Thursday , 2 July 2026

PAOK FC vs FC Basel 1893, 2018-19 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
PAOK FC
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Basel 1893
Tue 24 Jul 2018 · 17:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Geoffroy Serey Die
Y 69' Valentin Stocker
Y 75' Fabian Frei

Overview

Match Preview

PAOK FC vs FC Basel 1893 — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Jonathan Moss
  • Referee Ian Hussin
  • Referee Robert Madley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

4
3
1
PAOK FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Basel 1893
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-24 PAOK FC 2–1 FC Basel 1893 2018-02-20 PAOK FC 1–2 FC Basel 1893 2017-10-31 FC Basel 1893 2–4 PAOK FC 2017-04-29 PAOK FC 1–1 FC Basel 1893 2016-11-05 FC Basel 1893 0–0 PAOK FC

Recent Form

PAOK FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul FC Basel 1893 H 2–1 W
06 May FC CFR 1907 Cluj A 1–4 L
28 Apr FK Spartak Moskva H 2–0 W
24 Apr KF Valur A 0–3 L
21 Apr AS Monaco FC A 1–2 L
14 Apr FC Internazionale Milano H 2–2 D
FC Basel 1893
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jul PAOK FC A 1–2 L
06 May FK Dynamo Kyiv A 1–2 L
28 Apr FC Internazionale Milano H 2–0 W
21 Apr FC Midtjylland A 2–1 W
14 Apr FC CFR 1907 Cluj H 3–1 W
10 Apr FC Barcelona H 0–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 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. PAOK FC is hosting FC Basel 1893 for another epic battle.
  • 5' FC Basel 1893 seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' It looks surprising PAOK FC does not make any changes. Fabian Frei has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' PAOK FC is showing some good football. However, PAOK 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' 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.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. PAOK FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 32' GOAL! Jose Canas scores on 32.
  • 35' FC Basel 1893 receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 44' Yves Kaiser has so much to prove this time. He replaces Raoul Petretta on 44 minute.
  • 49' PAOK FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 54' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. PAOK FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' The FC Basel 1893 manager makes a substitution. Dimitri Oberlin departs to be replaced by Aldo Kalulu.
  • 67' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Valentin Stocker.
  • 72' Another change for PAOK FC made on 72 minute. Leo Jaba leaves to be changed by Omar El Kaddouri.
  • 75' FC Basel 1893 player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 80' Goal! Aleksandar Prijovic scores his 25 goal in 167 matches.
  • 82' Goal! Albian Ajeti scores his 14 goal in 172 matches.
  • 83' Another substitution for PAOK FC to replace Aleksandar Prijovic by Amr Warda on 83 minute.
  • 88' Dimitri Oberlin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' PAOK FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Evgen Shakhov is hanging Dimitris Limnios on the field on 90 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for PAOK FC players.

Lineups

PAOK FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Răzvan Lucescu

FC Basel 1893 Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Prijovic 2
Aleksandar Prijovic 2
Omar El Kaddouri 1
Fernando Varela 1
Omar El Kaddouri 1
Jose Canas 1
Albian Ajeti 1
Albian Ajeti 1

Head to Head

2018-07-24 PAOK FC 2–1 FC Basel 1893 2018-02-20 PAOK FC 1–2 FC Basel 1893 2017-10-31 FC Basel 1893 2–4 PAOK FC 2017-04-29 PAOK FC 1–1 FC Basel 1893 2016-11-05 FC Basel 1893 0–0 PAOK FC

PAOK FC Form

2018-07-24 PAOK FC 2–1 FC Basel 1893 W 2018-05-06 FC CFR 1907 Cluj 4–1 PAOK FC L 2018-04-28 PAOK FC 2–0 FK Spartak Moskva W 2018-04-24 KF Valur 3–0 PAOK FC L 2018-04-21 AS Monaco FC 2–1 PAOK FC L 2018-04-14 PAOK FC 2–2 FC Internazionale Milano D

FC Basel 1893 Form

2018-07-24 PAOK FC 2–1 FC Basel 1893 L 2018-05-06 FK Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 FC Basel 1893 L 2018-04-28 FC Basel 1893 2–0 FC Internazionale Milano W 2018-04-21 FC Midtjylland 1–2 FC Basel 1893 W 2018-04-14 FC Basel 1893 3–1 FC CFR 1907 Cluj W 2018-04-10 FC Basel 1893 0–5 FC Barcelona L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.57 PAOK FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 FC Basel 1893 xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
PAOK FC48% Draw27% FC Basel 189325%
Actual: PAOK FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

PAOK FC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Basel 1893
52%
PAOK FC or FC Basel 1893
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
PAOK FC33% Draw47% FC Basel 189320%
Actual: PAOK FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — PAOK FC

Handicap PAOK FC covers Push FC Basel 1893 covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

PAOK FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
FC Basel 1893 keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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