AEK Athens and PAOK are both riding high in the Super League with their 2nd and 4th positions respectively. Expect a grand fixture!
- AEK Athens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Super League
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (32) in Super League
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Athens and PAOK.
AEK Athens form and stats
AEK Athens have been outstanding at home so far in the Super League with 11 wins, 0 draws and only 2 losses. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.
It's back home for AEK Athens, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Olympiakos Piraeus away with the result 3-1. García, Mantalos and Gaćinović found the net in that victory. Gaćinović (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.61/10. Gaćinović scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Olympiakos Piraeus in the Greek Cup.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 12 most recent league games reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
The manager Almeyda will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Panathinaikos in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Athens are scoring many of them at home; 29 on target from 13 league matches. Defensively AEK Athens have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
PAOK form and stats
As the visiting team in Super League matches, PAOK have produced an overall stat of 6-6-1 so far.
PAOK's previous game was their home loss versus Panathinaikos (1-2). Late heartbreak for PAOK in the Panathinaikos match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Midfielder Augusto was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.0. Augusto scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 45 successful passes (of 55 total).
A 1-1 in a home match in the Greek Cup before that, facing Lamia. The team were dissatisfied with the result, being massive pre-match favourites.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Aris in just four days.
The visiting PAOK have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 13 games. PAOK are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two combatants have met earlier this season: PAOK - AEK Athens 0-1. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (AEK Athens wins - draws - PAOK wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Garcia 13 goals |  M. Gaćinović 8 goals |  O. Pineda Alvarado 8 goals |
AEK Athens missing players
PAOK missing players
| AEK Athens | PAOK | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 31 |
| 23 | 12 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 59 | 32 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 22 | 51 |
| 16 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 94% | 93% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 87% |
| 74% | 73% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 71% |
| 48% | 53% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 47% | 48% |
| 19% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 13% | 19% |
| 6% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 29% | 27% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 47% | 42% |
| 65% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 47% | 52% |
| 13% | 13% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 20% | 19% |
| 6.5 | 8.1 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16.8 | 19.6 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 11.3 | 13.1 |
| 5.2 | 6.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 33% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 42% | 36% |
| 6.5 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.7 | 10.1 | 8.2 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
- AEK Athens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AEK Athens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AEK Athens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Super League
- AEK Athens have the most points (33) at home in Super League
- AEK Athens have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- AEK Athens have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (32) 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 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 59 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 56 |
| 4 | PAOK | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 54 |
| 5 | Aris | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 6 | Volos NFC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 39 |
| 7 | Panaitolikos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 8 | Atromitos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | OFI | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 12 | Ionikos | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -26 | 18 |
| 13 | Lamia | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -32 | 17 |
| 14 | Levadiakos | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -24 | 17 |
