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PAOK vs. Eintracht Frankfurt: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s UEFA Europa Conference League Matchday 2 group stage clash against Eintracht Frankfurt, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match, as well as taking a look at some interesting background information to the match.
- PAOK face Eintracht Frankfurt for the second time in the club’s history, with the first being for the Cup Winners’ Cup in the 1981-82 season. At that time, PAOK lost 2-0 in the first match that had taken place in Germany, and in the second leg PAOK levelled the tie with a 2-0 win thanks to two goals by Giorgos Kostikos in the 37th and 61st minutes. The score remained the same after extra time and it went to a penalty shootout, in which the German club prevailed 5-4 and qualified for the next stage.
- Eintracht was the first German team that PAOK faced in Europe and after that they played Bayern Munich in 1983-84 with the qualification decided on penalties again, the Germans getting the ticket with a final score of 9-8.
- Stuttgart then followed in a single group match for the Europa League, where PAOK were defeated 2-1 at the Toumba.
- Then there were the matches with Schalke for the Champions League qualifiers, with a 1-1 draw in Germany and a 3-2 defeat in Thessaloniki.
- Borussia Dortmund were PAOK’s next opponents in the Europa League group stage with the two teams drawing at the Toumba and PAOK winning 1-0 in Dortmund.
- The last time PAOK faced German opposition was in the 2016-17 season, when they played Schalke in the Round of 32 of the Europa League. PAOK lost 3-0 at the Toumba and the match in Germany ended in a 1-1 draw.
- PAOK have faced a total of five teams from Germany and counts a total of 11 matches – with a tally of two wins, five draws and four losses.
- The three ties were all with a score of 1-1, while there were also two with a 0-0 scoreline. PAOK’s two victories came without conceding a goal (1-0 and 2-0), while they have scored in seven of the 11 games in total. The goals scored to goals conceded tally is 9-13.
