There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with AEK Athens leading Apollon Smirnis by 20 points.
- AEK Athens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Apollon Smirnis have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Super League
Athens have less rest than Apollon Smirnis in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Greek Cup game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Volos NFC, so at least Athens are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
AEK Athens form and stats
When playing at home in the Super League, AEK Athens have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 12 games.
The fans are hoping that Athens will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Greek Cup game against Volos NFC (placed 7th). Before that, AEK Athens played out a Super League draw 1-1 when visiting Panathinaikos.
Athens are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found 14 matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won nine, drew two and lost three.
The Athens fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Athens have conceded 15 goals.
Apollon Smirnis form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, Apollon Smirnis have produced an overall stat of 4-3-5 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Apollon Smirnis's previous game versus OFI (placed 11th), a Super League 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Volos NFC's place.
Nikos Ioannidis came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against OFI last time out, making the manager G. Paraschos feel like a tactical genius.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Apollon played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected four times.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 12 goals have been conceded by Apollon Smirnis in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Apollon Smirnis - Athens 3-4 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - two - two (Athens wins - draws - Apollon Smirnis wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Ansarifard 8 goals |  N. Castro Oliveira 5 goals |  L. Garcia 4 goals |
AEK Athens missing players
Apollon Smirnis missing players
| AEK Athens | Apollon Smirnis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 39 | 19 | 10 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 28 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 79% | 92% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 50% | 54% |
| 50% | 58% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 42% |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 54% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 42% |
| 29% | 17% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 21% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 50% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 13.3 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.8 | 8.5 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 32% | 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 28% |
- AEK Athens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AEK Athens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Apollon Smirnis have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in Super League
| 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 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 46 | 61 |
| 2 | Aris | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | PAOK | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 46 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 42 |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
| 7 | Volos NFC | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 30 |
| 8 | Atromitos | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 26 |
| 9 | PAS Giannina | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -5 | 25 |
| 10 | Apollon Smirnis | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 25 |
| 11 | OFI | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -19 | 19 |
| 12 | Lamia | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -22 | 19 |
| 13 | Panaitolikos | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -19 | 17 |
| 14 | Larissa | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -22 | 13 |