📊 Form Guide

PAOK

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PAOK are hoping to win again following the 0-3 Super League success versus Panetolikos.

In that match, PAOK had 65% possession and 23 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. For PAOK, the goalscorers were Giannis Konstantelias (26', 57') and Giorgos Giakoumakis (45'). Panetolikos got 2 shots on goal with 1 on target.

Fixtures with PAOK have tended to be lively affairs recently with a lot of goalmouth action being the norm. Over their past 6 clashes, the sum of 22 goals have been scored for both sides combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 14 of them being chalked up by PAOK. Previous results aside, it remains to be seen if that pattern shall be replicated in this match.

Their previous form shows that PAOK:

• have not been beaten in the league by OFI Crete in their last 2 games.
• are undefeated in their previous 13 league matches at home. An amazing run.

OFI Crete

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OFI Crete head into the meeting following on from a 4-0 Super League win against Asteras Tripolis in their most recent fixture.

In that match, OFI Crete managed 50% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The only player to score for OFI Crete was Thiago Nuss (27', 43', 66', 74'). Asteras Tripolis got 15 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

In a total of 5 out of the previous 6 clashes involving OFI Crete, at least three goals have been hit. The average number of goals per game in that spell is 2.83, with the number of goals averaged by OFI Crete standing at 1.67.

Going into this one, OFI Crete haven’t won away from home in the past 2 matches in the league.

↔️ Head to head

A review of their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 14/01/2023 tells us that PAOK have won 3 of them and OFI Crete 2, with the tally of draws being 1.

A combined sum of 16 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 12 of them for Dikefalos tou Vorra and 4 netted by Omilos. That is an average goals per game value of 2.67.

The last league clash between these clubs was Super League match day 3 on 14/09/2025 when it finished OFI Crete 1-2 PAOK.

On that day, OFI Crete had 51% possession and 7 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Thiago Nuss (75').

For their opponents, PAOK had 14 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Magomed Ozdoev (10') and Dimitris Pelkas (24') scored.

The match was refereed by Angelos Evangelou.

ℹ️ Team News: PAOK

Kiril Despodov (Ill), Joan Sastre (Ill), Luka Ivanušec (Toe injury), Mady Camara (Ill), Konstantinos Thymianis (Ill), Dimitrios Monastirlis (Fever) and Jiri Pavlenka (Rib fracture) will not be able to play for PAOK boss Răzvan Lucescu. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Magomed Ozdoev and Jonjoe Kenny.

📋 Team News: OFI Crete

OFI Crete boss Christos Kontis has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Taxiarchis Fountas (Muscle injury), Fotis Koutsoupias (Cruciate ligament tear) and Lefteris Kontekas (Knee surgery) are not ready for selection. Kresimir Krizmanic is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

🔮 Prediction

In this match, OFI Crete certainly have the ability to breach the defence of this PAOK lineup, although that realistically won’t be as many as they’ll concede.

We’re expecting a very close game with a 2-1 victory for PAOK when the full-time whistle blows. Let’s see what eventuates.

Lucas Pereira, 17:03 15/01/2026