How many long balls PAOK play, and who plays most.
Updated 27 August 2026, after the last game
Giannis Michailidis has played the most long balls for PAOK in 2026/2027, 47 in five appearances, 9.40 a game, ahead of Jiri Pavlenka with 46 and Jonjoe Kenny with 32, across all competitions.
PAOK play more long balls at home, 54.0 a game in their last 10 home games against 52.6 in their last 10 away.
PAOK played 67 long balls at home to Brann on 20 August, their most in a game in 2026/2027, against an average of 40.8 across their six games, and their fewest was none away at Brann on 27 August.
| Player | Apps | Long Balls | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giannis Michailidis | 9 | 94 | 10.44 | 8 |
| Antonis Tsiftsis | 4 | 66 | 16.50 | 4 |
| Jonjoe Kenny | 10 | 47 | 4.70 | 9 |
| Jiri Pavlenka | 6 | 46 | 7.67 | 5 |
| Andrija Zivkovic | 7 | 21 | 3.00 | 7 |
| Pantelis Hatzidiakos | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 4 |
| Tomasz Kedziora | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 3 |
| Aritz Elustondo | 5 | 19 | 3.80 | 2 |
| Christos Zafeiris | 8 | 16 | 2.00 | 6 |
| Baptiste Santamaria | 6 | 14 | 2.33 | 4 |
| Abdul Rahman Baba | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 6 |
| Taison | 9 | 12 | 1.33 | 6 |
| Magomed Ozdoev | 4 | 10 | 2.50 | 4 |
| Dejan Lovren | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 |
| Jonathan Gómez | 3 | 9 | 3.00 | 3 |
| Dimitrios Giannoulis | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 2 |
| Greg Taylor | 6 | 5 | 0.83 | 3 |
| Soualiho Meïté | 2 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Anestis Mythou | 8 | 4 | 0.50 | 3 |
| Giannis Konstantelias | 6 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| Mady Camara | 8 | 3 | 0.38 | 3 |
| Alessandro Vogliacco | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Cherif Ndiaye | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Georgios Giakoumakis | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Tom Louchet | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Dimitrios Pelkas | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Jorge Sánchez | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Shola Shoretire | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Alessandro Bianco | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Taha Ali | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kiril Despodov | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alexander Jeremejeff | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dimitrios Chatsidis | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | PAOK | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | Brann (A) | Europa Conference League | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Brann (H) | Europa Conference League | 1-1 | 67 | 52 | 119 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | Anderlecht (A) | Europa League | 3-2 | 49 | 41 | 90 |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Anderlecht (H) | Europa League | 0-1 | 41 | 46 | 87 |
| 30 Jul 2026 | Dynamo Kyiv (H) | Europa League | 2-0 | 43 | 57 | 100 |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Dynamo Kyiv (A) | Europa League | 2-3 | 45 | 51 | 96 |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Celta (A) | Europa League | 1-0 | 56 | 31 | 87 |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Celta (H) | Europa League | 1-2 | 56 | 34 | 90 |
| 29 Jan 2026 | Lyon (A) | Europa League | 4-2 | 40 | 34 | 74 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Betis (H) | Europa League | 2-0 | 56 | 58 | 114 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK long balls | Over 35.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| PAOK long balls | Over 40.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| PAOK long balls | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| PAOK long balls | Over 50.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| PAOK long balls | Over 55.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 35.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 40.5 | 6 of 10 | 60% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 45.5 | 5 of 10 | 50% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 50.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent long balls | Over 55.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total long balls | Over 60.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 70.5 | 9 of 10 | 90% |
| Total long balls | Over 80.5 | 8 of 10 | 80% |
| Total long balls | Over 90.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total long balls | Over 100.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |