AEK Athens get ready to welcome Apollon Smirnis for something different than the ordinary league football: The Greek Cup 3rd Round leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Athens nor Apollon Smirnis as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This is a local derby, usually meaning added tension and importance.
AEK Athens form and stats
Athens participated in Greek Cup the last season, where they reached the final.AEK Athens have performed here at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis this season with 5 wins from 9 Super League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 1. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Athens has won four games in a row. The Olympiakos Piraeus match was the last time out without a victory. Two home wins in a row for Athens bring valid hopes of a third.
In the game before, an away victory in the Super League match versus Aris with a 1-0 scoreline.
Athens are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found twelve matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won eight, drew two and lost two.
AEK Athens are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at PAOK awaits in four days.
The AEK Athens fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 17 goals in 9 league matches. Athens have conceded 9 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Apollon Smirnis form and stats
They also participated in Greek Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.As the visiting team in Super League matches, Apollon Smirnis have produced an overall stat of 4-2-3 so far. Apollon has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Asteras Tripolis.
The game before that, in the Super League, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Asteras Tripolis.
You'll want to know how Apollon managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in zero away wins, zero draws and five home wins.
A quick return to home after this game, as Apollon Smirnis are hosting Aris in the Super League only three days away.
Apollon Smirnis are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 9 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Apollon Smirnis as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): AEK Athens six wins, three draws and Apollon Smirnis one victory. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ansarifard 8 goals |   F. Andoni 4 goals | S. Tsiloulis 4 goals |
AEK Athens missing players
Apollon Smirnis missing players
| AEK Athens | Apollon Smirnis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 15 | ||
| 38 | 22 | Scored | S | 10 | 22 | ||
| 33 | 19 | Conceded | C | 16 | 38 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 77% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 23% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 77% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 44% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10.4 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | ||
| 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 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 37 | 45 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 36 |
| 3 | PAOK | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Aris | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 33 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 28 |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -2 | 24 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Volos NFC | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 9 | OFI | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 19 |
| 10 | Apollon Smirnis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | -3 | 18 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| 12 | Panaitolikos | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -13 | 11 |
| 13 | Larissa | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 8 |
| 14 | Lamia | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -21 | 6 |