PAOK – Olympique Marseille, Picks and Tips
The Thessaloniki team has not lost at home since November last year. Răzvan Lucescu had the whole week to prepare for the return leg against Olympique Marseille, as PAOK did not play over the weekend. The Marseille match will be the first on the "Toumba" after four away trips. The last time PAOK played "at home" was 13 March 2022, a match against Giannina, won 1-0. Nearly 29,000 Greek supporters are expected on Thursday night at the "Toumba" hoping for a PAOK qualification. In the Greek championship, PAOK is in second place, 11 points behind leaders Olympiakos.
With Sampaoli on the bench, Olympique Marseille is on a roll. They have won seven in a row, most recently last weekend at the Velodrome against Montpellier. Bamba Dieng and Under, the latter from the spot, were OM's two scorers, with the goals coming in the first 20 minutes. Dimitri Payet was a substitute and started the match on the bench, being introduced in the 60th minute. It was Olympique Marseille's seventh consecutive win. Three of them were in the Europa Conference League. In the previous round, OM beat FC Basel in both the first leg and the return leg. It was, in both cases, 2-1. That was after the Velodrome side had got past Qarabag in the last 16 of the competition. It was 3-1 in the first leg in France, then 3-0 in the return leg in Azerbaijan. Marseille reached the Europa Conference League after finishing 3rd in the Europa League group. Galatasaray finished first and Lazio second. Lokomotiv Moscow was last. In France, after 31 rounds, Olympique Marseille is in 2nd position with 59 points. In 3rd is Rennes with 56 points. Sampaoli's team's objective is to finish in one of the places that guarantee a place in the next Champions League. Until then, what will PAOK - Olympique Marseille be all about?
Our recommendation tip for PAOK – Olympique Marseille: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE @ 2.00