The Matchday 6 fixture of the Europa League 2025/26 group stage between Ludogorets (Bulgaria) and PAOK (Greece) will take place on 11 December at Ludogorets Arena in Razgrad. Ludogorets – PAOK: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Ludogorets
The Bulgarians ended a run of three defeats in the competition with last round’s 3-2 win over Celta. However, the side have gone ten Europa League matches without a clean sheet, and in seven of those games conceded at least twice. Rui Mota’s team have found the net in six of their seven matches in EL 2025/26. In the overall standings the club sit 25th with six points, and they are the highest-scoring side (eight goals) among teams outside the play-off positions.
- Both teams have scored in seven of Ludogorets’ last eight Europa League matches.
- At home the club has failed to win in five of their last seven EL matches (1 draw, 4 defeats).
- Ludogorets have conceded at least one goal in each of their last seven home games in this competition.
Predicted Ludogorets line-up (4-3-3)*
Hendrik Bonmann – Son, Dinis Almeida, Olivier Verdon, Anton Nedyalkov – Pedro Naressi, Deroi Duarte, Agibu Kamara – Caio Vidal, Ivan Yordanov, Petar Stanic.
Defender Edwin Kurtulus is unavailable due to injury.
PAOK
The Greeks drew 1-1 at home with Brann in the last round. PAOK are unbeaten in three Europa League matches (2 wins, 1 draw) and have eight points in total. That places them 17th in the overall standings, just two points off the top eight. The group rank them among the top five for goals scored (10). Defensively they have been less reliable, keeping just one clean sheet in their last four EL matches.
- PAOK have conceded at least one goal in five of their last seven Europa League matches.
- Away in this competition the Greeks have failed to win in five of their last six matches (1 draw, 4 defeats).
- In seven of their last nine away games in the Europa League the club scored no more than once.
Predicted PAOK line-up (4-5-1)*
Jiri Pavlenka – Abdul Rahman Baba, Jonjo Kenny, Yannis Mihailidis, Tomas Kedziora – Alessandro Bianco, Soualiho Meite, Andrija Zivkovic, Luka Ivanusec, Georgios Jakumakis – Taison.
Midfielders Giannis Konstantelias and Mady Camara are sidelined with injuries.
Prediction for Ludogorets – PAOK
Matches involving these sides rank among the top six highest-scoring fixtures of the Europa League 2025/26 group stage, averaging more than three goals, so this encounter is unlikely to be dull.
Ludogorets have scored in seven of their last eight Europa League games and in four of those matches they netted at least twice. The only side they failed to score against was Real Betis, who boast one of the competition’s stronger defences. Ludogorets’ defence, by contrast, is among the weakest: even at home they have conceded at least two goals in six of their last seven EL matches.
PAOK arrive on a four-game scoring run in this tournament; in two away group fixtures they have scored a combined five goals. The visitors have kept clean sheets only at home so far, one of which came against the lowest-scoring team in EL 2025/26.
My prediction: Total over 2.5
* For each team the starting XI shown is from their previous match in this competition.
