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PAOK vs. Midtjylland: Facts & Figures
Ahead of the vital second leg of PAOK’s UEFA Europa Conference League Play Offs clash with Midtjylland, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match at the Toumba.
- PAOK are aiming to qualify for the next phase of the Conference League, as well as looking for the club’s 300th goal in European competitions. So far, the Double-headed Eagle have scored 299 goals in 211 games in European matches. Of those matches, PAOK have recorded 76 wins – 59 draws – 76 losses. They have also conceded 290.
- PAOK have played 11 matches so far in the Conference League and its record is five wins, three draws and three defeats. This is the first year for the new UEFA tournament and the first time the Double-headed Eagle have remained in a European competition after the group stages since the 2016-17 season.
- Back then, PAOK progressed to the Round of 32 of the Europa League where they lost out to Schalke thanks to a defeat at the Toumba (3-0) and a draw (1-1) in Germany.
- This was the fourth time PAOK went beyond the group stage in recent years. The first was in 2010-11, where they faced CSKA Moscow and lost the first game at the Toumba, while they drew 1-1 in Russia thanks to a goal by Muslimovic.
- The very next season (2011-12) PAOK went to the next phase again, but this time they were defeated by Udinese after a goalless draw in Italy and a 3-0 defeat in the second leg at the Toumba.’
- In 2013-14 it was Benfica that that stood in PAOK’s way, and they were defeated 1-0 by the Portuguese at the Toumba in the first match, and then 3-0 away.
- PAOK have faced teams from Denmark a total of three times, with the last two being accompanied by qualifiers. In 2015-16 PAOK prevailed with a 5-0 win against Brondby at the Toumba and with a 1-1 draw in Denmark to qualify from the 2nd qualifying round of the Europa League. The last time was this season, where they faced Copenhagen in the group stage of the Conference League, with both teams scoring a victory in each other’s home grounds and both qualifying for the next phase.
- The first time PAOK faced a team from Denmark was in 1977-78, with Vejle qualifying for the third phase of the Cup Winners’ Cup thanks to its 3-0 victory at home and PAOK prevailing 2-1 in Thessaloniki.
