§ Europa League · 2024-25 · Knockout Round Play-offs

PAOK 1–2 FCSB

Samatta 21'
Taison 45+4'

Gheorghiță 50'
Dawa 60'

13 February 2025

The match in data

FCSB got the better of PAOK, 2–1, on 13 February 2025, in the 2024-25 Europa League (Knockout Round Play-offs).

FCSB came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 21'.

Player of the match: Mihai Popescu (FCSB), rated 57, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 6 duels won. Popescu produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.

For PAOK, the highest-rated player was Giannis Michailidis, with 66.

Taison was sent off at 45+4'.

Player of the match

Mihai Popescu

FCSB · 90'

Produced 1.19× and cost 0.62× their position's average

Added

8 final-third passes 1.6×
6 duels won 1.3×
62 passes 1.3×

Took away

11 misplaced passes 1.6×
0.18 xG not converted 4.0×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

PAOK
Player	Position	Min	Rating
Giannis Michailidis	Defender	40	66
Brandon Thomas	Forward	29	59
Soualiho Meïté	Midfielder	69	56
Kiril Despodov	Forward	29	52
Stefan Schwab	Midfielder	69	49
Ally Samatta	Forward	61	49
Mady Camara	Midfielder	21	46
Tomasz Kedziora	Defender	90	42
Omar Colley	Defender	50	41
Magomed Ozdoev	Midfielder	21	39
Abdul Rahman Baba	Defender	90	36
Taison	Midfielder	45	36
Giannis Konstantelias	Midfielder	90	30
Jonny Otto	Defender	90	30
Dominik Kotarski	Goalkeeper	90	26
Dimitrios Pelkas	Midfielder	61	16

FCSB
Player	Position	Min	Rating
Joyskim Dawa	Defender	44	82
Baba Alhassan	Midfielder	22	72
Mihai Popescu ★	Defender	90	57
Andrei Gheorghiță	Forward	44	56
Siyabonga Ngezana	Defender	46	55
Valentin Crețu	Defender	90	52
Florin Tănase	Midfielder	90	51
Vlad Chiricheș	Midfielder	56	51
David Miculescu	Midfielder	46	50
Adrian Șut	Midfielder	90	46
Daniel Bîrligea	Forward	68	43
Risto Radunovic	Defender	90	42
Juri Cisotti	Midfielder	83	42
Ștefan Târnovanu	Goalkeeper	90	37
Malcom Edjouma	Midfielder	34	25
Marius Ștefănescu	Forward	7	no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which FCSB player played the most passes leading to a shot?

Florin Tănase, with 5 key passes. Next: Daniel Bîrligea 2, Risto Radunovic 2.

Florin Tănase orchestrated FCSB's attack in the 1–2 away victory over PAOK, providing 5 key passes. Daniel Bîrligea and Risto Radunovic supported with 2 key passes each.

Which PAOK player won the most duels?

Jonny Otto, with 7 duels won. Next: Giannis Konstantelias 6, Stefan Schwab 6.

Jonny Otto led PAOK's individual battles in the 1–2 defeat against FCSB, winning 7 duels. Giannis Konstantelias and Stefan Schwab finished just behind with 6 duels won each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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PAOK 1–2 FCSB, Europa League 2024-25. Player of the match: Mihai Popescu, 57

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