SL1-PO-R5: PAOK - Olympiakos (12.05.24, 20:00 EEST)

[Blackhawk]

  VS   

MATCHUP:             P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki - Olympiakos Piraeus
COMPETITION:       Superleague 1 – Playoffs - Round 5
DATE:                      12-May-2024
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
 
2023-2024:  1:4 (Despodov)- Attendance: 25,346
2022-2023:  0:1 - Attendance: 15,535   (PLAYOFFS)
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:  81    WINS:  35    TIES:   19    LOSSES:  27

[Blackhawk]

This is the game that was postponed and it is a big one. We win and we keep the dream of championship alive.

Only three days earlier Olympiakos plays the 2nd semifinal game of Conference League, so that could play in our favor. However, to have any success we will need to perform much better than we did in the last two game against them (1:2 and 1:4 losses). As it is we have not beaten them at Toumba in the last five meetings. We are due for a win.

[Athens4]

Obviously I want us to win, however if we can't beat them then I would like an away win over a draw. That way at least A4 will be taken all the way for their fake championship.

[Blackhawk]

I believe the winner of this game will take the title. A draw will basically hand the title to the paper team.

[Blackhawk]

Despodov injured at practice today. Hopefully he can recover by Sunday.

[Athens4]

They just beat Villa without many issues. If we are not up for this game, then I think they will embarrass us.

[Blackhawk]

We are definitively not the favorites to win this game. I really thought Villa was going to make it much harder for them yesterday, but Olympiakos got lucky by scoring the first goal and the rest is history.

Like Athens says if we don't show up and play 110% we will not win.

[Dutch Eagle]

No squad announced. All players - including Despodov - are at the Makedonia Palace. 

[Dutch Eagle]

Lineup:

Κοτάρσκι, Μπάμπα, Κουλιεράκη, Κεντζιόρα, Σάστρε, Σβαμπ, Μεϊτέ, Κωνσταντέλιας, Τάισον, Αν. Ζίβκοβιτς, Μπράντον.

[PaokCT]

BEAUTIFUL GOAL

[PaokCT]

Why am I alone here ?

[Dutch Eagle]

Taison 1-0.

[Dutch Eagle]

Just now, PaokCT said:

Why am I alone here ?

Not watching as I am at my mother in law as my father in law passed away at the age of 92. Following live score though. 

How are we playing?

[PaokCT]

Sorry to hear that ❤️ 

 

We are playing good. Still attacking too, not sitting back. But Olympiakos have gotten some good chances too. Don’t see this game ending 1-0

[Dutch Eagle]

2-0!!!!!!

[PaokCT]

2-0 Zivkovic

[PaokCT]

Podence , already on a yellow, winded up and kicked Zivkovic. No card for this offense. Clearly should’ve been a 2nd yellow

[PaokCT]

Game over 2-0. Now we need OLY to take points off aex 

[Dutch Eagle]

Great result. First clean sheet this season against the POKemon.

[Dutch Eagle]

We secured another European exodus. Even if Pana and Gavro win next MD we qualify no matter what as they face eachother and HTH against Pana is 2W-1D-1L and against Gavro 2W-2L GD 8-8 but we ended first in the regular season.

[pash]

Sorry to hear the bad news, @Dutch Eagle

 

Good to see the European games are (finally) locked down. For the league, we basically need AEK to draw at least one game, and for us to win both? Assuming AEK doesn't drop points in both remaining games (unlikely).

[Athens4]

That draw at Lamia was simply ridiculous.

[pash]

We would have locked down the championship at the end of April if we had not dropped so many points to last-minute draws...

[italosPAOK4]

big win let's win the title !

[Nea Bafra]

this squad is so all over the shop. make up your minds what team you want to be, this draw with lamia then beat olympiakos business is doing my head in