The UEFA Europa Conference League match between PAOK vs Eintracht Frankfurt will take place at Stadio Toumbas on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
PAOK and Eintracht Frankfurt are set to clash on Friday, both eager to kickstart their Europa League Conference group-stage campaign with back-to-back wins. On the first matchday, PAOK emerged victorious against HJK from Finland, while Frankfurt narrowly defeated Aberdeen from the Scottish Premiership. The victory against HJK extended PAOK’s unbeaten streak to five games across all competitions, including a 2-2 draw with Panathinaikos on Sunday. PAOK, having avoided defeat in all 13 of their competitive home matches this season, should be confident about their chances of securing at least a point in Thursday’s game.
After competing in the Europa League and Champions League for the past two seasons, Frankfurt finds themselves in the Europa Conference League due to their seventh-place finish in the Bundesliga. Die Adler earned their place in the group stage with a 3-1 aggregate victory against Levski Sofia, followed by a 2-1 win over Aberdeen in their group opener, courtesy of an Omar Marmoush penalty and a Robin Koch goal. This narrow victory allowed Dino Toppmoller to begin his tenure with a nine-game unbeaten run, which ended with a 2-0 defeat to Wolfsburg on Saturday, where Frankfurt played the final 30 minutes with 10 men after Mario Gotze’s red card.
Following the league defeat, Frankfurt heads to Greece without a victory in their last four competitive away matches (D3, L1). They will need to improve their attacking skills, as they have failed to score more than one goal in any of those four away matches if they hope to secure maximum points in Friday’s encounter.
PAOK’s probable starting lineup: Kotarski, Kedziora, Troost-Ekong, Koulierakis, Baba, Schwab, Tsingaras, Zivkovic, Murg, Despodov, Brandon
Eintracht Frankfurt’s probable starting lineup: Trapp, Smolcic, Koch, Pacho, Buta, Larsson, Skhiri, Nkounkou, Chaibi, Gotze, Marmoush
PAOK
Opponents | Score |
Panathinaikos | 2-2 (D) |
Volos | 3-0 (W) |
Giannina | 1-3 (W) |
HJK | 2-3 (W) |
Aris Thessaloniki | 0-0 (D) |
Eintracht Frankfurt
Opponents | Score |
Wolfsburg | 2-0 (L) |
Freiburg | 0-0 (D) |
Aberdeen | 2-1 (W) |
Bochum | 1-1 (D) |
Koln | 1-1 (D) |
The UEFA Europa Conference League match between PAOK vs Eintracht Frankfurt will take place at Stadio Toumbas on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
PAOK vs Eintracht Frankfurt | Key Details |
Date | October 6 |
Venue | Stadio Toumbas |
Kickoff time in the Greece | 10:00 pm |
Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am |
Fans in Greece can catch the game live on Cosmote Sport 5 HD whereas fans in Germany can watch the game live on RTL, RTL+.
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