National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Asteras Tripolis or Atromitos that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Asteras Tripolis form and stats
Asteras Tripolis participated in Greek Cup the last season, where they reached the 5th round.The total Super League results at home this season for Asteras Tripolis are 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Gardawski was the last player to score a league goal for Tripolis and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Asteras Tripolis haven't scored in 226 minutes.
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Panaitolikos last time out and are looking for a win here. Defender Atienza got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Atienza hit one key pass and won 1 of 2 duels.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Panathinaikos (0-1).The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Asteras Tripolis have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1.
The manager Metaxas will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to PAOK in only four days.
Tripolis aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Theodoros Kolokotronis in the league, with only {2 goals} from 4 games. From these home matches, Asteras Tripolis have conceded only 2 goals.
Atromitos form and stats
Atromitos's mission in Greek Cup last season failed in the 5th round.1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Atromitos playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Atromitos, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus AEK Athens. Atromitos goalkeeper Gianniotis took pride in a brilliant day at work vs AEK Athens, but despite registering ten saves the beating could not be avoided.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against PAS Giannina in the Super League.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Atromitos in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Atromitos, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Atromitos are hosting Volos NFC in the Super League only three days away.
Atromitos have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. Atromitos struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Tripolis won four games, four matches ended in a draw and Atromitos managed two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Costa Silva 2 goals |  M. Tzavidas 2 goals |
Asteras Tripolis missing players
Atromitos missing players
| Asteras Tripolis | Atromitos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Won | W | 7 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 12 | Scored | S | 22 | 32 | ||
| 32 | 17 | Conceded | C | 15 | 24 | ||
| 80% | 77% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 32% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.2 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 33% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 36% | ||
| 9 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 11.8 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 3 | Volos NFC | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | PAOK | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| 6 | Aris | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Panaitolikos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Atromitos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Lamia | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | OFI | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 12 | PAS Giannina | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | -10 | 5 |
| 13 | Levadiakos | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 3 |
| 14 | Ionikos | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -12 | 2 |
