National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Atromitos or Panathinaikos that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Atromitos form and stats
Last season, Atromitos's Greek Cup journey ended in the 3rd round against PAS Giannina.When playing at home in the Super League, Atromitos have managed 0 wins, 1 draw and suffered 3 defeats from 4 games.
Atromitos are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 264 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by V. Klonaridis).
The Atromitos crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Ionikos here in a Super League match.
Prior to that, an away loss at AEK Athens in the Super League.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Atromitos as they are travelling to their away game against Lamia in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
Atromitos aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 3 goals from 4 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Atromitos with 8 goals conceded in these matches.
Panathinaikos form and stats
Last season their Greek Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against PAS Giannina.As the visiting team in Super League matches, Panathinaikos have produced an overall stat of 0-1-3 so far. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.
Panathinaikos play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Asteras Tripolis.
That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Ionikos in the Super League.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting OFI in just four days.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Panathinaikos's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 4 matches. Panathinaikos have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Atromitos-Panathinaikos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Atromitos three wins, Panathinaikos six wins, one draw. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  C. López Huesca 8 goals |   S. Stroungis 1 goals |  V. Klonaridis 1 goals |
Atromitos missing players
Panathinaikos missing players
| Atromitos | Panathinaikos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 6 | 10 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 8 | 35 | ||
| 42 | 12 | Conceded | C | 17 | 35 | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 70% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 20% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 10% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 3.3 | ||
| 4.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8.9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 8 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 3.5 | ||
| 20% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 43% | ||
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | PAOK | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Volos NFC | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | PAS Giannina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Asteras Tripolis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ionikos | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 9 | OFI | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Aris | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Panaitolikos | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Apollon Smirnis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 13 | Lamia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Atromitos | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 2 |