Galatasaray SK vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
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Galatasaray SK vs PAOK Thessaloniki FC — Europe at RAMS Park.
- Galatasaray SK 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (Spain)
7 games this season
🟨 3.1/game
⚽ 5.3 goals/game
🟥 1 total
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
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 27 Aug | BSC Young Boys | H | 0–1 | L |
| 21 Aug | BSC Young Boys | A | 2–3 | L |
| 22 Feb | AC Sparta Praha | A | 1–4 | L |
| 15 Feb | AC Sparta Praha | H | 3–2 | W |
| 12 Dec | FC København | A | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep | Galatasaray SK | A | 1–3 | L |
| 13 Aug | Malmo FF | H | 3–4 | L |
| 06 Aug | Malmo FF | A | 2–2 | D |
| 31 Jul | FK Borac Banja Luka | A | 1–0 | W |
| 24 Jul | FK Borac Banja Luka | H | 3–2 | W |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
Events
Match Events
- 0' The wait is over. Galatasaray SK get us underway at RAMS Park.
- 5' Dominik Kotarski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for PAOK Thessaloniki FC tonight.
- 10' Galatasaray SK are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined PAOK Thessaloniki FC backline.
- 15' PAOK Thessaloniki FC is showing some good football. However, PAOK Thessaloniki FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Galatasaray SK are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against PAOK Thessaloniki FC's shape.
- 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Galatasaray SK side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 28' It’s a booking for PAOK Thessaloniki FC player. Magomed Ozdoev gets a card.
- 33' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stefan Schwab is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Galatasaray SK.
- 38' Galatasaray SK started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
- 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Galatasaray SK that had 164 games and scored 98 goals.
- 48' The Ghana Abdul Rahman Baba breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 0-1!
- 53' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 56' The referee shows Galatasaray SK player a card on 56.
- 61' Galatasaray SK are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 66' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PAOK Thessaloniki FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 67' GOAL! Ioannis Konstantelias fires home to make it 0-2!
- 70' A change in the PAOK Thessaloniki FC ranks — Fedor Chalov exits the field as Tarik Tissoudali enters on 70.
- 75' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 76' A goal from the Turkey international Yunus Akgun! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-2!
- 77' PAOK Thessaloniki FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stefan Schwab is hanging Magomed Ozdoev on the field on 77 minute.
- 78' Another change for PAOK Thessaloniki FC made on 78 minute. Ioannis Konstantelias leaves to be changed by Kiril Despodov.
- 82' A tactical swap from PAOK Thessaloniki FC — Tiemoue Bakayoko on, Mohamed Mady Camara off on 82 minutes.
- 84' Another change for Galatasaray SK made on 84 minute. Kaan Ayhan leaves to be changed by Elias Jelert Kristensen.
- 87' Michy Batshuayi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Baris Yilmaz on 87 minute.
- 88' Berkan Kutlu is replacing Yunus Akgun for the Galatasaray SK side.
- It finishes all square. Galatasaray SK and PAOK Thessaloniki FC share the spoils 3-1.
Lineups
Galatasaray SK Lineups
Starting XI
- 34
- 6
- 4
- 23
-
10
Dries Mertens ↓ Kerem Demirbay 78'
-
11
Yunus Akgun ↓ Berkan Kutlu 88'
-
45
Victor Osimhen ↓ Mauro Icardi 78'
- 42
- 20
-
53
Baris Yilmaz ↓ Michy Batshuayi 87'
- 19
Bench
-
8
Kerem Demirbay ↑ 78'
-
44
Michy Batshuayi ↑ 87'
-
9
Mauro Icardi ↑ 78'
- 25
- 30
-
18
Berkan Kutlu ↑ 88'
-
24
Elias Jelert Kristensen ↑ 84'
- 12
- 90
- 83
- 38
- 67
Coach
Okan Buruk
PAOK Thessaloniki FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 19
- 42
- 21
- 15
- 2
- 16
- 14
- 11
-
9
Fedor Chalov ↓ Tarik Tissoudali 70'
-
27
Magomed Ozdoev ↓ Stefan Schwab 77'
- 7
Bench
-
8
Tiemoue Bakayoko ↑ 82'
- 23
-
22
Stefan Schwab ↑ 77'
-
77
Kiril Despodov ↑ 78'
-
34
Tarik Tissoudali ↑ 70'
- 5
- 47
- 41
- 54
- 25
Coach
Răzvan Lucescu
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mauro Icardi | 1 |
| Yunus Akgun | 1 |
| Abdul Rahman Baba | 1 |
| Ioannis Konstantelias | 1 |
Head to Head
Galatasaray SK Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.86
Galatasaray SK xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13
PAOK Thessaloniki FC xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Galatasaray SK win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.99
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 80% |
|
20% |
| ± 2.5 | 57% |
|
43% |
| ± 3.5 | 35% |
|
65% |
| ± 4.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
Double Chance
Galatasaray SK or Draw
77%
Draw or PAOK Thessaloniki FC
48%
Galatasaray SK or PAOK Thessaloniki FC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.7%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 2
3.4%
0 – 2
3.2%
Asian Handicap — Galatasaray SK
| Handicap | Galatasaray SK covers | Push | PAOK Thessaloniki FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 14% | — | 86% |
| -2 | 14% | 16% | 69% |
| -1.5 | 31% | — | 69% |
| -1 | 31% | 22% | 47% |
| -0.5 | 53% | — | 47% |
| +0.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +1 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Galatasaray SK keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
PAOK Thessaloniki FC keeps clean sheet
16%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.