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PAOK vs. Young Boys: Facts & Figures
Paokfc.gr puts you in the mood for the match against Young Boys at the Toumba Stadium for Matchday 4 of the League Phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Europa League with some interesting information and statistics about the background of the match.
- Young Boys is the fourth Swiss team that PAOK are facing and for the fourth time in a different UEFA competition. They have previously faced Servette in the Cup Winners’ Cup, Grasshoppers Zurich in the UEFA Cup and FC Basel in the Champions League qualifiers.
- In 1978-79 in the Cup Winners’ Cup, the Double-headed Eagle beat Servette 2-0 at the Toumba thanks to goals from Kermanidis and Sarafis, but in the return match they were defeated 4-0.
- In 2002-03 they faced Grasshoppers in the 2nd round of the UEFA Cup and qualified for the next phase. In the first leg between the two teams, PAOK prevailed with a 2-1 victory in Thessaloniki (3′ Hasiotis, 48′ Giasoumis – 64′ Nunez). In the second leg in Zurich, Dimitris Markos scored a goal in injury time to make it 1-1 and give PAOK the qualification, after they had previously fallen behind in the 44th minute to Tararace’s goal.
- In the 2018-19 season, PAOK faced Basel in the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League and initially prevailed in Thessaloniki with a 2-1 win (32′ Canas, 80′ Prijovic – 82′ Ayeti) and then a 3-0 win in Switzerland (7′ Varela, 52′ Prijovic, 60′ El Kaddouri) sealed qualification.
- Young Boys will face a Greek team for the third time and the second time in the current season.
- About 1.5 months ago (25/09/2025) they were defeated 4-1 by Panathinaikos in the League Phase of the Europa League in Switzerland.
- In the 2016-17 season in the Europa League group stage they faced Olympiacos, who prevailed 1-0 in Switzerland, while their match in Piraeus ended in a 1-1 draw.
