Football League match preview: Thesprotos versus Niki Volos

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Competition: Greece Football League
Date: Sun 05.January
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)

Thesprotos hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 11 points and a 14th position in the Football League table. Visiting Niki Volos holds 8th place with 18 pts.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Thesprotos form and stats

Overall Football League stats at home this season for Thesprotos are 3-0-3 (wins-draw-losses).

Thesprotos lost their last game at Ialysos (placed 11th) after a 0-1 scoreline. Before that, Thesprotos had a home game versus Kalamata which ended with a victory 3-1.

The Thesprotos fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. On the other hand, Thesprotos have conceded 6 goals.

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Niki Volos form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Niki Volos so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

The supporters enjoyed Niki Volos's previous game versus Trikala (placed 1st), a Football League 2-0 win played at home. Prior to that match, the Niki Volos manager G. Koutsis faced defeat when travelling to Veria and losing 0-3.

Niki Volos are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 6 away games. Niki Volos have conceded 9 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Niki Volos - Thesprotos 2-1. Last seven meetings between the teams: Thesprotos won 3, Niki Volos won 3 and 1 draw. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Thesprotos missing players

Niki Volos missing players

Thesprotos Niki Volos
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 2 6 13
3 3 1 Won W 0 0 5
2 0 0 Drew D 1 2 3
8 3 1 Lost L 1 4 5
13 8 1 Scored S 0 2 15
20 6 1 Conceded C 1 9 13
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 92%
69% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 85%
46% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 38%
23% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
15% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
54% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 38%
15% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 38%
31% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 31%
 
3 3 0 Corners For (avg) C F 0.5 1.2 3.1
5.5 6.2 0 Corners Against (avg) C A 1.5 3.2 4.2
2.8 2.2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1 3.3 3.4
3 1 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
 
86 49 0 Total Shots T S 13 40 93
25 15 0 Shots on Target S O 6 17 42
44% 47% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 12% 31%
Key stats in Football League this season:
  • Niki Volos have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Niki Volos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Niki Volos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Niki Volos have yet to win a game away.
  • Thesprotos have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Thesprotos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Thesprotos have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Niki Volos have scored away.
  • Thesprotos haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 13 8 4 1 18 8 6 4 2 0 11 3 7 4 2 1 7 5 10 28
2 Ionikos 13 7 4 2 15 7 7 4 2 1 8 3 6 3 2 1 7 4 8 25
3 Veria 13 6 4 3 16 8 7 4 3 0 12 4 6 2 1 3 4 4 8 22
4 Anagennisi Ierapetra 13 6 3 4 13 14 6 3 2 1 6 4 7 3 1 3 7 10 -1 21
5 Kavala 13 5 5 3 15 9 7 5 2 0 13 3 6 0 3 3 2 6 6 20
6 Olympiakos Volos 13 5 5 3 15 14 6 3 2 1 9 6 7 2 3 2 6 8 1 20
7 Diagoras 13 4 7 2 17 9 6 2 3 1 8 4 7 2 4 1 9 5 8 19
8 Niki Volos 13 5 3 5 15 13 7 5 1 1 13 4 6 0 2 4 2 9 2 18
9 Aspropyrgos Enosis 13 3 5 5 12 18 7 3 3 1 9 7 6 0 2 4 3 11 -6 14
10 Egaleo 13 3 4 6 9 14 7 2 1 4 5 8 6 1 3 2 4 6 -5 13
11 Ialysos 13 3 3 7 5 13 7 3 3 1 5 3 6 0 0 6 0 10 -8 12
12 Triglia FC 13 3 3 7 10 20 6 2 2 2 4 4 7 1 1 5 6 16 -10 12
13 Kalamata 13 3 2 8 13 19 6 2 1 3 8 8 7 1 1 5 5 11 -6 11
14 Thesprotos 13 3 2 8 13 20 6 3 0 3 8 6 7 0 2 5 5 14 -7 11
14 Triglia 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 0

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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.