12 October 2026, 15:00 UTC

PAOK vs Kalamata Super League 1 prediction & result

Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis
Full time1 – 3

Final score: PAOK 1-3 Kalamata.

Before kick-off the model made it 72% PAOK, 18% draw, 10% Kalamata — fair odds of 1.39, 5.56 and 10.00.

Most likely scoreline: 2-0.

The model got this one wrong.

Published · updated

Has the model earned this number?

PAOK at 72%: of 501 settled 65–100% forecasts, 68.5% came in (average 72.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

PAOK0%Draw1%Kalamata99%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals, and a card each of the 1 sending-off. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

28'
⚽Kenneth Vargas (pen)
43'
Gonzalo Agustín Piñeiro
⚽Cherif Ndiaye
44'
🔁Dimitrios Chatsidisout: Andrija Živković
45'
🔁Giannis Michailidisout: Aritz Elustondo
45'
56'
⚽Kenneth Vargasassist: Julio Alonso
60'
David Kurminowski
•Antonis Tsiftsis
61'
Antonis Tsiftsis
62'
🔁Dimitrios Pelkasout: Dimitrios Monastirlis
63'
66'
⚽David Kurminowskiassist: Julio Alonso
73'
🔁Antônio Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveiraout: M. Bakayoko
🔁Taison Barcellos Fredaout: Simon Banza
74'
🔁Kristijan Jakićout: Ognjen ugresic
74'
78'
🔁Djibril Diarraout: J. Cataldi
84'
🔁Ahmad Mendes Moreiraout: Argyrios Liatsikouras
84'
🔁Erik Hamzaout: Arnór Sigurðsson
84'
🔁David Kurminowskiout: Josete Miranda
Aritz Elustondo
89'

Match stats — PAOK vs Kalamata

61%Possession39%
19Shots12
5On target6
7Corners2
1.29xG2.37

Goals against chances

PAOK1 from 1.29 xGabout what the chances were worth
Kalamata3 from 2.37 xGmore than the chances were worth

Expected goals totals what the openings were worth, so the gap between it and the score is the finishing — and the luck. Under half a goal either way is called level: xG is an estimate and a smaller gap than that is inside its own error.

Line-ups

PAOK 4-2-3-1
  • 99A. TsiftsisG
  • 3J. KennyD
  • 19Diego CostaD
  • 5G. MichailidisD
  • 21A. BabaD
  • 20C. ZafeirisM
  • 18K. JakićM
  • 52D. ChatsidisM
  • 10D. PelkasM
  • 11TaisonM
  • 27C. NdiayeF
Substitutes
  • 2M. CamaraM
  • 24S. BanzaF
  • 6ElustondoD
  • 13D. GiannoulisD
  • 4P. HatzidiakosD
  • 41D. MonastirlisG
  • 56A. MythouF
  • 7B. SantamaríaM
  • 47S. ShoretireF
Coach: A. Lisci
Kalamata 4-2-3-1
  • 40N. VasiljevićG
  • 22P. KaloutsikidisD
  • 4S. StroungisD
  • 97RodriguesD
  • 17Julio AlonsoD
  • 23G. PiñeiroM
  • 6D. DiarraM
  • 77K. VargasM
  • 24E. HamzaM
  • 20A. Mendes MoreiraM
  • 91D. KurminowskiF
Substitutes
  • 10A. SigurðssonM
  • 11Josete MirandaF
  • 8A. LiatsikourasM
  • 29U. IgnjatovićD
  • 44A. GuessandD
  • 26P. GinisG
  • 1I. GeliosG
  • 12I. ChatzitheodoridisD
  • 7J. CataldiM
Coach: Panagiotis Christofileas

Form going into PAOK vs Kalamata

PAOK

All competitions we cover

  • W3-1away to Panetolikos20 September 2026
  • W2-0Aris Thessalonikis13 September 2026
  • L1-3away to Panathinaikos6 September 2026
  • W2-1away to Atromitos30 August 2026
  • L2-3away to Brann27 August 2026

Kalamata

All competitions we cover

  • L0-1Panathinaikos20 September 2026
  • W3-1Volos NFC13 September 2026
  • D1-1away to Atromitos6 September 2026
  • L0-2away to Panetolikos29 August 2026
  • L2-3Aris Thessalonikis22 August 2026

What these results say

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

Super League 1 table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
4PAOK106131913+619
8Kalamata103341519-412

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: PAOK vs Kalamata

  • 10 January 2023PAOK 2–0 KalamataCup
  • 14 December 2022Kalamata 0–2 PAOKCup

Leading scorers: PAOK and Kalamata

PAOK

GoalsAssists

  • C. Ndiaye40
  • A. Živković35
  • D. Pelkas30

Kalamata

GoalsAssists

  • D. Kurminowski50
  • J. Bolívar30

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Kalamata won 3–1 at PAOK. The model had leaned towards a win for PAOK at 72% and given a win for Kalamata 10%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 10 matches like this one. The goals: Kenneth Vargas (penalty) 28' for Kalamata, Cherif Ndiaye 44' for PAOK, Kenneth Vargas 56' for Kalamata, David Kurminowski 66' for Kalamata. Sent off: Antonis Tsiftsis (PAOK) 62'. On expected goals it finished 1.29–2.37.

What this result changed

Before kick-off the season simulation gave PAOK a 25.7% chance to finish top of the regular season: 27.4% after a win, 19.7% after a draw, 14.2% after a defeat. The defeat was the worst of those results for them, and left the figure at 14.2%, 11.5 points lower than before the match.

For Kalamata the question was the chance to finish in the bottom three, 44.1% going in: 31.8% after a win, 40.4% after a draw, 45.9% after a defeat. The win was the best of those results for them, and left the figure at 31.8%, 12.3 points lower than before the match.

Read from our Super League 1 season simulation as it stood before this match (10,000 runs), counting this result alone. Every result since then has moved the table again, so today's figure is on the competition page.

How the call on PAOK v Kalamata has moved

First published on 26 Sep at 63% / 22% / 15% (home / draw / away). By kick-off, after 2 updates, it read 72% / 18% / 10%: the biggest move is PAOK's chance of winning, up 9 points.

  1. PAOK win72%▲ +9
  2. Draw18%▼ −4
  3. Kalamata win10%▼ −5

Each update is a full rebuild of both sides' ratings from the latest results, and now and then a change to the model itself. The thin mark is the first published figure.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.