PAOK Salonika v Malmo

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Following a highly entertaining and high-scoring 1st leg of this 3rd round qualifier in the Champions League in Sweden, PAOK and Malmo will prepare to do battle again at the Stadio Toumbas in Greece with this 2nd leg tie nicely poised at 2-2 with both teams having everything to play for as they tussle for a place in the play-offs in this competition.

PAOK had previously collected home and away wins against Bosnia and Herzegovina outfit, Borac Banja Luka, in the previous qualifying round of this Champions League while the bigger picture gives PAOK plenty of reasons to be confident about this home tie in this upcoming clash.

The Greek hosts have previously been dealt just three defeats in their last 12 matches overall in all competitions which came in the form of losses at the hands of Hibernian, Union St Gilloise and Vitesse in 1-0, 2-1 and 2-1 defeats respectively, but PAOK have also collected seven wins within these previous 12 matches as well.

In addition, goals have also featured on a prominent and regular basis where PAOK have been concerned as eight of their last 12 games have resulted in Over 2.5 goals and further goals look likely here on Tuesday night as well.

Malmo halted a run of three games in all competitions on the weekend in the domestic Swedish Allsvenskan when they registered a 1-0 win away from home at Halmstad after being handed losses by the likes of Sirius in the domestic top flight along with a 3-2 loss away from home at Faroe Islands outfit, Klaksvik, in the previous qualifying round in the Champions League.

Luckily for Malmo, the Swedish giants had previously captured a resounding 4-1 home win against Klaksvik in the 1st leg which meant the visitors won 6-4 on aggregate, another example of goals featuring prominently in recent weeks!

Recent results overall though have been a bit of a mixed bag for Malmo as the Swedish club have picked up five wins, two draws and three losses in their last 10 matches overall, but goals certainly look promising for this 2nd leg tie as seven of these last 10 games for Malmo have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Seven of PAOK's last 10 home games have resulted in Over 2.5 goals, while six of Malmo's last 10 away games have also resulted in three goals or more being scored.

PAOK v Malmo Verdict

Both PAOK and Malmo have been involved in a number of high-scoring games lately and with both teams firmly in this 2nd leg tie, further goals look like unfolding at the Stadio Toumbas on Tuesday night as there is everything to play for with a place in the play-offs at stake.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

PAOK win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct Score: PAOK 2-1 @ 9.00