Panathinaikos Vs Paok Set for 18:30 at Apostolos Nikolaidis
Panathinaikos vs paok was set for Sunday 17 May 2026 at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 18:30. Panathinaikos came in after back-to-back Super League losses, while PAOK arrived after a draw, leaving both teams needing a cleaner result than their latest league outings.
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
Panathinaikos had just lost 1-0 to Olympiacos at Karaiskakis Stadium and finished that match with 46% possession and no shot on target. Rafael Benitez’s side also entered this fixture with a 4-4-2 shape already set, and the numbers from their last 10 games showed 4 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws, with 1.4 goals scored per game and 0.9 conceded.
PAOK’s previous league game ended 1-1 against AEK Athens at Toumba Stadium. Razvan Lucescu’s team held 55% possession, put four shots on goal against AEK, and got their goal from Anestis Mythou, then moved into this match with a 4-2-3-1 lineup and a recent 10-game record of 4 wins, 2 defeats and 4 draws.
Recent Form Numbers
The head-to-head edge was narrow across the past 10 meetings. PAOK had five wins, two draws and three Panathinaikos victories in that stretch, and the most recent clash between the clubs ended 0-0 at Toumba Stadium. That leaves this meeting shaped more by small margins than by any clear gap between the sides.
Panathinaikos’ last 10 games pointed to more volume than end product: 4.9 shots on goal, 9.3 attempts, 47.9% possession and 2.9 corners per game. PAOK’s recent profile was different but just as controlled, with 1.5 goals per match, 3.2 shots on goal, 7.4 attempts, 55.3% possession, 4.2 corners awarded and 4.5 corners against, while both teams were conceding 0.9 goals on average over their previous 10.
Benitez And Lucescu
Benitez had to manage a side that had gone two league games without a win and had been held to zero shots on target in its previous outing. PAOK, by contrast, arrived with the more stable possession profile and the sharper recent numbers in attack, even if their own latest result was only a draw.
For anyone tracking the matchup, the main practical details were simple: Panathinaikos hosted, the match was set for 18:30, and both lineups were already listed in a 4-4-2 for Panathinaikos and a 4-2-3-1 for PAOK. The past form left little room for a runaway script, and the recent 0-0 between them suggested another tight night if either side failed to turn its possession into chances.
