Match summary
PAOK won 2-1 at home to Asteras Tripolis, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Cherif Ndiaye put PAOK ahead in the 8th minute, Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka equalised with a header in the 39th minute, and Anestis Mythou won it in the 87th minute.
The chances backed that up: PAOK created 2.16 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Asteras Tripolis's 0.78 from 9. Both sides had a player sent off.
PAOK hosted Asteras Tripolis in the Super League Greece on matchday 9, securing a 2-1 victory after leading 1-1 at half-time. Both sides registered 50 percent possession, while PAOK recorded 12 shots compared to the away team count of 9. PAOK managed 7 shots on target against 3 for Asteras Tripolis, and generated an expected goals total of 2.16 to 0.78. The hosts dominated territory through 111 attacks and 56 dangerous attacks, whereas Asteras Tripolis produced 80 attacks and 39 dangerous attacks. Discipline proved challenging with 26 fouls in total, 17 committed by PAOK and 9 by Asteras Tripolis, leading to 6 yellow cards and 2 red cards evenly distributed with 3 and 1 for each side respectively.
The scoring opened in the 8th minute when Cherif Ndiaye netted for PAOK to make it 1-0. Jonjoe Kenny received a yellow card for a foul in the 34th minute, followed by a yellow card for his teammate Shola Shoretire in the 38th minute. Asteras Tripolis equalised in the 39th minute through Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka, before Dimitris Kourbelis was booked in the 42nd minute. Following the interval, Jonjoe Kenny received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 63rd minute. Franz Denniz Brorsson received a yellow card in the 67th minute before also receiving a second yellow card and a red card in the 73rd minute. Anestis Mythou scored the decisive goal in the 87th minute with an expected goals value of 0.86, sealing the 2-1 scoreline.