# PAOK’s last three league encounters against Apollon Smyrni at home or away ended undecided. The Rizoupoli side edged out a draw in their last two visits at Toumba Stadium: 0-0 on 8 December 2013 and 1-1 on 16 January 2000.

# PAOK’s last victory over Apollon Smyrni in the league was recorded on 13 May 2000. Frousos (20’), Kafes (45’) and Nalitzis (82’, 90’) scored the “black-and whites’” goals in that 4-3 win in Rizoupoli. PAOK’s most recent home victory over Apollon dates back to 25 April 1999, with Valencia (7’), Krčmarević (74’) and Konstantinidis (86’) on the scorers’ sheet.

# PAOK prevailed 3-0 over Apollon Smyrni in both their Greek Cup ties of 2013-14. These are the last to-date victories of the “Double-Headed Eagle” over the Rizoupoli side. The two outfits met four times that season (league and cup). Apollon hadn’t scored in the first three. The first-round league match had ended goalless. In the second-round encounter, in Athens, the two sides played a 3-3 draw.

# Three PAOK players scored a brace each in the last three encounters against Apollon Smyrni. Lucas Pérez netted two goals ın the 3-3 league draw in Rizoupoli. Koulouris scored twice in the Greek Cup tie in Athens, while Vukić also struck twice in the 3-0 Greek Cup first leg.

# PAOK have hosted Apollon Smyrni 38 times in Thessaloniki for the top-flight league, recording 28 victories and 8 draws, while the “Light Brigade” managed to celebrate twice. Apollon’s last victory (0-2) dates back to 5 April 1964. Their maiden win against the “Double-Headed Eagle” (1-2) was recorded in the inaugural season of the A’ Ethniki league, on 8 November 1959.

# PAOK have celebrated eight times a 3-0 home win over Apollon Smyrni and six times a 2-0 scoreline. In 22 of their 38 home matches against the Rizoupoli side, PAOK have kept a clean sheet.