PAOK host Kalamata in Greece's Super League 1. PAOK have made a strong start to the campaign while Kalamata are still finding their feet back in the top flight.
There's a clear gap between where these two sides currently sit in the table, and how each has performed away from pure league games adds another layer worth looking at before deciding how big that gap really is.
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Form guide: contrasting samples
PAOK's recent run of 20 matches reads 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, with 40 goals scored and 25 conceded. That sample includes some tough European away trips against Anderlecht, Dynamo Kyiv and Brann, so it's not just domestic games padding the numbers.
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PAOK: 20 completed matches; Kalamata: 20 completed matches.
PAOK
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +15
Kalamata
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 31
- Conceded
- 16
- Difference
- +15
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League 1 | Panetolikos | PAOK | 20.09.2026 | 1-3 |
| Cup | Atromitos | PAOK | 16.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Super League 1 | PAOK | Aris Thessalonikis | 13.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Super League 1 | Panathinaikos | PAOK | 06.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Cup | PAOK | OFI | 02.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Super League 1 | Atromitos | PAOK | 30.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | Brann | PAOK | 27.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Super League 1 | PAOK | Levadiakos | 23.08.2026 | 4-0 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | PAOK | Brann | 20.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Anderlecht | PAOK | 13.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super League 1 | Kalamata | Panathinaikos | 20.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Cup | Kalamata | Larisa | 17.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Super League 1 | Kalamata | Volos NFC | 13.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Super League 1 | Atromitos | Kalamata | 06.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Cup | Volos NFC | Kalamata | 01.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Super League 1 | Panetolikos | Kalamata | 29.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Super League 1 | Kalamata | Aris Thessalonikis | 22.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Cup | Kalamata | Panetolikos | 19.08.2026 | 4-2 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Volos NFC | Kalamata | 10.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Super League 2 | Kalamata | Iraklis 1908 | 28.03.2026 | 1-0 |
Kalamata's 20-match sample looks decent on paper - 12 wins, 4 draws, 4 losses, 31 scored and 16 conceded - but it stretches back through Super League 2 fixtures earlier in the year, cup ties and even a friendly, before their move up to the top flight. That mix makes the raw record a bit misleading when judging where they stand against a side like PAOK right now.
Kalamata's overall numbers flatter their level compared with PAOK's more directly comparable sample.
Comparative Team Statistics: PAOK vs Kalamata
History doesn't offer much of a guide
The two meetings on record both came in cup competition back in 2023, split evenly with each side winning once on home turf.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | PAOK | Kalamata | 10.01.2023 | 2-0 |
| Cup | Kalamata | PAOK | 14.12.2022 | 0-2 |
That's three years old now, and both squads have changed a fair bit since, so it's not much use for judging this version of either team.
The league table already tells a story
Five games into the Super League 1 season, PAOK sit second with 12 points from four wins and just one defeat, scoring 12 and conceding only 5. Kalamata are down in tenth with a single win and four points, having already shipped 8 goals.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12/2 | 15 |
| 2 | PAOK | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12/5 | 12 |
| 3 | AEK Athens FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13/3 | 11 |
| 9 | Kifisia | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4/7 | 5 |
| 10 | Kalamata | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6/8 | 4 |
| 11 | Atromitos | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4/7 | 2 |
It's still a small sample, but the early gap between these two is hard to miss.
Players who could make the difference
D. Pelkas has been PAOK's most productive attacker lately with three goals in five appearances, and Živković has been involved in both goals and assists from midfield.
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x 2 x 1 x 1 x 2For Kalamata, Bolívar and Hamza have two goals apiece in their recent sample, and Mendes Moreira leads the assist chart with three from five games, showing they can still create chances even while results have been mixed. Cataldi and Bolívar have each picked up a red card in a small number of matches, which is worth keeping an eye on for suspension risk.
Kalamata's discipline issues could add to their problems on the road.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Živković | Serbia | 30 | Midfielder | 169 | 66 |
| Taison | Brazil | 38 | Midfielder | 172 | 64 |
| M. Camara | Guinea | 29 | Midfielder | 185 | 75 |
| D. Giannoulis | Greece | 30 | Defender | 175 | 62 |
| D. Pelkas | Greece | 32 | Midfielder | 175 | 73 |
| C. Ndiaye | Senegal | 30 | Attacker | 190 | 83 |
| K. Jakić | Croatia | 29 | Midfielder | 184 | 78 |
| J. Kenny | England | 29 | Defender | 176 cm | 67 kg |
| S. Banza | France | 30 | Attacker | 189 | 77 |
| B. Santamaría | France | 31 | Midfielder | 183 | 81 |
| A. Baba | Ghana | 32 | Defender | 180 | 72 |
| J. Pavlenka | Czechia | 34 | Goalkeeper | 196 | 81 |
| K. Thymianis | Greece | 25 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| P. Hatzidiakos | Greece | 29 | Defender | 185 | 74 |
| G. Taylor | Scotland | 28 | Defender | 170 | 62 |
| Elustondo | Spain | 32 | Defender | 180 | 71 |
| A. Tsiftsis | Greece | 27 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 80 |
| Diego Costa | Brazil | 27 | Defender | 184 | 73 |
| T. Ali | Sweden | 28 | Midfielder | 174 | 63 |
| G. Michailidis | Greece | 26 | Defender | 185 | 82 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Ginis | Greece | 27 | 190 | 81 | |
| A. Sigurðsson | Iceland | 27 | Midfielder | 177 | 75 |
| Julio Alonso | Spain | 27 | Defender | 170 cm | 61 kg |
| N. Vasiljević | Serbia | 30 | Goalkeeper | 201 cm | n/a |
| J. Cataldi | Argentina | 27 | Midfielder | 172 | 66 |
| Rodrigues | Brazil | 28 | Defender | 188 | 76 |
| M. Carreazo | Venezuela | 26 | Midfielder | 168 cm | 60 kg |
| I. Gelios | Greece | 34 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 88 |
| S. Stroungis | Greece | 28 | Defender | 187 | n/a |
| I. Chatzitheodoridis | Greece | 28 | Defender | 177 | 67 |
| A. Mendes Moreira | Guinea | 31 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| J. Bolívar | Venezuela | 24 | Attacker | 175 | 68 |
| J. Bonetto | Argentina | 32 | Attacker | 170 | 68 |
| U. Ignjatović | Serbia | 25 | Defender | 171 cm | 60 kg |
| D. Kurminowski | Poland | 27 | Attacker | 182 | 73 |
| P. Panagiotou | Greece | 24 | Defender | 187 | n/a |
| G. Piñeiro | Argentina | 26 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| K. Vargas | Costa Rica | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 73 |
| A. Guessand | France | 21 | Defender | 192 | 79 |
| E. Frimpong | Ghana | 23 | Midfielder | 174 cm | n/a |
Backing PAOK outright at such a short price doesn't leave much room for value, but the early table gap and Kalamata's leaky defence in league games make a two-goal winning margin a fair ask for the home side.
It's not a certainty given Kalamata can create chances of their own, but the balance of evidence points toward PAOK doing more than just edging this one.
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