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On Thursday evening, the semi-final round of the Greek Cup (Kypello Elladas) between PAOK Thessaloniki and Panathinaikos Athens will be held at Toumba Stadium. Panathinaikos won 2: 0 on the first leg two weeks ago. Rodrigo Moledo and the substitute Sebastian Leto scored the goals. PAOK will now throw the ball back in the backstage and try to win the game with their own fans and win the final. Last year’s AEK Athens, is now in the second semi-final.
PAOK :
The last title win of PAOK Thessaloniki was already 14 years ago; Since 2003 their fans are waiting for a trophy. The easiest way to get there is through the Kypello Elladas, which they could win in 2003. In order to get closer to this dream, however, the team of coach Vladimir Ivic would have to make their entry into the Cup final. They finished last in 2014, where they lost 1: 4 in the Panathinaikos Athens final. Three years after the lost Cup final, PAOK Saloniki is against Panathinaikos in the semifinals. In the first leg, they lost their opponent with 0: 2, in the return play is now turn the sheet.
The group stage of Kypello Elladas ended PAOK Thessaloniki with two victories and a draw as first place. In the Round of 16, they won both matches against Panetolikos, in the quarter-finals they beat Xanthi. Overall, they have a goal ratio of 17: 5 in the Cup Cup. Their top scorer is Giannis Mystakidis with three goals. In the Greek Super League, the four-time Cup winner is second-placed behind Olympiakos Piraeus. The question of the championship is already decided one day before the end of the regular season. The last five games in the league could be won by PAOK Saloniki, but they conceded only one contender. They have a home match of eleven wins, two draws and a defeat. The last seven home games won them all, leaving the last five home games without even a single goal.
Last Saturday they had a 3-1 win against Platanias Chania. In the league they met at the Toumba Stadium this month at Panathinaikos Athens. PAOK won 3-0 win. Their top scorer in the cup competition, Giannis Mystakidis, is injured for the semi-final second leg on Thursday. To the absolute Stammpersonal belongs however this not.
Panathinaikos :
Panathinaikos Athens won the Greek Cup last 2014. Against their current opponent, PAOK Thessaloniki, they were then in the final with 4: 1 through. Both clubs are now facing the semi-finals. The group phase of Kypello Elladas, this season, they finished second behind OFI Crete. In this they had a balanced balance of a victory, a draw as well as a defeat. In the knockout phase, they then won all five games and had a goal ratio of 14: 0. In the trophy contest Sebastian Leto hit four times so far.
In the Super League, the team of coach Marinos Ouzounidis is in third place behind Olympiakos Piraeus and PAOK Thessaloniki after 29 games played. There they have a record of 15 wins, 9 draws and five defeats. In the league, they only won two of the last nine away games. Lastly, there was a 3-0 defeat to their opponents in the Kypello Elladas, PAOK Saloniki.
At last weekend’s home crowd, Atromitos Athens had a 1-0 win in front of their home crowd. Guillermo Molins finished the game with the winner shortly before the end. Coach Marinos Ouzounidis will be without the defenders Rasmus Thelander and Diamantis Chouchoumis on Thursday. They are due to injuries.
PAOK vs Panathinaikos head to head
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