PAOK Thessaloniki FC vs FC Viktoria Plzeň, Europe 2024-25 LEAGUE STAGE
Overview
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PAOK Thessaloniki FC vs FC Viktoria Plzeň — Europe at Stadio Toumbas.
- PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
- FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Urs Schnyder
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompie | 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 Plzeň | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct | FC Viktoria Plzeň | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Oct | FCSB Bukarest | H | 0–1 | L |
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Oct | PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad | H | 0–0 | D |
| 26 Sep | Eintracht Frankfurt | A | 3–3 | D |
| 01 Nov | FC Barcelona | H | 2–4 | L |
| 26 Oct | FC Internazionale Milano | A | 0–4 | L |
| 12 Oct | FC Bayern Munchen | H | 2–4 | L |
Season Stats
| PAOK Thessaloniki FC | FC Viktoria Plzeň | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Position | #14 |
| 12 | Points | 14 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 3 / 3 / 2 | W / D / L | 3 / 5 / 0 |
| 17 | Scored | 8 |
| 14 | Conceded | 3 |
| +3 | GD | +5 |
| 1.50 | PPG | 1.75 |
| 38% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
FC Viktoria Plzeň this season
FC Viktoria Plzeň this season
PAOK Thessaloniki FC are 17th (12 pts). FC Viktoria Plzeň are 14th (14 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Viktoria Plzeň
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Stadio Toumbas that hosts another battle between PAOK Thessaloniki FC and FC Viktoria Plzen.
- 5' The 33-year-old Tarik Tissoudali has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 10' FC Viktoria Plzen is showing some good football. However, FC Viktoria Plzen are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 11' FC Viktoria Plzen receives a card for a hard tackle on 11.
- 16' A quiet spell here at Stadio Toumbas. FC Viktoria Plzen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 21' FC Viktoria Plzen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 26' FC Viktoria Plzen 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.
- 31' The Czech Republic Milan Havel breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 0-1!
- 36' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering PAOK Thessaloniki FC that had 24 games and scored 23 goals.
- 39' Matej Vydra doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 41' Svetozar Markovic is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
- 46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
- 51' Fedor Chalov has been relatively quiet despite scoring 80 goals in his last 404 appearances.
- 56' Brandon, a Spain , has 6 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 59' Another substitution for PAOK Thessaloniki FC to replace Tiemoue Bakayoko by Stefan Schwab on 59 minute.
- 61' Another substitution for FC Viktoria Plzen to replace Matej Vydra by Erik Jirka on 61 minute.
- 66' The crowd applauds Brandon as he leaves the pitch. Kiril Despodov steps in for PAOK Thessaloniki FC.
- 70' The referee calls foul for Sampson Dweh. He receives a card.
- 73' A tactical swap from FC Viktoria Plzen — Lukas Hejda on, Prince Adu off on 73 minutes.
- 76' The PAOK Thessaloniki FC manager makes a substitution. Jonny Otto departs to be replaced by Fedor Chalov.
- 78' The supporters are chanting for Lukas Cerv. He replaces Alexandr Sojka on 78 minute.
- 82' The referee calls foul for Tarik Tissoudali. He receives a card.
- 84' Against the run of play, Tarik Tissoudali has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 89' It looks surprising PAOK Thessaloniki FC does not make any changes. Tiemoue Bakayoko has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 90' Controversy at the stadium! Martin Jedlicka argues furiously but the card stands.
- Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
PAOK Thessaloniki FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
19
Jonny Otto ↓ Fedor Chalov 76'
- 42
- 8
- 15
-
71
Brandon ↓ Kiril Despodov 66'
-
23
Joan Sastre ↓ Abdul Rahman Baba 66'
- 2
- 16
- 14
-
11
Taison ↓ Tarik Tissoudali 66'
- 7
Bench
-
21
Abdul Rahman Baba ↑ 66'
-
9
Fedor Chalov ↑ 76'
- 27
-
22
Stefan Schwab ↑ 59'
-
77
Kiril Despodov ↑ 66'
-
34
Tarik Tissoudali ↑ 66'
- 5
- 41
- 54
- 25
Coach
Răzvan Lucescu
FC Viktoria Plzeň Lineups
Starting XI
-
11
Matej Vydra ↓ Erik Jirka 61'
- 24
- 23
- 21
- 3
- 16
- 22
- 31
-
80
Prince Adu ↓ Lukas Hejda 73'
- 40
-
12
Alexandr Sojka ↓ Lukas Cerv 78'
Bench
- 10
-
2
Lukas Hejda ↑ 73'
-
33
Erik Jirka ↑ 61'
- 32
-
6
Lukas Cerv ↑ 78'
- 19
- 18
- 13
- 5
- 20
- 51
- 1
Coach
Miroslav Koubek
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Matej Vydra | 1 |
| Milan Havel | 1 |
| Abdul Rahman Baba | 1 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 1 |
PAOK Thessaloniki FC Form
2024-10-24
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
2–2
FC Viktoria Plzeň
D
2024-10-03
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
0–1
FCSB Bukarest
L
2024-09-25
Galatasaray SK
3–1
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
L
2024-08-13
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
3–4
Malmo FF
L
2024-08-06
Malmo FF
2–2
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
D
2024-07-31
FK Borac Banja Luka
0–1
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
W
FC Viktoria Plzeň Form
2024-10-24
PAOK Thessaloniki FC
2–2
FC Viktoria Plzeň
D
2024-10-03
FC Viktoria Plzeň
0–0
PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad
D
2024-09-26
Eintracht Frankfurt
3–3
FC Viktoria Plzeň
D
2022-11-01
FC Viktoria Plzeň
2–4
FC Barcelona
L
2022-10-26
FC Internazionale Milano
4–0
FC Viktoria Plzeň
L
2022-10-12
FC Viktoria Plzeň
2–4
FC Bayern Munchen
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.44
PAOK Thessaloniki FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67
FC Viktoria Plzeň xG
I would bet for:
PAOK Thessaloniki FC or FC Viktoria Plzeň 74% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 82% |
|
18% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
PAOK Thessaloniki FC or Draw
62%
Draw or FC Viktoria Plzeň
64%
PAOK Thessaloniki FC or FC Viktoria Plzeň
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Viktoria Plzeň win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.6%
3 – 1
3.6%
2 – 3
3.5%
Asian Handicap — PAOK Thessaloniki FC
| Handicap | PAOK Thessaloniki FC covers | Push | FC Viktoria Plzeň covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 10% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 17% | 68% |
| -0.5 | 32% | — | 68% |
| +0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +1 | 58% | 20% | 22% |
| +1.5 | 78% | — | 22% |
| +2 | 78% | 13% | 9% |
| +2.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
Clean Sheet
PAOK Thessaloniki FC keeps clean sheet
20%
✓
FC Viktoria Plzeň keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

