PAOK vs. Slavia Prague: Facts & Figures
Ahead of PAOK’s UEFA Europa League, League Phase Matchday 7 clash with Slavia Prague at the Toumba Stadium, paokfc.gr puts you in the picture about the background to the match with some interesting facts and stats.
- PAOK will face Slavia Prague on Matchday 7 of the Europa League, with whom they have faced in the past, since in 2002-03 they met in the third round of the UEFA Cup.
- Back then, the match in Thessaloniki ended 1-0 in favor of PAOK, but in the Czech Republic, PAOK were eliminated after losing 4-0.
- The Double-headed Eagle has faced teams from the Czech Republic three times in the past, with two of them being in the UEFA Cup, before it evolved into the Europa League and the other for the group stage of the competition. Slavia Prague is the second team from the Czech Republic that they face this season, since on Matchday 3 of this year’s competition they drew (2-2) with Vitória Plzen at the Toumba Stadium. In a total of seven matches, they have four wins, two draws and one defeat.
- In the two UEFA Cup ties, they have qualified once and been eliminated once, while in the Europa League group stages they have won two. In total, in six matches against teams from the Czech Republic, PAOK have four wins, one draw and one defeat.
- In the second round of the 2001-02 UEFA Cup, they faced Marija Pribram, whom they beat 6-1 in the first leg at the Toumba, while the second leg clash in the Czech Republic ended in a draw (2-2).
- In 2016-17, the group stage included games against Slovan Liberec, with PAOK winning 2-1 in the Czech Republic on September 19, 2016, and they also prevailed 2-0 in the home leg (08.12.2016).