Panathinaikos get ready to welcome Volos NFC for something different than the ordinary league football: The Greek Cup Round of 16 leg 1 of 2.
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.
Panathinaikos form and stats
Last season their Greek Cup adventure ended in the quarter-finals against PAS Giannina.The home supporters can't complain about results here as Panathinaikos have scored 16 goals to get 13 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the Super League are 4-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
Panathinaikos's previous game was a Super League match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Panaitolikos. The home side are looking to build on that result.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Lamia.The manager I. Jovanović will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to AEK Athens in only four days.
Goals are plentiful in the league this season as Panathinaikos has scored 16 goals here in 6 home games. From these home matches, Panathinaikos have conceded only 5 goals.
Volos NFC form and stats
They also participated in Greek Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when AEK Athens drew the shortest straw.The story so far for the visiting team on their Super League travels is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Three has not been a lucky number for Volos as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Ionikos match.
There might be some fixture complaints from Volos NFC as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, the Super League match against Olympiakos Piraeus (1-2). Late heartbreak for Volos in the Olympiakos Piraeus match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.
A 0-2 loss hosting OFI before that.A quick return to home after this game, as Volos are hosting Panaitolikos in the Super League only three days away.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Volos are regular goalscorers on their travels. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Volos concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own.
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings involving these contenders: Panathinaikos won three, Volos NFC were winners in zero and we saw two draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. López Huesca 8 goals |   T. van Weert 6 goals | J. Bartolo 4 goals |
Panathinaikos missing players
Volos NFC missing players
| Panathinaikos | Volos NFC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 33 | 24 | Scored | S | 21 | 43 | ||
| 31 | 18 | Conceded | C | 30 | 46 | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 16% | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.4 | ||
| 3.9 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.2 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.6 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.7 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 38% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 49% | ||
| 9.9 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12.1 | ||
| 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.9 | 5.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 3 | PAOK | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 4 | OFI | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 6 | PAS Giannina | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 7 | Aris | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Volos NFC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Lamia | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Ionikos | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 12 | Panaitolikos | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 8 |
| 13 | Apollon Smirnis | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 7 |
| 14 | Atromitos | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 6 |