- Lyon are unbeaten at home in the Europa League 2025/2026 season, having won all three matches, conceding once.
- PAOK Thessaloniki have conceded nine goals in three Europa League away games.
- Lyon are red hot with five consecutive wins across all competitions, PAOK Thessaloniki have won their last three.
Lyon can make their home advantage count
Olympique Lyonnais are the clear favourites with 1.66 odds to win when they host an in-form PAOK Thessaloniki, who are 4.75 to do the double.
Les Gones are top of the pile in the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 with 18 points from seven games and look unstoppable in domestic competition too. Paulo Fonseca, who took over as manager in January 2025, has instilled an identity in his team of being meticulous in the build-up and dominant in terms of positional superiority.
PAOK, on the other hand, are having a respectable campaign in 12th place in the Europa League 2025/2026, having taken 12 points from their seven games. Razvan Lucescu’s men are a solid side and his side are very capable of playing a pragmatic game of keeping it tight and making their numbers add up. They can also play with tempo and transition quickly to exploit the space on the counter.
Free-kick specialist
The difference in styles of play should make for a fascinating battle in midfield, which could be decisive in deciding the victor. Lyon have a clinical free-kick exponent in Corentin Tolisso, who has scored four goals in five Europa League games this season, and PAOK’s main goal threat is Andrija Zivkovic with three in seven.
The hosts are in better form than the visitors, however, and with a flawless home record in the Europa League this season it is hard to go against them taking all the points. Lyon have conceded one goal in three home games in the competition and given the superior quality in their team, they should be good enough to win.
Both teams are in red-hot form with Lyon winning their last five and PAOK unbeaten in the same number, taking three wins and two draws. Lyon have scored 13 goals in their last five games, a 1-0 win away to BSC Young Boys Bern in the Europa League followed by a 5-2 victory away to FC Metz in Ligue 1.
PAOK beat Real Betis 2-0 on their own patch in their previous Europa League match and Endrick has been a real goal threat, scoring four in his last five appearances in all competitions. So, with both attacks performing well the ‘Over 2.5 goals’ line at 1.7 looks a solid wager.
