Asteras Tripolis get ready to welcome AEK Athens for something different than the ordinary league football: The Greek Cup Group Stage leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Asteras Tripolis nor AEK Athens 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.
Asteras Tripolis form and stats
Asteras Tripolis was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Greek Cup. PAOK was too strong.When playing at home in the Super League, Asteras Tripolis have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
In their previous game, the manager M. Rastavac led his Asteras Tripolis to a defeat in the Super League match away at Atromitos. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium. Before that, Asteras Tripolis had a Super League home game versus Xanthi which ended with a victory 5-0.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Asteras Tripolis, as the Super League home game vs OFI is only four days away.
The Asteras Tripolis fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Asteras Tripolis have conceded 13 from these games.
AEK Athens form and stats
AEK Athens was sent out of Greek Cup in the final last season.As the visiting team in Super League matches, AEK Athens have produced an overall stat of 3-2-3 so far.
AEK Athens won their last game, 3-1 versus Panaitolikos played at home. Ahead of that match was the Super League away draw versus Lamia that ended 0-0.
The schedule is very tough for AEK Athens now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Super League game at PAOK is waiting in only four days.
The attacking power of AEK Athens when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. As opposed to that, AEK Athens have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Asteras Tripolis won 3 games, 1 match ended with a draw and AEK Athens has 6 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6Top Goalscorers
  Nélson Oliveira 8 goals |   J. Barrales 6 goals |  M. Livaja 6 goals |
Asteras Tripolis missing players
AEK Athens missing players
| Asteras Tripolis | AEK Athens | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | ||
| 30 | 22 | Scored | S | 11 | 37 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Conceded | C | 8 | 27 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 72% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 20% | 44% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 20% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 60% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 24% | ||
| 4 | 5.2 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.3 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 199 | 116 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 266 | ||
| 81 | 47 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 108 | ||
| 36% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 41 |
| 2 | PAOK | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Aris | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | OFI | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Xanthi | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Larissa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Panathinaikos | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Lamia | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Volos NFC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 12 | Asteras Tripolis | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Panaitolikos | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 8 |
| 14 | Panionios | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 6 |