#PAOK is unbeaten in 9 consecutive matches against Xanthi, with five wins and four draws. The last time PAOK lost against the Akrites was exactly five years ago, on December 7, 2014.

#Xanthi counts 31 consecutive seasons in the top flight, and so far in 30 matches against PAOK at the Toumba, the Akrites have lost 21 times, while they have draw on six occasions, and recorded three wins.

#After two seasons where the two teams recorded draws (2015-16, 2016-17) both home and away, PAOK returned to winning ways. The Dikefalos tou Vorra has defeated Xanthi both home and away ever since – a feat which has been achieved in 10 seasons in total. The first time this happened was in the 1990-91 season.

#PAOK is aiming to record its longest ever run of victories in matches against Xanthi. The longest sequence to date runs from December 12, 1999 to April 1, 2001 and included six wins (four in the league and two in the Greek Cup) with 16 goals scored and only two conceded. Now PAOK has four consecutive wins following the 1-0 defeat suffered at the Toumba in the Greek Cup on March 2, 2017.

#8 is the number of times that PAOK has beaten Xanthi by a scoreline of 1-0 as the home side and it seems to be our favorite score against the Akrites. After that, we have recorded a total of five 2-1 wins. So from 13 of the 20 victories that PAOK has against Xanthi, the difference has been just one goal. Also, Xanthi’s three wins over PAOK in Thessaloniki have been by way of a 1-0 scoreline. There have been two wins with respective scorelines of 3-0 and 4-1. PAOK’s biggest victory over Xanthi was a 5-0 success on December 12, 1999.

#Kostas Fratzeskos and Veridiano are the players with the most goals between them in matches between the two teams. Both have five goals apiece, and then come Giorgos Georgiadis , Vladan Ivic and Petros Teggelidis, all with four goals. Dimitris Salpingidis and Stefanos Athanasiadis have three goals. Dimitris Panadopoulos in the 2014-15 season was twice on target in matches against Xanthi in a 2-1 win for PAOK at home and a 0-0 draw.

#Zisis Vryzas is the only player who has scored for both teams in matches featuring the two teams. On January 28, 1996 in a 3-3 draw at the Toumba for the Akrites, and on October 25, 1998 for PAOK in a 1-0 away win at Xanthi, Overall, Vryzas has played in seven matches for Xanthi against PAOK and has scored one goal, while in PAOK’s colors he made eight appearances against Xanthi.