#It’s the fourth time that PAOK face Xanthi in the Greek Cup. The “Double-Headed Eagle” boast a perfect record, as they claimed qualification all three previous times.

#In 1990-91, the first leg was held in Xanthi, just like in the current season. PAOK and Xanthi met in the Greek Cup round of 16 and the Thrace outfit prevailed 2-1 at home (Marcelo 30’, Alavantas 69’ – Ibrahim Hassan 75’). PAOK snatched qualification to the quarter-finals by winning 2-0 in Toumba (Skartados 40’, 70’).

#In 1997-98, the two sides were paired in the quarter-final stage. On 25 February 1998, PAOK took the advantage with a 2-0 victory in Toumba (Fratzeskos 36’, Velis 84’). Their 1-0 defeat in Xanthi (Vilanakis 13’) didn’t prove costly.

#Their third clash was in 2000-01, again in the quarter-finals. PAOK prevailed 2-0 in Toumba courtesy of goals by Konstantinidis (26’) and Georgiadis (51’). They sealed their qualification to the semis with a 2-1 victory in the second leg in Xanthi (Zapropoulos 66’ – Udeze 20’, Georgiadis 72’). The “Double-Headed Eagle” went to eliminate Apollon Athens in the semi-finals and win the Greek Cup prevailing 4-2 over Olympiacos in the final held in Nea Filadelfia.

#PAOK have scored 17 goals in their 6 Greek Cup games so far and have conceded just 2. Mystakidis leads the scoring charts with 3 goals to his name. Athanasiadis, Pelkas, Shakhov and Pereyra have scored twice each, as did newly-signed Prijović. Biseswar, Koulouris, Kitsiou and Deligiannidis have all contributed one goal each.

#In their three Greek Cup group stage matches, PAOK didn’t concede any goals to AEL Larissa (2-0 at home), Trikala (0-0 away) and Panelefsiniakos (7-0 away).