Wednesday , 30 September 2026

FK Borac Banja Luka vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC, Champions League Q 2024 ROUND 2

Champions League Qualification · 2024
FK Borac Banja Luka
0 – 1
Full Time
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
Wed 31 Jul 2024 · 19:00 UTC Gradski Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Jovo Lukic 20' Y
Sebastian Herera 33' Y
Y 39' Stefan Schwab
Enver Kulasin 61' Y
Bart Meijers 73' Y
Jurich Carolina 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FK Borac Banja Luka vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC — Champions League Q at Gradski Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Van der Eijk
5 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

Head-to-Head

2
FK Borac Banja Luka 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals PAOK Thessaloniki FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-31 FK Borac Banja Luka 0–1 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 2024-07-24 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 3–2 FK Borac Banja Luka

Recent Form

FK Borac Banja Luka
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul PAOK Thessaloniki FC H 0–1 L
24 Jul PAOK Thessaloniki FC A 2–3 L
17 Jul Egnatia Rrogozhine A 4–1 W
10 Jul Egnatia Rrogozhine H 1–0 W
13 Jul FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 2–1 W
06 Jul FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–3 L
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Jul FK Borac Banja Luka A 1–0 W
24 Jul FK Borac Banja Luka H 3–2 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
FK Borac Banja Luka this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

FK Borac Banja Luka
Luka Juricic 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' FK Borac Banja Luka have kicked off against PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Gradski Stadion. PAOK Thessaloniki FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks surprising PAOK Thessaloniki FC does not make any changes. Andrija Zivkovic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PAOK Thessaloniki FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Jovo Lukic is having his name booked by the referee on 20.
  • 25' Thomas Murg has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 33' Controversy at the stadium! Sebastian Herera argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 38' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 39' Stefan Schwab catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
  • 44' PAOK Thessaloniki FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 49' Bosnia-Herzegovina international Jovo Lukic has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 54' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Borac Banja Luka must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 57' A tactical swap from FK Borac Banja Luka — Stojan Vranjes on, Stefan Savic off on 57 minutes.
  • 61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Enver Kulasin.
  • 61' Ioannis Konstantelias is replacing Taison for the PAOK Thessaloniki FC side.
  • 62' Fresh legs for PAOK Thessaloniki FC! Andrija Zivkovic comes on to replace Kiril Despodov.
  • 67' The 35-year-old Stefan Schwab has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FK Borac Banja Luka team. Zoran Kvrzic is replaced by David Cavic on 68 minute.
  • 72' Fresh legs for PAOK Thessaloniki FC! Mohamed Mady Camara comes on to replace Thomas Murg.
  • 73' The referee calls foul for Bart Meijers. He receives a card.
  • 74' The referee has no hesitation. Jurich Carolina is booked for FK Borac Banja Luka — card on 74.
  • 79' FK Borac Banja Luka manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Marcetic is hanging Jovo Lukic on the field on 79 minute.
  • 81' The whistle greets Stefan Schwab as he departs to be replaced by Vieirinha.
  • 86' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastian Herera made 9 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from PAOK Thessaloniki FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

FK Borac Banja Luka Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

PAOK Thessaloniki FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 FK Borac Banja Luka xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 PAOK Thessaloniki FC xG
I would bet for: PAOK Thessaloniki FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FK Borac Banja Luka29% Draw31% PAOK Thessaloniki FC40%
Actual: PAOK Thessaloniki FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.17
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

FK Borac Banja Luka or Draw
60%
Draw or PAOK Thessaloniki FC
71%
FK Borac Banja Luka or PAOK Thessaloniki FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FK Borac Banja Luka20% Draw52% PAOK Thessaloniki FC28%
Actual: PAOK Thessaloniki FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.7%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.3%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
3.9%
1 – 3
3.2%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — FK Borac Banja Luka

Handicap FK Borac Banja Luka covers Push PAOK Thessaloniki FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 72%
-0.5 28% — 72%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 22% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FK Borac Banja Luka keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
PAOK Thessaloniki FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.