Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Chelsea FC vs PAOK FC, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Chelsea FC
4 – 0
Full Time
PAOK FC
Thu 29 Nov 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
R 7' Yevhen Khacheridi
Y 50' Pontus Wernbloom
Gary Cahill 54' Y
Y 80' Dimitris Pelkas

Overview

Match Preview

Chelsea FC vs PAOK FC — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Kristo Tohver
  • Referee Aron Harsing
  • Referee Juri Frischer
  • Referee Silver Koiv
  • Referee Eiko Saar
  • Referee Jaan Roos

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
Chelsea FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals PAOK FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-29 Chelsea FC 4–0 PAOK FC 2018-09-20 PAOK FC 0–1 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov PAOK FC H 4–0 W
24 Nov Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–3 L
11 Nov Everton FC H 0–0 D
08 Nov FK BATE Barysau A 1–0 W
04 Nov Crystal Palace FC H 3–1 W
28 Oct Burnley FC A 4–0 W
PAOK FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov Chelsea FC A 0–4 L
08 Nov MOL Fehervar FC A 0–1 L
25 Oct MOL Fehervar FC H 0–2 L
04 Oct FK BATE Barysau A 4–1 W
20 Sep Chelsea FC H 0–1 L
29 Aug Sport Lisboa e Benfica H 1–4 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Chelsea FC is hosting PAOK FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Leo Jaba is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for PAOK FC tonight.
  • 7' PAOK FC receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 7.
  • 12' PAOK FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' Gary Cahill has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 27' GOAL! Olivier Giroud fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 32' Pedro needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' What a strike from Olivier Giroud! The score is 2-0.
  • 42' The home supporters are growing impatient. Chelsea FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 46' A change in the PAOK FC ranks — Aleksandar Prijovic exits the field as Amr Warda enters on 46.
  • 50' A meaty challenge results in booking for Pontus Wernbloom on 50.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gary Cahill.
  • 59' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Răzvan Lucescu will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 60' The deadlock is broken! Callum Hudson-Odoi gets on the scoresheet on 60 minutes.
  • 63' The whistle greets Davide Zappacosta as he departs to be replaced by Ethan Ampadu.
  • 66' Chelsea FC make a change. Pedro trudges off to be replaced by Willian on 66 minutes.
  • 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PAOK FC that had 167 games and scored 59 goals.
  • 75' The Chelsea FC manager makes a substitution. Olivier Giroud departs to be replaced by Alvaro Morata.
  • 78' Alvaro Morata is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
  • 79' PAOK FC make a change. Mauricio trudges off to be replaced by Dimitris Pelkas on 79 minutes.
  • 80' Dimitris Pelkas has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' It looks surprising Chelsea FC does not make any changes. Amr Warda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Chelsea FC take all three points.

Lineups

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurizio Sarri

PAOK FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Răzvan Lucescu

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.89 Chelsea FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 PAOK FC xG
I would bet for: Chelsea FC to win 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Chelsea FC64% Draw22% PAOK FC14%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Chelsea FC or Draw
87%
Draw or PAOK FC
36%
Chelsea FC or PAOK FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Chelsea FC44% Draw45% PAOK FC11%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.1%
2 – 0
12.7%
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
9.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
3 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
3.5%
2 – 2
3.4%
4 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Chelsea FC

Handicap Chelsea FC covers Push PAOK FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 25% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
PAOK FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.