Aris get ready to welcome OFI for something different than the ordinary league football: The Greek Cup Round of 16 leg 1 of 2.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Aris form and stats
Last season their Greek Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against Olympiakos Piraeus.Aris have played 5 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
It's back home for Aris, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating PAOK away with the result 1-0. Daniel Mancini found the net in that victory.
Before that game, the home loss against PAS Giannina with the scoreline 0-5.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Aris, as the Super League home game vs Asteras Tripolis is only four days away.
Aris has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. Aris's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
OFI form and stats
They also participated in Greek Cup last season. This ended in the 3rd round, when Volos NFC drew the shortest straw.2-3-0 is the win-draw-loss statistic for OFI in their Super League matches away. OFI are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.
OFI had fun at their own home last time out, beating Ionikos 2-1. Apostolos Giannou and Felipe Gallegos scored. Apostolos Giannou came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Ionikos last time out, making the manager N. Nioplias feel like a tactical genius.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Volos NFC at their stadium, the result 2-0.A quick return to home after this game, as OFI are hosting Olympiakos Piraeus in the Super League only three days away.
OFI have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 5 league away games 5 goals have been scored. OFI's manager N. Nioplias has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only 2 conceded goals. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Aris victories, two draws and two OFI wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Neira 4 goals |   M. García 3 goals |  D. Mancini 2 goals |
Aris missing players
OFI missing players
| Aris | OFI | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 7 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 31 | 22 | Scored | S | 12 | 24 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 64% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 47% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 13% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 52% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 36% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 3.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.2 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.7 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.6 | ||
| 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| 24% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 30% | ||
| 8 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 10.9 | ||
| 3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | PAOK | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | OFI | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | PAS Giannina | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Aris | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Volos NFC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Lamia | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Ionikos | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 12 | Panaitolikos | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 8 |
| 13 | Apollon Smirnis | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 14 | Atromitos | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 6 |