A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Aris and Olympiakos Piraeus know what's at stake in this second leg of the Greek Cup Quarter-finals clash.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Aris form and stats
Aris was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Greek Cup. Lamia was too strong.23 points is a decent return from 10 Super League games here at Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis for Aris. The data says 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Aris's last game was hosting Volos NFC and winning 3-0. García was absolutely essential when Aris beat Volos NFC 3-0, scoring three goals. García (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.42/10. García scored three goals and hit one key pass.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Olympiakos Piraeus in the Greek Cup.
There will be little rest for Aris after this match as they are travelling to AEK Athens for a Super League game in only four days.
Aris are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 10 matches.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
Last season their Greek Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against PAOK.The visitors are W5-D4-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Super League.
Olympiakos has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Atromitos for a 1-1 draw. Attacker Rodríguez got a player rating of 7.74 in the game. "Man of the match" Rodríguez hit one key pass and had 80 successful passes (of 86 total).
Before that one, the win at home against Aris in the Greek Cup (1-0).
A quick return to home after this game, as Olympiakos Piraeus are hosting OFI in the Super League only four days away.
Olympiakos Piraeus are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. Olympiakos are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This was the result when the contenders faced each other earlier this campaign; Olympiakos Piraeus - Aris 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Aris three wins, two draws and Olympiakos Piraeus five victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bakambu 8 goals |   L. Palma Oseguera 7 goals |  A. Gray 6 goals |
Aris missing players
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
| Aris | Olympiakos Piraeus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 6 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | ||
| 35 | 25 | Scored | S | 21 | 41 | ||
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 32% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.9 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 13 | 15.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.8 | 12.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.5 | ||
| 37% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 9.2 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 3 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 45 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 29 | 44 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 39 |
| 4 | PAOK | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 39 |
| 5 | Aris | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 31 |
| 6 | Volos NFC | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -8 | 29 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Panaitolikos | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -7 | 20 |
| 9 | OFI | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 19 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -9 | 18 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 18 |
| 12 | Levadiakos | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 13 |
| 13 | Lamia | 19 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -23 | 12 |
| 14 | Ionikos | 19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -21 | 8 |
