Super League match preview and stats: AEK Athens against Panathinaikos

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Sun 08.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis (69638 seats)

A very important fixture in Super League as both participants are struggling for the top spots. With AEK Athens in 3rd place and Panathinaikos located at 4th, this promises to be an exciting fight. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • AEK Athens have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Super League
  • Panathinaikos is in the best form (3-3-0) in Super League

This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning added motivation and importance.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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AEK Athens form and stats

When playing at home in the Super League, AEK Athens have managed 8 wins, 1 draw and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Athens, their manager Ofridopoulos and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The AEK Athens manager Ofridopoulos and his crew return home after a 1-1 draw away versus PAOK.

A strong away win before that one, visiting PAS Giannina and winning 3-2.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus PAS Giannina in only three days. This game is also played here at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis.

Athens have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis with 23 goals in 13 league matches. AEK Athens are not conceding a lot of goals here at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Panathinaikos form and stats

There's been little loot from Panathinaikos's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 13 away games in the Super League. Panathinaikos only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 1 draw. Visiting Panathinaikos has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Panathinaikos have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Alberto Brignoli. It's been 290 minutes since they last conceded in Super League.

Panathinaikos go into this game after a win, the home game against Aris that ended 1-0.

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The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to Olympiakos Piraeus.

Panathinaikos have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 14 goals have been scored. As opposed to that, Panathinaikos have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Panathinaikos - Athens 1-1 was the output when this pair of sides last played each other, also in this season. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: four wins for AEK Athens, four draws and two wins for Panathinaikos. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

AEK AthensS. Araújo
S. Araújo
12 goals
PanathinaikosS. Palacios
S. Palacios
10 goals
PanathinaikosC. López Huesca
C. López Huesca
9 goals

AEK Athens missing players

Panathinaikos missing players

AEK Athens Panathinaikos
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 15 3 Played P 2 15 32
15 8 0 Won W 0 4 16
7 1 1 Drew D 1 3 6
10 6 2 Lost L 1 8 10
49 24 3 Scored S 1 14 46
36 15 5 Conceded C 2 15 23
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 80% 84%
81% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 47% 59%
56% 67% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 38%
19% 7% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 22%
9% 7% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 9%
56% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 31%
31% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 53%
16% 7% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 47% 31%
 
6.4 6.8 9.3 Corners for (avg) C F 0.5 4.8 4.8
4.2 4.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4 3.5
2.4 2.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.5 2.1
4 3 0 Red cards R C 0 3 3
 
15 16.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 9.7 9.9
4.8 4.9 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.8
32% 32% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 26% 38%
 
10.6 10.2 8.7 Shots against (avg) S A 20 9.9 8.7
3.8 3.2 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 2.7 2.4
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • AEK Athens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AEK Athens have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Super League
  • AEK Athens haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Panathinaikos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Panathinaikos have the most clean sheets (17) in Super League
  • Panathinaikos is in the best form (3-3-0) in Super League

  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 26 20 5 1 47 14 13 11 2 0 24 5 13 9 3 1 23 9 33 65
2 PAOK 26 16 5 5 50 24 13 8 3 2 25 13 13 8 2 3 25 11 26 53
3 AEK Athens 26 14 4 8 42 28 13 8 1 4 23 12 13 6 3 4 19 16 14 46
4 Panathinaikos 26 13 3 10 41 21 13 9 2 2 27 6 13 4 1 8 14 15 20 42
5 Aris 26 13 6 7 28 21 13 7 4 2 15 10 13 6 2 5 13 11 7 39
6 OFI 26 9 10 7 33 32 13 5 5 3 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 13 1 37
7 PAS Giannina 26 11 7 8 28 24 13 7 3 3 18 13 13 4 4 5 10 11 4 35
8 Asteras Tripolis 26 10 5 11 27 29 13 7 1 5 16 12 13 3 4 6 11 17 -2 35
9 Panaitolikos 26 9 5 12 27 39 13 4 3 6 11 15 13 5 2 6 16 24 -12 32
10 Volos NFC 26 8 6 12 35 42 13 5 2 6 15 18 13 3 4 6 20 24 -7 30
11 Ionikos 26 6 8 12 26 34 13 4 4 5 14 14 13 2 4 7 12 20 -8 26
12 Atromitos 26 6 5 15 27 47 13 5 2 6 18 20 13 1 3 9 9 27 -20 23
13 Lamia 26 4 6 16 19 37 13 2 3 8 13 23 13 2 3 8 6 14 -18 18
14 Apollon Smirnis 26 2 7 17 9 47 13 1 6 6 4 16 13 1 1 11 5 31 -38 13

Read more about Super League

The Super League is the highest level of football in Greece. The league has 16 teams playing two fixtures against each other, for a total of 30 games each. The season runs from August to May to decide a final league table. The “big three” (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens; all from Athens) dominate this league.