PAOK will face off against visiting side AEK Athens at Toumba Stadium in the Super League meeting on Sunday.
To see all of our predictions, user poll & stats for PAOK v AEK Athens, scroll down (plus the best game odds).
📊
Form Guide
PAOK
WWDLLL 📉
PAOK will be looking for an improved result here following a 2-1 Super League loss in their previous game against Olympiacos.
In that game, PAOK managed 50% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 1 on target. The only player to score for PAOK was Marcos Antônio (92'). Olympiacos had 9 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Quini (27') and Gelson Martins (61') scored for Olympiacos.
It has not been often in recent times that PAOK haven’t conceded. In fact, PAOK have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 games, leaking 10 goals in the process. We shall soon find out whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.
AEK Athens
WWLDWW
AEK Athens come into this game after a 1-2 Super League win with the eclipse of Aris FC in their most recent match.
In that game, AEK Athens had 63% possession and 28 attempts at goal with 12 of them on target. For AEK Athens, the goalscorers were Djibril Sidibé (49') and Nordin Amrabat (84'). On the other side, Aris FC got 9 shots on goal with 4 on target. Loren Morón (36') was the scorer for Aris FC.
Over the course of their previous half-dozen clashes, AEK Athens have bagged a tally of 12 goals. AEK Athens have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. During that period, their defenders have had 5 goals scored by their opponents.
👥
Head to head
Inspecting their past head-to-head clashes going back to 19/02/2023 shows us that PAOK have won 1 of these games and AEK Athens 3, with the number of drawn results being 2.
A total of 15 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 5 of them from Dikefalos tou Vorra and 10 being from AEK. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.5.
The previous league encounter featuring these sides was Super League match day 4 on 07/04/2024 which finished with the scoreline of AEK Athens 2-2 PAOK.
That day, AEK Athens managed 54% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The goals were scored by Mijat Gaćinović (30') and Nordin Amrabat (49').
For their opponents, PAOK had 9 attempts at goal with 4 on target. Abdul Rahman Baba (62') and Magomed Ozdoev (89') scored.
The referee was Tobias Stieler.
ℹ️
Team News: PAOK
Giannis Konstantelias (Ill) and William Troost-Ekong (bruise) won’t be able to feature for PAOK manager Răzvan Lucescu.
📰
Team News: AEK Athens
AEK Athens manager Matías Almeyda has a number of players out of action. Cican Stankovic (unknown injury), Harold Moukoudi (unknown injury), Petros Mantalos (unknown injury), Levi García (Muscle injury) and Mijat Gacinovic (unknown injury) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
🧠
Prediction
We’re inclined to think that AEK Athens and PAOK should play out a closely-fought contest here.
Let’s see how it plays out, but a draw is looking likely to us. That’s why we have predicted a tight encounter, finishing with a 1-1 score draw when all is said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Lucas Pereira,
00:19 24/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
PAOK
Formed: 1926
Stadium: Toumba Stadium (28,701)
Captain: Adelino Vieirinha
Chairman: Ivan Savvidis
Manager: Răzvan Lucescu
Competitions: Super League position 3, Conference League Qualifiers (Play Off Round)
⭐ Key Player: Thomas Murg
Typically playing in the Left Wing position, Thomas Murg was born in Voitsberg, Austria. Having made his senior debut playing for Austria Vienna in the 2012 - 2013 season, the gifted Forward has struck 8 league goals in this Super League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in a total of 27 appearances.