SL1-PO-R10: PAOK - Olympiakos (14-05-23, 20:00 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

      VS       

MATCHUP:          P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Olympiakos Piraeus
COMPETITION:   Superleague 1 – Playoffs - Round 10
DATE:                    14-May-2023
TIME:                    20:00 EEST  (17:00 UTC, 12:00 CDT, 03:00 AEST next day)
CITY/STADIUM:  Thessaloniki – Toumba Stadium (28,703)
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P.A.O.K. vs Olympiakos history:    

Superleague

2022-2023:  0:0 - Attendance: 23,585
2021-2022:  1:2 (Murg) - Attendance: 7,369 (PLAYOFFS)
2021-2022:  1:1 (own goal) - Attendance: nf
2020-2021:  2:0 (Zivkovic 2) - Attendance: nf  (PLAYOFFS)
2020-2021:  1:1 (Ingason) - Attendance: nf
2019-2020:  0:1 - Attendance: nf  (PLAYOFFS)
2019-2020:  0:1 - Attendance: 26,377
2018-2019:  3:1 (Vieirinha, Biseswar, Akpom) - Attendance: 25,097
2017-2018:  0:3 - Attendance: 24,717 (Olympiakos won on forfeit as they got scared of flying paper and decided not to play the game)
2016-2017:  2:0 (Shakhov, Prijovic) - Attendance: 26,379
2015-2016:  0:2 - Attendance: 25,674
2014-2015:  0:0 - Attendance: 24,411
2013-2014:  2:1 (Athanasiadis, Tzavellas) - Attendance: 23,344
2012-2013:  1:1 (Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 23,023
2011-2012:  0:2 - Attendance: 18,299
2010-2011:  2:1 (Koutsianikoulis, Vitolo-p) - Attendance: 20,023
2009-2010:  1:0 (Muslimovic) - Attendance:  24,109 (PLAYOFFS)
2009-2010:  1:2 (Vieirinha) - Attendance: 24,109
2008-2009:  0:0 - Attendance: 22,214
2007-2008:  1:1 (Gonzales) - Attendance: 22,000
2006-2007:  2:3 (Mieciel, Torghelle) - Attendance: 23,483
2005-2006:  1:2 (Shikabala) - Attendance: 7,050

Alpha Ethniki (Professional)

2004-2005:  1:1 (Salpiggidis) - Attendance:  23,950
2003-2004:  0:2  - Attendance:  no fans
2002-2003:  1:1 (Georgiadis-p) - Attendance:  22,296
2001-2002:  1:1 (Spasic) - Attendance: 22,200
2000-2001:  2:4 (Nalitzis, Frousos) - Attendance:  5,723
1999-2000:  0:2 - Attendance: 25,550
1998-1999:  1:2 (Frantzeskos) - Attendance: 25,858 (match abandoned in 83^rd minute)
1997-1998:  2:1 (Franzeskos, Toursounidi) - Attendance: 26,471
1996-1997:  0:0 - Attendance:  35,850
1995-1996:  0:0 - Attendance: 6,699 (played at Trikala)
1994-1995:  2:0 (Bocziek 2, Kapetanopoulos) - Attendance: 26,404
1993-1994:  1:1 (Luhovy) - Attendance: 10,291
1992-1993:  0:0 - Attendance:  7,988
1991-1992:  1:2 (Lagonidis) - Attendance:  8,577 (end of the 21 year Olympiakos winless streak at Toumba)
1990-1991:  3:2 (Skartados 2, Alexiou) - Attendance:  17,870
1989-1990:  4:1 (Skartados 2, Lagonidis, Alexoulis-p) - Attendance:  17,169
1988-1989:  1:0 (Karasavidis) - Attendance:  32,112
1987-1988:  6:1 (Borbokis 2, Bannon, Mavromatis, Siggas, Baniotis) - Attendance: 10,827 (played in Serres)
1986-1987:  4:1 (Skartados-p, Baniotis, Alexandridis, Papaioannou) - Attendance:  40,718
1985-1986:  1:0 (Orfanos) - Attendance:  24,970
1984-1985:  1:0 (Kostikos-p) - Attendance:  41,073
1983-1984:  4:0 (Dimopoulos, Koudas, Skartados, Kostikos) - Attendance:  13,138 (played in Serres)
1982-1983:  1:1 (Guerino) - Attendance: 33,334
1981-1982:  3:0 (Dimopoulos 2, own) - Attendance:  22,744
1980-1981:  1:0 (Vasilakos) - Attendance:  21,359 (Gyula Lorant, PAOK coach suffers heart attack and dies on the bench during this match)
1979-1980:  2:0 (Kostikos, Kermanidis) - Attendance:  36.016

Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional)

