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PAOK vs. Shamrock Rovers: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s UEFA Europa League Play Offs first-leg match against Shamrock Rovers at the Toumba Stadium, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture with some interesting information and stats about the background to the match.
- PAOK host Shamrock Rovers from Ireland for the UEFA Europa League Play Offs. This is the 5th European match of the season for the Double-headed Eagle, who ended their four matches in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers with two wins, a draw and an extra-time defeat.
- This will be the second time they have faced Shamrock Rovers, as the two teams also in the 2011-12 UEFA Europa League group stage and PAOK prevailed in both encounters. They won at the Toumba 2-1 (12′ Lazar, 63′ Vieirinia – 48′ Shepard) and away from home 3-1 thanks to goals from Salpingidis (7′. 38′) and Fotakis (35′), while Dennehy scored for the Irish (51′).
- PAOK have also faced a team from Ireland in 2021-22 when they eliminated Bohemians in the UEFA Conference League qualifiers, losing 2-1 away on 3 August 2021 and winning 2-0 on 12 August 2021.
- For the Europa League qualifiers, PAOK has played a total of 30 matches (17 wins, seven draws and six losses), while for the main event itself the club counts 56 matches (17 wins, 20 draws and 19 losses).
- The last Europa League qualifier was in 2019-20 when they faced Slovan Bratislava and lost 1-0 in Bratislava but won 3-2 in Thessaloniki.
- PAOK’s last appearance in the Europa League group stage was in December 2020.
