Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Xanthi & Ionikos face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Greek Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
The visiting Ionikos played their last game only four days ago, a Super League match. That game, against Atromitos, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Ionikos.
Xanthi form and stats
Last season their Greek Cup adventure ended in the group stage.Hopes of three in a row are alive for Xanthi after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Xanthi are returning here after visiting Proodeftiki in a Greek Cup game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Karaiskakis.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Xanthi as they are travelling to their away game against Niki Volos in the Super League 2. That match is four days after this one.
Ionikos form and stats
Ionikos's mission in Greek Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.As the visiting team in Super League matches, Ionikos have produced an overall stat of 1-1-2 so far.
Two travels in a row for Ionikos, whose manager D. Spanos could celebrate last time after the Super League win against Atromitos.
Prior to that match, the Ionikos manager D. Spanos faced defeat when travelling to Panathinaikos and losing 1-4.Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ionikos as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Ionikos have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the preceeding seven meetings between these two participants are: four wins for Xanthi, three draws and zero wins for Ionikos. Over 2,5 goals: zero times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Aosman 3 goals |  S. Sánchez 1 goals |  R. Conceicao do Rosario 1 goals |
Xanthi missing players
Ionikos missing players
| Xanthi | Ionikos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 36 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 23 | 36 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 76% | ||
| 20% | 23% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 56% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 3.1 | 3.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2.1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8.3 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 9.2 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 35% | ||
| 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 |