1978-1979:  2:0 (Orfanos 2)  - Attendance: 25,362
1977-1978:  1:0 (Guerino) - Attendance: 30,477
1976-1977:  2:1 (Guerino, Kermanidis) - Attendance:  45,147
1975-1976:  3:1 (Kermanidis, Sarafis, Guerino) - Attendance:  33,378
1974-1975:  2:0 (Kermanidis, Terzanidis) - Attendance:  37,448
1973-1974:  1:0 (Sarafis) - Attendance: 42,976
1972-1973:  1:0 (Gounaris) - Attendance:  42,150
1971-1972:  4:3 (Sarafis 2, Apostolidis, Manzourakis) - Attendance:  21,161
1970-1971:  0:0 - Attendance:  25,462 (beginning of the 21 year Olympiakos winless streak at Toumba)
1969-1970:  1:2 (Afentoulidis-p) - Attendance:  35,740
1968-1969:  2:1 (Koudas 2) - Attendance:  26,745
1967-1968:  1:0 (Charalambidis) - Attendance:  26,446
1966-1967:  2:0 (Afentoulidis 2) - Attendance:  31,504
1965-1966:  3:2 (Koudas, Afentoulidis, Charalambidis) - Attendance:  22,736
1964-1965:  0:4 - Attendance:  17,309
1963-1964:  0:0 - Attendance:  18,884
1962-1963:  2:2 (Vasiliadios, Savvidis) - Attendance:  19,510
1961-1962:  0:1 - Attendance: 15.691
1960-1961:  0:2  - Attendance: 6,000
1959-1960:  2:0 (Leandros, Katikaridis) - Attendance:  14,050

Panhellenic Championship

1958-1959:  2:3 (Kalogiannis, Kiourtzis)- Attendance: 10,000
1957-1958:  1:0 (Leandros) - Attendance: ?
1956-1957:  2:1 (Kouiroukidis 2)- Attendance: 15,000
1955-1956:  1:2 (Gentzis)- Attendance: ?
1954-1955:  2:3 (Papadakis, Gentzis)- Attendance: ?
1953-1954:  1:2 (Gentzis)- Attendance: ?
1947-1948:  0:3 - Attendance: ?
1936-1937:  1:5 (Bostanzoglou) - Attendance: ?
1935-1936:  2:2 (?)- Attendance: ?
1931-1932:  0:2 - Attendance: ?
1930-1931:  3:0 (Papagiordanidis, Pazaroglou, Biblis)- Attendance: ?

GAMES:  79    WINS:  35    TIES:   19    LOSSES:  25

[Blackhawk]

Only one result is beneficial to PAOK and that is a win  even if it is only 1:0. With a win we finish in 3rd place and secure Europa League spot thanks also to being in the cup final.

With any other result we finish in 4th place and we will need to win the cup in order to secure Europa League. 

Hopefully some of our injured players will be back for this game.

[Dutch Eagle]

Ingason, Sastre and Douglas Augusto trained with the group. They should all be available against the gavroi. 

[paokarag4]

Good news, expect all three to start!

Will be a nice way to end the season, winning and clinching Europa League football regardless of the Cup final. Expect a tight game where all 3 results are just as likely, I worry about our fire power and being able to finish our chances. Hopefully Thomas and Zivkovic can carry on their scoring form. 

A fit and available Taison would be nice, even if it is only off the bench. 

[Blackhawk]

Taison will most likely be saved for the cup final, even if he is fit to play.

This will be a tough game as Olympiakos is playing for two result. We must win and will not be easy.

[italosPAOK4]

nikh 3 bathmous kai 3h thesh !

[PaokCT]

5-1 win. I am back

[pash]

For me, the biggest stat in this article: Biseswar was only here a year longer than El Kaddouri, but played 122 more games. Unreal. Will still be sad to see them play their last home games (assuming they do play). They both had very, very long tenures.

https://inpaok.com/773215/el-kantouri-bisesvar-to-last-dance-stin-touba/

[Athens4]

They were good servants of the shirt (Biseswar more so than Omar, who was always injured). But it is time to go.

[Blackhawk]

Hope I am wrong, but I don't see us winning tomorrow. Not with Greek ref calling the game. I see this game ending in a tie. 0:0 or 1:1.

[Dutch Eagle]

[PaokCT]

Good game so far. Both teams missing some big chances

[Dutch Eagle]

Damn 0-1

[PaokCT]

Beautiful goal against us. Need to score before HT

[Dutch Eagle]

Koulierakis is starting the second half. Näsberg is subbed out.

[Dutch Eagle]

Taison and Schwab subbed in for Biseswar and Dantas.

[Blackhawk]

Not watching the game, but I kind of expected the scoreline. If we are lucky we will tie it up.

[Dutch Eagle]

Felipe Soares coming in for Douglas Augusto. 

10 min. left to score two goals. But I don't think it is gonna happen. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Yellow Felipe Soares.

[Dutch Eagle]

And Tzimas the last subbed in. Brandon subbed out. 

[Dutch Eagle]

And Taison yellow now.

[Dutch Eagle]

FT 0-1.

Opportunity 1 for a spot in EL qualifiers is down the drain.

Let's grab the cup! 

[Athens4]

Watched the first half. We just don't have the players to compete. Hopefully we can recruit some talent this summer.

[Blackhawk]

What a disappointing result. For the second straight season the team just does not have the ability to compete in the playoffs. The most glaring weakness is goal scoring.

As for the Greek Cup final. Let's hope the AEK players keep celebrating at bouzoukia and won't take the final too seriously for us to have any chances of winning it. We are clearly the underdogs in that game.

[paokarag4]

You could tell early in the game it would be a tight game that would probably be decided by the one goal. Unfortunately for us, our half chances didn't cut it, not that we played poorly. What we lacked is what we've lacked for most of the year, that is quality with the final ball/someone to finish our chances. 

It all comes down to the Cup final, obviously winning a trophy would be fantastic. Plus the added bonus of playing in the Europa League and starting our competitive matches on the 10th of August will be super important to the team getting a proper pre-season in and giving any new signings the chance to settle. 

Compared to if we lose and begin our European journey in the Conference League on the 27th of July. Those two weeks could be crucial.