place finish meanwhile PAOK have complicated things for themselves having lost back to back games to Mol Vidi and now pretty much HAVE to win both of their remaining games and well that looks very unlikely. Chelsea dominated the first match between these clubs in Greece but only won 0-1 although it really could’ve been 4-5 had they taken their chances. PAOK will have to improve if they want to have any glimmer of hope here.
Key Facts
Chelsea are unbeaten at Stamford Bridge in every European Competition outside of UCL. 30W 7D 0L.
Chelsea have only conceded 1 goal in Europa League this season which is the tied best defensive record in the competition. They’ve kept 3 clean sheets in the 4 games.
Chelsea are unbeaten at Stamford Bridge this season. 7W 3D. They’ve won all 3 games outside of Premier League at home.
3 of Chelsea’s 4 Europa League games had under 2.5 goals. On average there are just 1.75 goals scored in Chelsea’s Europa League games, 3 of them ending 1-0.
Chelsea have a 100% win record against Greek sides at home having beaten Aris and Olympiakos before.
PAOK have been held scoreless in 3 of their 4 games of the Europa League.
PAOK are yet to keep a clean sheet in this competition.
Aleisandar Prijovic has been the danger man for PAOK this season with 8 goals in 14 apps. He’s scored a goal each in his last two.
5 of last 7 PAOK’s Games had under 2.5 goals.
3 of PAOK’s 4 Europa League games had under 2.5 goals.
Team News
Chelsea: Sarri will rotate the squad again as the fixtures are coming fast. Star man Eden Hazard is officially out alongside Victor Moses and youngster Ampadu. Elsewhere, we will likely see a completely different back 4 as we’ve seen throughout the competition. We could see some youngsters feature in this game aswell as Loftus-Cheek and Hudson-Odoi look to get some minutes. Barkley and Fabregas will likely also start in midfield while Giroud is expected to come in for Morata.
PAOK: PAOK have nearly a fully fit lineup expect that Leo Matos is doubtful and the defender Fernando Varela has picked up a knock but he should be good to go. PAOK are expected to field a full strength squad as they must get a result here.
Betting Tips and Predictions
Chelsea are the clear favourites here and should be able to grab a comfortable win. Even with a back up squad we’ve seen them dominate teams in this competition and win every game. Chelsea -1.5 at 1.89 is the first pick. Chelsea simply have too much talent for the PAOK side, we’ve seen it in the reverse fixture in Greece when Chelsea utterly dominated and got unlucky not to score more than 1 goal there plus Chelsea will definitely look to win as they need a bounce back from the horrendous loss on Saturday. Another bet is Chelsea to keep a clean sheet. They’ve been great defensively in the competition and it’s highly doubtful that PAOK will have too many chances. Under 3 goals at 1.8 is the final pick, these teams have been quite under-ish in the competition. We Expect Chelsea to win this game 2-0.
Match Odds (Unibet)
Chelsea Win – 1.29
Draw – 5.50
PAOK Win – 10.50
KICK OFF – 29th November 2018 8pm UK Time
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