OFI vs Ionikos preview

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Sat 19.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis (8500 seats)

Super League: What this match might not have in elegance it should pay back in energy and attitude. Bring on OFI - Ionikos!

Insights:
  • OFI have the most points from losing position (12) in Super League
  • Ionikos have won significantly less corners away then at home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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OFI form and stats

The total Super League stats at home this season for OFI are 5-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for OFI here at Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

A nice win for OFI last time playing, versus Apollon Smirnis. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Vouros and Phellype scoring for the victors.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Olympiakos Piraeus.

OFI have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis with 20 goals in 13 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Ionikos form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ionikos so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-7 (win-draw-lose).

This game can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Panaitolikos with 1-2 on the scoreboard.

A 1-1 draw at PAOK's stadium before that.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ionikos as they have only managed to score 12 times from 13 away games in the league. As for defending, Ionikos rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Ionikos - OFI 0-0 was the score in these sides' latest head-to-head game, played this season. The ref showed his red card when these teams last met, and the recipient was Neira (OFI). Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: seven - three - zero (OFI wins - draws - Ionikos wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OFIJ. Neira
J. Neira
6 goals
IonikosA. Aosman
A. Aosman
6 goals
OFIL. Lamprou
L. Lamprou
4 goals

OFI missing players

Ionikos missing players

OFI Ionikos
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
9 5 3 Won W 1 2 6
10 5 1 Drew D 1 4 8
7 3 0 Lost L 2 7 12
33 20 6 Scored S 5 12 26
32 19 1 Conceded C 6 20 34
81% 85% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
77% 85% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 69% 65%
50% 54% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 46% 46%
23% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 23% 19%
12% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 15% 12%
54% 69% 25% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 50%
35% 31% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 15% 23%
31% 15% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 38% 38%
 
4.2 4.5 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 2.8 3.6
5 3.5 2.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.3 3.9
2.9 2.5 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2.5
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 3 4
 
12.3 14.3 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 12.5 9.2 9.8
4.4 4.8 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.6 3.5
29% 32% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 28% 26% 28%
 
12.3 10.2 8 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 14.5 12.1
4.7 4.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.3 4.9
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Ionikos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • OFI have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • OFI have the most points from losing position (12) 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

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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.