Match preview Football League: Ionikos - Niki Volos

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Competition: Greece Football League
Date: Sat 08.February
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

A key match in Football League as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Ionikos in 2nd position and Niki Volos placed 5th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!

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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Ionikos form and stats

Ionikos have performed here this season with 5 wins from 9 Football League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1.

The home team returns after being equal after 90 minutes with Ialysos (placed 12th) on their last time out; the Football League game ended 2-2. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Kalamata in a game that was won 1-0.

The Ionikos fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Defensively Ionikos have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Niki Volos form and stats

Niki Volos have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Football League, after 2-2-4 (8 played). It could be a hat trick of victories away for Niki Volos, as they have won on their previous two travels.

There were no winners in Niki Volos's previous match, a Football League home game that ended 1-1 vs Egaleo (placed 11th). Before that, Niki Volos secured a home win against Ialysos with the score 2-0.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Niki Volos as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. Niki Volos have conceded 9 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Niki Volos - Ionikos 1-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Ionikos, zero draws and one win for Niki Volos. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.

Ionikos missing players

Niki Volos missing players

Ionikos Niki Volos
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 1 8 18
8 5 0 Won W 0 2 8
7 3 2 Drew D 0 2 5
3 1 0 Lost L 1 4 5
19 10 0 Scored S 0 5 21
11 4 0 Conceded C 3 9 14
78% 78% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 89%
50% 44% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 78%
22% 11% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 25% 28%
11% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 22% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 33%
50% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 38% 50%
39% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 50% 28%
 
4.1 5 3.5 Corners For (avg) C F 0 2 3.9
3.9 2.9 3 Corners Against (avg) C A 4 3.1 4.1
2.4 1.7 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 5 3.6 3.3
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
 
130 77 7 Total Shots T S 3 50 128
53 33 2 Shots on Target S O 3 22 56
36% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 18% 32%
Key stats in Football League this season:
  • Ionikos has the most matches under the total-line (13)
  • Ionikos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Ionikos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Niki Volos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Niki Volos is in the best form (4-2-0)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Trikala 18 10 6 2 23 11 9 6 2 1 14 4 9 4 4 1 9 7 12 36
2 Ionikos 18 8 7 3 19 11 9 5 3 1 10 4 9 3 4 2 9 7 8 31
3 Veria 18 8 6 4 20 12 9 5 3 1 13 6 9 3 3 3 7 6 8 30
4 Kavala 18 7 8 3 19 10 9 5 4 0 13 3 9 2 4 3 6 7 9 29
5 Niki Volos 18 8 5 5 21 14 10 6 3 1 16 5 8 2 2 4 5 9 7 29
6 Olympiakos Volos 18 7 6 5 25 23 8 4 3 1 15 9 10 3 3 4 10 14 2 27
7 Diagoras 18 6 8 4 20 12 8 2 4 2 8 5 10 4 4 2 12 7 8 26
8 Anagennisi Ierapetra 17 6 6 5 14 17 8 3 3 2 7 7 9 3 3 3 7 10 -3 24
9 Aspropyrgos Enosis 18 4 8 6 19 26 9 3 5 1 13 11 9 1 3 5 6 15 -7 20
10 Thesprotos 18 5 3 10 20 25 9 4 0 5 13 10 9 1 3 5 7 15 -5 18
11 Egaleo 18 4 6 8 11 18 9 2 2 5 5 10 9 2 4 3 6 8 -7 18
12 Ialysos 17 4 5 8 8 17 10 4 5 1 8 5 7 0 0 7 0 12 -9 17
13 Kalamata 18 4 3 11 14 23 9 3 1 5 9 11 9 1 2 6 5 12 -9 15
14 Triglia 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0
14 Triglia FC 18 3 5 10 13 27 9 2 3 4 5 7 9 1 2 6 8 20 -14 14

Read more about Football League

The Football League is the second highest league in Greek football. It has 16 teams playing two fixtures against each other in a season from August to May. The top two teams in the league table are promoted while the bottom four are relegated. The name Football League was introduced in 2010.