A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Volos NFC and Panathinaikos know what's at stake in this second leg of the Greek Cup Round of 16 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.
Volos NFC form and stats
Last season, Volos NFC's Greek Cup journey ended in the round of 16 against Panathinaikos.Volos NFC have played 9 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Ožegović was the last player to score a league goal for Volos NFC and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Volos haven't scored in 485 minutes.
Volos NFC experienced a surprising defeat 0-4 against Olympiakos Piraeus in their previous game, also played in front of their own fans. As you see from the result above, Volos NFC suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Kleiman had a busy but productive day in the Olympiakos Piraeus match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Midfield player Metaxas got a match rating of 6.81 in that game, the max score being 10. Metaxas had 30 successful passes (of 36 total).
Preceding that game was the away draw at OFI that finished 0-0.Volos NFC are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Volos are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 9 played).
Panathinaikos form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Panathinaikos, as they won the Greek Cup.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 6 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Super League.
Panathinaikos play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to AEK Athens. Brignoli (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.35. Brignoli saved a penalty.
Preceding that game was the away Super League victory against Levadiakos with the score of 1-0.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Super League trip to PAS Giannina.
Panathinaikos are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other already this season, with the result Panathinaikos - Volos 3-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Volos NFC won one game, three matches ended with a draw and Panathinaikos have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Cantalapiedra Fernández 8 goals |   M. Deletić 5 goals |  A. Šporar 5 goals |
Volos NFC missing players
Panathinaikos missing players
| Volos NFC | Panathinaikos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 32 | 20 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 35 | 22 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 32% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 45% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 2.9 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.3 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.7 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 41% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 39% | ||
| 11.6 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 7.6 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 42 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 25 | 38 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 4 | PAOK | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 35 |
| 5 | Aris | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| 6 | Volos NFC | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -6 | 26 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Panaitolikos | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | -8 | 17 |
| 10 | PAS Giannina | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -13 | 17 |
| 11 | OFI | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -12 | 12 |
| 12 | Levadiakos | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Lamia | 17 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -23 | 10 |
| 14 | Ionikos | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 8 |
