SLGR Stats: PAOK draw 0-0 at home for first time since 2016
SLGR Stats: PAOK draw 0-0 at home for first time since 2016
AGONAsport rounds up the statistics to emerge from the seventh round of the 2019/2020 Super League playoffs.
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FIRST 0-0 DRAW AT TOUMBA IN 1382 DAYS
PAOK are continuing to endure a poor playoff campaign. Following their recent results, the Dikefalos tou Vorra needed the three points against Panathinaikos to keep within two points of second-placed AEK, but they were held to a 0-0 draw at the Toumba Stadium. PAOK are now four points behind AEK with only three rounds of the playoffs remaining.
The first two positions of the championship grant a berth in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.
Interestingly, this was the first time since 25 September 2016 when PAOK played to a 0-0 home draw in the Super League, with 1382 days having passed following their goalless tie with Xanthi almost four years ago. 63 successive home games for PAOK in the Super League had seen at least one goal scored.
CHYGRYNSKIY MAKES 100TH AEK APPEARANCE
Taking advantage of PAOK’s dropped points, AEK increased their advantage in second spot of the table to a commanding four points, calmly defeating OFI 2-0 at the Olympic Stadium thanks to two first-half goals from Nelson Oliveira and Stratos Svarnas. AEK have won three consecutive games in the playoffs as Massimo Carrera’s men seemingly steem towards the Champions League.
Dmytro Chygrynskiy, who was used as a substitute in the 80th minute of play, has now made 100 competitive AEK appearances across all competitions. The Ukrainian centre-back has participated in 66 Super League matches, 19 in the Greek Cup and 15 in European tournaments.
MORE INTERESTING FACTS
Nelson Oliveira, Ahmed Hassan and Bruno Gama are the top scorers of the Super League playoffs so far with four goals each;
Oliveira was the scorer of AEK’s 3500th goal in Alpha Ethniki/Super League history;
AEK have scored 3501 goals and conceded 1674 times in the top flight of Greek football;
In just 63 Super League games, Olympiacos coach Pedro Martins has earned 50 victory, a success rate of 79%;
Olympiacos winger Giorgos Masouras has netted 30 Super League goals in his career to date;
Aris have lost four Super League games in a row for the first time since 2013.
TOP PERFORMERS
Ahmed Hassan and Giorgos Masouras both scored twice in Olympiacos’ 4-2 victory against Aris in Thessaloniki;
Veteran Vasilis Torosidis provided a superb cross for Masouras’ second goal at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium;
Alexandros Paschalakis made a couple of tough saves to keep Panathinaikos off the board;
Nelson Oliveira has scored 13 Super League goals this season for AEK.
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