PAOK and Beşiktaş meet at Stadio Toumbas, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round). These two teams have never met before, so this will be their first head-to-head meeting.
PAOK :
The home team plays its first game in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of taking advantage of the home factor to achieve a positive result. The team comes to this match after a away draw against Atromitos by (0‑0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, PAOK won 5, drew 2 and lost 3.
The PAOK team enters this match with a 0-0 draw, against Atromitos, in a preparation match for the next official matches. It should be noted that the home club reaches this stage of the Champions League after having won 2nd place in the 2019 Greek Championship. In this match against Besiktas, coach Abel Ferreira will have to opt for a more defensive strategy, with the lines further back, betting only on the counterattack, exploiting the opponent’s defensive difficulties in the best way. All players are available for this game.
Beşiktaş :
The visiting team will make its debut in this edition of the UEFA Champions League with the intention of achieving a positive result, taking advantage of the home factor. In their last match, for the Süper Lig, they beat Gençlerbirliği away by (0‑3). In their last 10 away matches, Beşiktaş has recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 16 of the last 22 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Besiktas come into this match with a 3-0 win against Gençlerbirligi, thus adding their fourth consecutive victory in official matches. It should be noted that the Turks entered this phase of the Champions League after taking advantage of the vacancy at Trabzonspor: this club was suspended from European competitions due to financial failure. In this match against PAOK, coach Sergen Yalcin should play a privileged 4-3-3 to maintain possession of the ball and the attacks of the runners, especially on the left. Douglas is out of this game due to physical problems.
