The Matchday 3 clash in the Europa League 2025/26 between Lille (France) and PAOK (Greece) will take place on October 23 at the Pierre-Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq. Lille vs. PAOK: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Lille
The French side began their Europa League campaign with a hard-fought victory over Brann, ending a disappointing streak of three losses in the tournament. Lille then secured maximum points in an away game against Roma. The team has scored in ten consecutive Europa League matches and kept a clean sheet for the first time in seven games. In both Europa League matches this season, Bruno Génésio's side won by a narrow margin, but importantly, Lille remains unbeaten and is in 7th place in the standings.
- Both teams have scored in 6 of Lille's last 7 Europa League matches.
- Lille's uncompromising streak in this competition has reached 6 matches (3 wins, 3 losses).
- The team has conceded at least one goal in 7 consecutive home games in the Europa League.
Predicted lineup for Lille (4-4-2)
Berke Özer – Thomas Meunier, Aïssa Mandi, Chancel Mbemba, Calvin Verdonk – Félix Correia, Nabil Bentaleb, Ayoub Bouaddi, Osame Sahraoui – Håkon Haraldsson, Olivier Giroud.
Due to injuries, goalkeeper Marc-Aurèle Caillard, and defenders Ousmane Touré and Alessandro are unavailable. Another defender, Tiago Santos, has recovered and may return to the squad. The participation of midfielders Nabil Bentaleb and Ngalayel Mukau is questionable.
PAOK
The Greeks have yet to secure a win in their opening Europa League fixtures. A home game against Maccabi Tel Aviv ended in a goalless draw, followed by a defeat to Celta, despite scoring first in the match. With just one point, the team is currently in 28th place in the overall standings. Notably, Razvan Lucescu's side has scored only one goal in two Europa League matches, a record bettered by only three clubs.
- PAOK has not scored more than one goal in 8 of their last 9 Europa League games.
- The club has won with a handicap (+1.5) in 5 of their last 6 matches in this tournament.
- At least one team has failed to score in 6 of PAOK's last 7 Europa League matches.
Predicted lineup for PAOK (4-2-3-1)
Jiří Pavlenka – Abdul Rahman Baba, Alessandro Voliaco, Giannis Michailidis, Joan Sastre – Alessandro Bianco, Magomed Ozdoev – Giannis Konstantelias, Kiril Despodov, Mady Camara – Georgios Giakoumakis.
The main goalkeeper Jiří Pavlenka is injured.
Referee
Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
Matches – 15 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 47;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;
Red cards shown – 2;
Average fouls per match – 22;
Penalties – 7%.
Lille vs. PAOK: Match Prediction
After two Europa League rounds, Lille has secured the maximum possible 6 points. Maintaining such a pace in this competition has not always been easy, but the team has avoided defeat in 7 of their last 10 matches. Home defeats are rare, with only one loss in their last 6 Europa League home games. Notably, both teams have scored in all 6 of these matches, but no more than 3 goals were scored in 5 of the 6 games.
PAOK is still searching for their first win in the main Europa League tournament, having won just one of their last nine matches in this competition, excluding extra time. In 7 of these 9 matches, no more than 3 goals were scored. Away from home, the Greeks have only one win in their last 8 Europa League games, with 6 of these 8 matches ending in defeat, and the 4-goal mark was surpassed in only 2 matches.
Prediction – 1X and Total under 3.5 goals
