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PAOK vs. Panathinaikos: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s Super League Play Offs derby showdown with Panathinaikos, 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 Greens.
- This is the eighth season that the two teams are facing each other in the Play Offs. In their first meeting this time round, the scores were level in a 0-0 draw, a result which took the tally of matches to 17.
- PAOK has not managed to beat Panathinaikos in wither the regular season or in the Play Offs. The first meeting in the league between the two teams ended in a 2-2 draw at the Toumba, while the Greens won 2-0 in Athens.
- In contrast, in the two legs of the Greek Cup tie between the clubs, PAOK were winners in both matches. Andre Vieirinha and Fernando Varela were the scorers in a 2-0 win at the Toumba, while Karol Swiderski was on target in the 1-0 win in Athens.
- The two teams have met 68 times in league play with PAOK as the home team. From those meetings, the Dikefalos tou Vorra has recorded 34 wins, 14 matches have ended in draws, while Panathinaikos has chalked up 20 wins.
- 5 – number of goals scored by Giorgos Skartados in matches against Panathinaikos at the Toumba. Next in line are Giorgos Koudas and Stavros Sarafis with four apiece.
- 37 – number of consecutive matches that have seen either side score irrespective of the venue. That tradition was broken with the 0-0 draw at the ΟΑΚΑ, with the last match before that ending in a 0-0 scoreline taking place on October 19 2008 at the Toumba.
- 3 – the number of times PAOK have won the Play Offs, while Panathinaikos have ran out winners on six occasions. Over the last nine years PAOK and Panathinaikos have dominated the Play Offs with only AEK upsetting that trend in the 2016-17 season.
