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PAOK vs. Olympiacos: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s Super League Play Offs derby showdown with Olympiacos, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match, as well as a look back at our previous encounters against the Erythrolefki.
- PAOK has faced Olympiakos only once in the Super League Play Offs, in what was the only time that the Erythrolefki have ever participated during the 2009-10 season. And on that occasion PAOK won both matches at home and away. The first game saw PAOK claim a 1-0 win thanks to Muslimovic’s goal at the Toumba, while just three days later, the Dikefalos tou Vorra also won 1-0 (33′ Ivic) at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium.
- The last time PAOK played in June was in the 2014-15 season, when they faced Asteras in Tripoli on June 7, 2015 and lost 1-0. PAOK have never faced Olympiakos as the home team in the first month of the summer. In the three matches that have been played with the Piraeus club being the home team, Olympiacos claimed victories each time.
- PAOK has played 54 times in the Play Offs from a total of nine participations so far. The club’s record is positive, with 24 wins, nine draws and 21 losses.
- PAOK has scored 57 goals in these 54 matches, with a goal difference of six (57-51). The year where the most goals were scored was 2011 (11) and the fewest was in 2015 (1).
- Dimitris Salpiggidis has scored nine goals for PAOK in Play Offs matches and is the top scorer. He is followed by Stefanos Athanasiadis with six goals.
- PAOK has managed to claim top spot in the Play Offs three times in its nine appearances. In its six other appearances PAOK has always finished within the top four.
- In the top flight, PAOK has faced Olympiacos 62 times and counts 31 victories, 15 draws, and 16 defeats. This is only the third time that they involved in the Play Offs against PAOK, and the Piraeus club has recorded two wins irrespective of the venue.
