PAOK's 2015-2016 Playoff race

[Blackhawk]

With four rounds of regular season Superleague games left, PAOk has not secured a spot in the playoffs. Complicating things are the points deduction as a result of the abandoned Greek Cup match against Olympiakos. With that in mind let's see the remaining schedule among the teams that are in the running for a playoff spot:

 

STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 26

 

2. AEK   53

3. PAO  45

4. PAOK - 41

5. Panionios - 40

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6. Tripoli - 34

7. PAS Giannina   34

8. Levadeiakos  32

9. Platanias  32

 

 

ROUND 27

 

Xanthi - Levadeiakos

Veroa - Platanias

PAO - Iraklis

Panaitolikos - AEK

PAOK - Kalloni

Tripoli - Olympiakos

PAS Giannina - Panionios

 

ROUND 28

 

Iraklis - Tripoli

Kalloni - AEK

Levadeiakos - PAS Giannina

PAO - Veroia

Panionios - PAOK

Platanias - Xanthi

 

ROUND 29

 

Tripoli - PAO

PAOK - Levadeiakos 

AEK - Panionios

PAS Giannina - Platanias

 

ROUND 30

 

Xanthi - PAS Giannina

Tripoli - Veroia

Levadeiakos - AEK

PAO - Panthrakikos

Platanias - PAOK

Panionios - Atromitos

 

If the playoffs tarted today, the initial standings would be:

 

1. AEK  3

2. PAO  1

3. PAOK  0

4. Panionios 0

 

[pash]

I'm predicting we'll make it in to the playoffs, and will end up fourth overall (third place in the playoffs). You heard it here first, folks.

[pash]

53-40 = 13, divided by 5 is 2.6 (rounding up to 3).

[Blackhawk]

Apparently they don't know the rules, because

 

53-40 = 13

13:5 = 2.6 (rounded up to 3)

 

and

 

45-40 = 5

5:5 = 1

[Blackhawk]

I like our chances for making the playoffs. The games we have left are against teams that we can beat, as long as we play like we did against Panaitolikos. Even if we get 6 points deducted, I think we are in.

 

We should easily win our two home games, and then we have an away game against Panionios, which we should try not to lose. Our last game is against Platanias, and they will most likely be out any chances for the playoffs, so it might be a meaningless game for them.

 

If it wasn't for the apparent points deductions, we would most likely increase our distance from the 5th place and actually gained a point for the playoff standings. That might still happen if Panionios does not get a license to play in the playoffs and we have at least a 3 point difference from the 6th placed team.

[Original Sydney]

Have they said when a decision will be made in regards to what happened at the kypello? Seems like they are dragging it on so they can deduct points so PAOK can miss the playoffs.....

[Blackhawk]

Have they said when a decision will be made in regards to what happened at the kypello? Seems like they are dragging it on so they can deduct points so PAOK can miss the playoffs.....

 

The hearing is supposed to be this Thursday. That is if the lawyers decide to end their strike. If not it is anybody's guess when that will happen. Let's not also forget that there is a decision that has to be made about AEK and the events in the Atromitos game, and that game was played before the PAOK-Olympiakos game.

[Original Sydney]

Blackhawk agree with AEK and Atromitos and the fact a decision needs to be made there also, just hope they do it sooner rather than later as currently it leaves you guys in the air not knowing how many points you will lose and if it affects you playing in the playoffs.....

[Nea Bafra]

Amateur stuff - again, in a normal federation this would have been pulled up and people put on notice to get their acts together but in Greece its same old.

 

This is why when I think the FFA and A-League administration are crap and need to be replaced I bite my tongue and thank my stars I don't follow two leagues with Greece's problems.

[italosPAOK4]

i think we will make it for the play offs but i cannot see us winning them

[pash]

With the cup being abandoned, does anyone know what the final allocation of teams for CL and EL will be?

[Original Sydney]

Good question pash wonder what they'll do with that now....

[Dutch Eagle]

Logically (but we are talking about Greece) EPO will not see our spot wasted, therefor:
#2 Q3 CL
#3 instead of cupwinner: Q3 EL (or GS EL if EL is won by a club that has not qualified for CL via its league
#4 and #5 stays the same.

Edited March 16, 2016 by Dutch Eagle

[pash]

Assuming #3 takes the allocation from the cup, doesn't the above still miss the extra spot? We would still get two slots in the Q3 EL; it would just give both #3 and #4 that slot (and #5 getting Q2). Wouldn't that also mean we have one more team that's not in the playoffs getting a slot as well?

[Dutch Eagle]

You are right, Pash! So early in the Hub and you are already that bright. Bravo! 

I wrote something else than I was thinking. or better: I was already presuming that one of the Play-off candidates would win the cup or the Gavs would win it so that al participants are sure of European action next year. In that case #5 gets Q2 instead of nothing.  :1eye:

Edited March 16, 2016 by Dutch Eagle

[pash]

OPA!

 

The Hub is known for its bright minds, just saying ;)

[pash]

AEK lost vs Panaitolikos today, 0-1. A win for us vs Kalloni will bring our points difference to 9.

[Dutch Eagle]

Might be useful at the end of the normal season. We will see.

[Dutch Eagle]

[Blackhawk]

We must not lose to Panionios and win our last two games an we will be ok.

[Dutch Eagle]

Yes.

It still bothers me though that we (might) get a deduction of points in the league for riots in the cup.

I could live with an expulsion from the cup but not a deduction of points in the SL like last year as they are two very different things.

[pash]

Wasn't our deduction of points in the playoffs from two years ago from the exact same thing? Cup crowd troubles?

[Klaous]

Wasn't our deduction of points in the playoffs from two years ago from the exact same thing? Cup crowd troubles?

Yeah, the EPO didn't like our little fish joke on the bench. So they took us 3 points in the playoffs which would be 15 points in the regular season.

Ridiculous move, but chances are that they delay the judgement to do the same again.

However, I'm sure we make it to the playoffs and secure the second spot, if not even the first place. We proofed that we can beat PAO and AEK seems to be out of it's luck finally.

[Klaous]

Might be useful at the end of the normal season. We will see.

Should be even more useful if Giannina wins tomorrow against Panionios.

[Bananas]

The timing of the points deduction was unjust but also very convenient for PAO.  Savvidis was too busy playing cuddly bears with Alafouzos to notice he was getting fleeced.