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PAOK vs. Aris: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s Super League Interwetten Play Offs local derby clash with Aris, 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 Kitrinomavri.
- This is only the 3rd season that PAOK are hosting Aris in the Play Offs. On the previous two ocassions, PAOK prevailed 2-0 (26′ Ivic, 36′ Savini) in the 2009-10 season, and last year’s match ended in a 0-0 draw.
- The Double-headed Eagle have not lost in their last three matches in the Play Offs and from a total of 5 games in this run counts three wins, one draw and one defeat. The first season they faced each other was 2009-10 with PAOK prevailing 2-0 at the Toumba and Aris taking a 3-2 win at home on May 19, 2010 in a match that was the final game of the season with PAOK having already secured first place.
- In the home match, the 2-0 victory on May 2, 2010, Ivic and Savini scored. In the match at the «Kleanthis Vikelidis» an own goal from Malezas (11′) opened the scoring, Papazoglou equalized (22′), Havito (32′) gave Aris the lead, Cirillo equalized again (45′) and the match was decided by Kampora’s (63) strike.
- The two teams met again last year in the Play Offs and this is the first time they will face each other for two consecutive seasons in this competition. In the first match that was played again with Aris at home, PAOK prevailed 2-0 (36′ Varela, 44′ Swiderski), while the game at the Toumba ended in a 0-0 drawe.
- 118 matches have been played in the Greek top flight between PAOK and Aris, with the Double-headed Eagle having chalked up 46 wins and 42 draws, while losing 30 times irrespective of venue. In matches played at Aris, there have been 23 draws, while PAOK have recorded 15 wins versus Aris’ 21 wins.
- In the last 15 games between the two teams in league play, there have been 8 draws, 5 victories for PAOK and 2 victories for Aris. Of those 8 draws, only three have ended goalless.
- Giorgos Koutsis is the only player who has scored in the colors of both teams, while Petkakis of Aris is the only player who has scored a hat-trick in league matches.
- Aris’ Alexiadis is the top scorer in matches between both sides with 6 goals, while for PAOK, Koudas and Skartados have 5 goals apiece. Vassiliadis has scored 4 times for PAOK, while Papaioannou, Syropoulos and Dimitriadis all have 4 goals for Aris.
