PAOK vs Celta Vigo Prediction & Betting Tips (19 February)

Losing to OL on the final day 4-2, PAOK Salonika had to settle for 17th place in the league phase, thus receiving the first round of this double confrontation. The defeat at Les Gones was also the only one suffered in 2026 in all competitions. This implies that this PAOK team is performing very well on the national scene, 3rd in the championship. Last weekend, in the league, the local team accumulated a second goalless draw in the elite against AEK Athens after that on the Aris turf. Newly, PAOK Salonika validated its ticket for the final of the national cup by offering itself Panathinaikos in the semi-final victory 3-0 on aggregate of the double-confrontation. It's quite simple, since the start of the season, at home, PAOK Salonika is quite simply undefeated in all competitions. Celta Vigo has been warned, it will have to be able to achieve an exploit to return to Balaidos with a sporting advantage.

Downside, the Galicians have not won in 4 away games, even losing to Real Sociedad in La Liga 3-1. Among these four matches without a victory, Vigo drew on the very hostile pitch of Red Star Belgrade in C3 1-1. In the process, in La Liga, the Spaniards were held to a draw by Getafe 0-0 and Espanyol Barcelona last weekend 2-2. Celta finished the league phase in 16th place with one more point on their evening opponent. It will be recalled that Claudio Giraldez's men lost in Bulgaria against Ludogorets 3-2 or Stuttgart 2-1. Only one victory out of the 4 matches played on the road during the league phase, in Croatia against Zagreb 0-3. 

Against Lyon, young playmaker Giannis Konstantelias (6 goals in the league + 2 goals, 2 assists in C3) was sent off and will logically serve this evening. Just back from loan, Christos Zafeiris (Slavia Prague) is not registered to play in C3. Same case concerning M.Balde and the offensive recruit Alexander Jeremejeff (ex-Panathinaikos) and the Austrian Murg. Georgian international Luka Gugeshashvili (goalkeeper) signed for Atromitos this winter. In the injury department, Kiril Despodov (3 goals, 1 assist in the league) and Luka Ivanusec are in treatment and should be forced to throw in the towel for this first round. Author of 3 goals plus 4 assists in C3, Andrija Zivkovic should be operational like the attackers Magomed Ozdoev and G.Giakoumakis (7 goals each in the league) without forgetting the Brazilian Taison (38 years old, 5 goals, 5 assists in the league).

 Recruited from Elche during the winter, Alvaro Nunez is ineligible to play in this play-off. On the other hand, suspended during the trip to Belgrade, the offensive Willot Swedberg (2 goals, 2 assists in the Europa League) and Hugo Sotelo (substitute) will be available again for their coach. Valuable in the league phase with 1 goal and 4 assists, winger B.Zaragoza was picked up by Bayern in order to send him to AS Roma, still on loan. Ghanaian J.Aidoo is not registered. Pablo Duran (3 goals in C3), Borja Iglesias (10 goals, 2 assists in La Liga) and Ferran Jutgla (3 goals in La Liga) will be traveling to Greece. 

• Summary: PAOK is going head to head with Celta Vigo starting on 19 Feb 2026 at 17:45 UTC at Toumba Stadium stadium, Thessaloniki city, Greece. The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League, Knockout stage .
• PAOK Feedinco Rating: 6.84
• Celta Vigo Feedinco Rating: 6.77