PAOK look to Stadio Toumbas supporters for inspiration before Aris match

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Wed 04.January
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Toumbas (28703 seats)

The league standings shows that 4 points separate the pair of combatants in this Super League match. PAOK hold both the points- and home ground advantage.

Insights:
  • PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Super League
  • Aris have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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PAOK form and stats

16 points is a decent return from 7 Super League games here at Stadio Toumbas for PAOK. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Hopes of three in a row are alive for PAOK after consecutive victories at their own ground.

PAOK travelled for their previous game, a trip to Atromitos that ended 1-1. The host team have an in-form goalscorer in Oliveira, having found the net in three consecutive matches. Midfielder Schwab was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.05 (out of ten) in that game. Schwab hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 56 successful passes (of 64 total).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Panaitolikos with a 2-0 scoreline.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does PAOK handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

The manager Lucescu will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lamia in only three days.

PAOK have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Toumbas with 12 goals in 7 league matches. PAOK are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Toumbas in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.

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Aris form and stats

Playing away, Aris have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 3 defeats in the Super League this season.

Aris won their last game, 1-0 versus Panaitolikos played at home. Mancini, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.8. Mancini served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 36 successful passes (of 44 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Levadiakos that ended 1-1.

We have checked recent matches where Aris have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Aris are hosting Asteras Tripolis in the Super League only four days away.

Aris have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league.

Head 2 Head

Aris have not lost in the last 5 games (3-2-0) facing PAOK.

The latest head to head meeting ended Aris - PAOK 0-0, played this season. The matches between these teams have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

ArisL. Palma Oseguera
L. Palma Oseguera
7 goals
PAOKN. Castro Oliveira
N. Castro Oliveira
6 goals
ArisA. Gray
A. Gray
6 goals

PAOK missing players

Aris missing players

PAOK Aris
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 4 Played P 1 7 15
8 5 3 Won W 0 2 7
5 1 1 Drew D 0 2 4
2 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
22 12 8 Scored S 0 8 22
11 5 3 Conceded C 1 7 12
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 87%
80% 71% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 71% 73%
40% 57% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 29% 40%
7% 14% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 20%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 7%
47% 43% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 33%
47% 57% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 47%
13% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 33%
 
6.1 5.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.4 5.7
4.1 3.6 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3 3.9 3.3
2.3 2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 5 2.7 2.1
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
12.5 13.9 14.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 12.4 14.3
3.9 5.3 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.1 3.7
38% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 36% 40%
 
8.4 5.3 4.8 Shots against (avg) S A 13 10.9 10
2.1 2.3 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.7 2.9
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Aris have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • PAOK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • PAOK have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (14) in Super League
  • PAOK haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Panathinaikos 15 12 3 0 26 6 9 7 2 0 13 3 6 5 1 0 13 3 20 39
2 AEK Athens 15 11 2 2 30 5 7 6 0 1 15 2 8 5 2 1 15 3 25 35
3 Olympiakos Piraeus 15 8 5 2 25 10 8 5 2 1 16 4 7 3 3 1 9 6 15 29
4 PAOK 15 8 5 2 22 11 7 5 1 1 12 5 8 3 4 1 10 6 11 29
5 Aris 15 7 4 4 22 12 8 5 2 1 14 5 7 2 2 3 8 7 10 25
6 Volos NFC 15 7 4 4 21 23 8 4 1 3 12 15 7 3 3 1 9 8 -2 25
7 Atromitos 15 5 4 6 16 16 8 3 4 1 9 6 7 2 0 5 7 10 0 19
8 Panaitolikos 15 4 4 7 16 18 7 1 1 5 5 11 8 3 3 2 11 7 -2 16
9 Asteras Tripolis 15 2 8 5 11 19 7 2 4 1 4 3 8 0 4 4 7 16 -8 14
10 Levadiakos 15 2 5 8 9 18 7 2 3 2 6 7 8 0 2 6 3 11 -9 11
11 OFI 15 2 5 8 11 23 8 1 2 5 5 11 7 1 3 3 6 12 -12 11
12 PAS Giannina 15 2 5 8 15 31 7 2 3 2 10 15 8 0 2 6 5 16 -16 11
13 Lamia 15 1 7 7 7 24 7 1 3 3 5 11 8 0 4 4 2 13 -17 10
14 Ionikos 15 1 5 9 11 26 7 0 5 2 6 12 8 1 0 7 5 14 -15 8

Read more about Super League

The Super League is the highest level of football in Greece. The league has 16 teams playing two fixtures against each other, for a total of 30 games each. The season runs from August to May to decide a final league table. The “big three” (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens; all from Athens) dominate this league.