| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | L5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 0/15 | 4-15 |
| PAOK | 15 | W2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7/15 | 8-7 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-08-01
Basel had lost five in a row. Recent form was uneven: 0/15 points for Basel, 7/15 for PAOK.
St. Jakob-Park (Basel) in Basel hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: PAOK led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-3.
