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Dinamo Zagreb vs. PAOK: Facts & Figures
Just a few hours ahead of PAOK’s crucial 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League Round of 16 first-leg clash against Dinamo Zagreb, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match.
- PAOK are facing Dinamo Zagreb for the second time in their European history, since the two teams were in the same group in the Europa League in the 2010-11 season.
- That season, PAOK managed to score two wins against the Croatians, first a 1-0 success in Thessaloniki on September 30, 2010 with a goal by Vladan Ivić, and on December 15, 2010 in Croatia, again 1-0 thanks to goal by Dimitris Salpingidis.
- The key player in both matches was Andre Vieirinha, who is again in the PAOK team for the trip to Croatia.
- PAOK have traveled to Croatia to face four different teams from the neighboring country and have two wins there – against Dinamo Zagreb and Rijeka, a draw with Hajduk Split and a loss against Lokomotiva Zagreb. Three ties were in qualifying rounds (Lokomotiva – Rijeka – Hajduk), while against Dinamo Zagreb the matches were in the Europa League groups.
- In total, PAOK have played eight matches against teams from Croatia at home and away, and they have five wins, two draws and one loss.
- This season they have played 12 matches in the qualifiers, as well as in the Conference League group stage, and their tally is nine wins and three draws.
- Away from home, they have a better record, with five wins and a 0-0 draw in six matches, with the 0-0 draw in Croatia against Hajduk Split.
- In this year’s edition of the UEFA Europa Conference League, PAOK have scored six consecutive victories and are now the only Greek team to have achieved such a feat in European competitions, with Panathinaikos in 2001-02 and Olympiakos in 2009-10 having both reached five wins in a row.
