AEK Athens welcomes PAOK to this second leg of the Greek Cup Quarter-finals. It's time to find a winner and both teams know what is needed.
It's no vacation for neither AEK Athens nor PAOK 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.
AEK Athens form and stats
Last season, AEK Athens's Greek Cup journey ended in the semi-finals against PAOK.6-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for AEK Athens so far this season.
Athens's previous game was also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Apollon Smirnis. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Prior to that, an away loss at Aris in the Super League.The manager Giannikis will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Olympiakos Piraeus in only four days.
The AEK Athens fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 18 goals in 10 league matches.
PAOK form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for PAOK, as they won the Greek Cup.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 7 wins, 0 draws and only 3 losses in the Super League.
PAOK had fun at their own home (Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis) last time out, beating Panathinaikos 2-1. Sastre and Ingason scored.
Preceding that game was the away Super League victory against Apollon Smirnis with the score of 2-0.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Atromitos in just four days.
The PAOK manager Lucescu has got the team scoring on the road, with 22 away goals in 10 league matches.
Head 2 Head
The participants have met each other already this season, with the result PAOK - AEK Athens 0-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): AEK Athens won one game, four matches ended with a draw and PAOK got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  J. Kurtič 14 goals |   S. Araújo 10 goals |  S. Zuber 7 goals |
AEK Athens missing players
PAOK missing players
| AEK Athens | PAOK | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 14 | ||
| 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 45 | 22 | Scored | S | 22 | 50 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Conceded | C | 11 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 82% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 36% | ||
| 12% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 60% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 16% | ||
| 6.1 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 6.1 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 2.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 14.7 | 16.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14 | ||
| 5.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 37% | ||
| 11.1 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.4 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| 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 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 26 | 53 |
| 2 | PAOK | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 44 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | PAS Giannina | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Asteras Tripolis | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 6 | Panathinaikos | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 30 |
| 7 | Aris | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | OFI | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Volos NFC | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 20 | -4 | 28 |
| 10 | Panaitolikos | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -15 | 21 |
| 11 | Lamia | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | -7 | 18 |
| 12 | Ionikos | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 13 | Atromitos | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -21 | 10 |
| 14 | Apollon Smirnis | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 35 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | -28 | 9 |
