Match Report
PAOK (2nd, 11 pts) visited CSKA Moskva (1st, 16 pts) with 5 points between them. Recent form told a different story for PAOK: only 47th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: CSKA Moskva 3 scored and 0.5 conceded per game, PAOK 0.83 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.32.
11 matches unbeaten backed CSKA Moskva's arrival, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for PAOK — three in succession. Recent form was uneven: 11/15 points for CSKA Moskva, 4/15 for PAOK.
The match was played at Arena Khimki in Khimki (capacity 18,636). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.