Match report
Baba's late leveller earns PAOK a draw with Brann in Conference League playoff
PAOK and Brann shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Toumba Stadium in the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff round, a result that leaves the tie finely balanced. The hosts dominated territory but could not find a breakthrough before the break, with the scoreline still blank at half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Brann struck first in the second half, Kristian Eriksen converting a Joachim Soltvedt assist in the 57th minute to put the visitors 1-0 ahead. PAOK responded by pressing for an equaliser and got their reward in the 80th minute when Abdul Baba, teed up by Tom Louchet, restored parity and made it 1-1, a scoreline that held to the final whistle.
Despite trailing for much of the second half, PAOK were the more dominant side statistically, holding 58 percent possession and firing 15 shots to Brann's three. The home side also picked up seven fouls to none for the visitors, while referee Daniel Siebert issued just a single yellow card, shown to a Brann player.
Mathias Dyngeland was rated the joint-highest performer on the pitch at 7.5, helping Brann limit PAOK to just three shots on target despite facing a heavy share of the pressure.
PAOK's 15 shots to Brann's three underlined how one-sided the attacking output was, even though the scoreline finished level.
PAOK and Brann drew 1–1 (half-time 0–0).
PAOK met Brann in the UEFA Europa Conference League (Playoff round). Kick-off was Thursday, 20 August 2026, 17:45 UTC at Toumba Stadium. Referee: Daniel Siebert.
Team pages: PAOK · Brann · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 57' Goal: Kristian Eriksen (assist: Joachim Soltvedt) — 0–1
- 80' Goal: Abdul Baba (assist: Tom Louchet) — 1–1
Starting line-ups
PAOK (4-2-3-1)
Brann (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave PAOK 55%, the draw 24%, Brann 21%. It finished PAOK 1–1 Brann.
PAOK's rating edge carries it — PAOK are the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of PAOK's 55%. The draw at 24% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why PAOK at 55%?
PAOK sit 170 points higher on our strength rating — 1731 to 1560. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.1% of 12,714 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 63–26–11.
Why only 55%?
Brann sit -0.39 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,363 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,823.
What did we measure but not count?
PAOK on 6 days' rest, Brann on 9. Once class is accounted for, rest gaps stopped mattering — across 43,443 measured games no rest advantage repeated.
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About this match
On this page: the PAOK vs Brann final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the PAOK and Brann team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.