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PAOK vs. Olympiacos: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s Matchday 5 2023-24 Stoiximan Super League Play Offs showdown with Olympiacos at the Toumba, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match, as well as a look back at our previous league encounters against the Piraeus club.
- This is the 71st meeting between the two teams with PAOK as the home team, with the first contest in the top flight taking place on November 22, 1959. At that time, Leandros Symeonidis and Lavrentios Katikaridis scored the two goals for PAOK in a 2-0 win.
- PAOK have won 32 out of 70 games, while 18 of them ended in draws. Olympiacos prevailed in 20. The two teams have met at the Toumba in the Greek Cup 11 times, with the Double-headed Eagle registering seven wins, two games ending in draws, and Olympiacos having two wins.
- PAOK prevailed in the first round game at the Karaiskakis, while in its last five home games against Olympiacos, PAOK have two draws and three defeats. In the regular season of the league PAOK were defeated this season after three consecutive draws.
- 1-0 is the most popular score for PAOK’s home wins over Olympiacos, with nine of the 32 being that result. They have won 2-0 seven times and this is second on the list, while five of PAOK’s victories were via 2-1 results. Olympiacos has won 2-1 five times. The ties for first place are 1-1 with nine appearances.
- 6 goals have been scored by Giorgos Skartados against Olympiacos in home matches, and he is the top scorer for PAOK. Next with four goals are Koudas, Afentoulidis, Sarafis and Guerino.
- PAOK went 21 matches unbeaten in home matches against Olympiacos from January 3 1971 until May 24 1992. In that period, PAOK won 19 times, while two matches were drawn. The Double-headed Eagle lost 2-1 in September 1969 and it needed 23 years to suffer another at the Toumba, in May 1992.
- 6 goals have been scored by PAOK against Olympiacos on December 6 1987, at the Serres Municipal Stadium which remains the biggest loss suffered by the Erythrolefki in 61 years in the top division. Bannon (7’), Mavromatis (14’), Siggas (19’), Baniotis (42’) and Borbokis (74’, 88’) scored the goals for the Double-headed Eagle, while Tsalouchidis was on target for the Erythrolefki in the 49th minute.
