PAOK – Atromitos: Facts & Figures
Here are some interesting stats and head-to-head data regarding the encounters between PAOK and Atromitos, a few hours before their match in Toumba Stadium kicks off for matchday 12 of the Super League.
# PAOK have played host to Atromitos 15 times for the Greek league’s regular season and have won 9 of them. The Peristeri outfit won three times, while three matches ended undecided. The two sides played four times for the league play-offs, PAOK suffering three defeats and winning just once.
# Three of PAOK’s nine victories were on a 2-1 scoreline. They won twice 1-0 and 2-0. They also recorded one 5-1 victory and once they won 3-1. Their draws with Atromitos were on a different scoreline every time: 0-0, 1-1 and 2-2. The same goes for Atromitos’s three victories in Toumba: 0-1, 0-3 and 1-2.
# Stavros Sarafis scored three times against Atromitos in Toumba Stadium: a brace in 1972-73 and another goal on the following season. Three players have scored twice in PAOK v Atromitos matches: Espinoza of Atromitos (a brace in 1975-76), Napoleoni (also a brace in 2011-12 play-offs) and Dimitris Salpingidis (2005-06 and 2012-13).
# PAOK sit on a 7-match undefeated streak when playing on Monday for the Super League. In the current season, they won 2-1 in Tripolis over Asteras for matchday 2. Last season, PAOK prevailed 3-1 over AEL Kalloni in Lesvos, played a goalless draw in Viotia against Levadiakos and defeated Panionios 2-0 in Nea Smyrni. In 2014-15, they won 1-0 in Agrinio over Paniliakos and in 2013-14 they defeated PAS Giannina away 2-0. They had recorded another victory over PAS in Giannina (3-1) in 2012-13. At the start of that season, they suffered their last defeat on a Monday, losing 1-0 to Atromitos in Peristeri on 3 September 2012.
# PAOK and Atromitos have met twice before in November. The “Double-Headed Eagle” won 2-0 in Peristeri on 26 November 1972, while Atromitos prevailed 1-0 in Toumba Stadium on 28 November 2010.