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- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Super League
- Aris have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Super League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for PAOK and Aris.
PAOK form and stats
PAOK are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Stadio Toumbas. 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games.
In their previous game, the manager Lucescu led his PAOK to a defeat away at AEK Athens. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadio Toumbas. PAOK were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Midfield player Konstantelias got a match rating of 6.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Konstantelias hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 5 of 5 times.
Preceding that match was the home game against Panathinaikos that was lost 1-2.There will be little rest for PAOK after this match as they are travelling to Panathinaikos for a Super League game in only three days.
The PAOK fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. From these home matches, PAOK have conceded only 7 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Aris form and stats
Aris have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Super League, after 3-2-8 (13 played).
Aris had fun at their own home (Stadio Toumbas) last time out, beating Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1. Dabo and Palma scored. Midfielder Dabo was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.62. Dabo scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 27 successful passes (of 30 total).
Prior to that result Aris won their away game at Volos NFC. The scoreline was 3-0.Goal hungry football fans should note that 10 of this side's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Volos NFC in just three days.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Aris have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
PAOK and Aris have met before this season: Aris - PAOK 1-2. The ref brandished his red card when these teams last played each other, and the sinner was Lucescu (PAOK). H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): PAOK four wins, three draws and Aris three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less. The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Palma Oseguera 9 goals |   N. Castro Oliveira 7 goals |  K. Narey 7 goals |
PAOK missing players
Aris missing players
| PAOK | Aris | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 17 | 10 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 51 | 29 | 10 | Scored | S | 3 | 18 | 47 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | 33 |
| 88% | 88% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 72% | 62% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 69% | 75% |
| 50% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 50% | 59% |
| 22% | 25% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 25% | 19% |
| 9% | 19% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 41% | 38% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 31% | 41% |
| 50% | 56% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 34% |
| 22% | 19% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 44% | 31% |
| 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.2 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12.8 | 14.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.2 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 4.4 | 5.5 | 7.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 36% | 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 8.5 | 6.4 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17.4 | 12.1 | 10.7 |
| 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
- Aris have the fewest matches under the total-line (13) in Super League
- Aris have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Super League
- Aris have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Super League
| 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 | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 59 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 56 |
| 4 | PAOK | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 54 |
| 5 | Aris | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 6 | Volos NFC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 39 |
| 7 | Panaitolikos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 8 | Atromitos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | OFI | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 12 | Ionikos | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -26 | 18 |
| 13 | Lamia | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -32 | 17 |
| 14 | Levadiakos | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -24 | 17 |
