Soccer match preview: Home supporters with high optimism before AEK Athens - Volos NFC

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Sun 30.January
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis (69638 seats)

Most experts are most impressed by AEK Athens so far this season, with the 3rd spot in the Super League table and anticipating the visit of Volos NFC (who are sitting at 9th).

Insights:
  • AEK Athens have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Super League
  • Volos NFC have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Super League

This looks to be an intriguing match with lots of spark and bustle as both squads are well renewed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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AEK Athens form and stats

5-0-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for AEK Athens so far this season. We have seen two home losses in a row now for AEK Athens, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

It's back home for Athens, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Atromitos away with the result 2-0. Tzavellas and Zuber found the net in that victory.

AEK 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 eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won six, drew two and lost three.

AEK Athens have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis with 14 goals in 8 league matches.

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Volos NFC form and stats

There's been little loot from Volos NFC's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 8 away games in the Super League. Volos NFC only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws.

The manager Bratsos was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Dimotiko Stadio Neapolis Volou. Volos NFC suffered a 0-4 loss to PAOK (placed 2nd).

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Apollon Smirnis.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Volos NFC played away with similar odds. This revealed four games. The visitors overcame the odds to win one time, one were draw and the home team won as expected two times.

A new game in only three days for Volos NFC, the Super League home match versus Ionikos. Busy days.

Volos NFC are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 14 times in 8 away games so far. The Volos manager Bratsos has some worries about the defense as 19 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The former head-to-head meeting ended Volos NFC - AEK Athens 1-3, played this season. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's five AEK Athens victories, one draw and three Volos NFC wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Volos NFCT. van Weert
T. van Weert
11 goals
AEK AthensS. Araújo
S. Araújo
6 goals
AEK AthensS. Zuber
S. Zuber
6 goals

AEK Athens missing players

Volos NFC missing players

AEK Athens Volos NFC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 3 8 18
11 5 1 Won W 0 1 6
3 0 0 Drew D 1 3 3
4 3 1 Lost L 2 4 9
32 14 3 Scored S 6 14 28
18 8 3 Conceded C 11 19 35
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 89%
61% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 78%
28% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 62% 44%
11% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 38% 17%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 88% 72%
44% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 17%
 
6.2 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.5 4.4
4.6 4.4 8 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.6 5.2
2.4 2.4 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 3.1 2.8
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.3 14.8 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 10.5 11.5
5.5 5.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 3.8 3.9
32% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 46% 47% 39%
 
11.4 11.1 16 Shots against (avg) S A 14.7 12.6 12.4
3.9 3.5 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.7 5.5 4.8
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • AEK Athens have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • AEK Athens have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • AEK Athens have the most dropped points from leading position (10) in Super League
  • AEK Athens have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Super League
  • AEK Athens haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Volos NFC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Volos NFC have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Super League
  • Volos NFC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Volos NFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 18 14 4 0 30 9 9 7 2 0 13 3 9 7 2 0 17 6 21 46
2 PAOK 18 12 1 5 40 20 9 6 1 2 20 10 9 6 0 3 20 10 20 37
3 AEK Athens 18 11 3 4 32 18 8 5 0 3 14 8 10 6 3 1 18 10 14 36
4 Panathinaikos 18 9 3 6 28 14 10 7 2 1 22 5 8 2 1 5 6 9 14 30
5 PAS Giannina 19 7 6 6 22 20 10 4 3 3 13 13 9 3 3 3 9 7 2 27
6 Asteras Tripolis 18 7 5 6 18 15 10 6 1 3 12 7 8 1 4 3 6 8 3 26
7 OFI 19 6 8 5 23 23 10 2 5 3 13 16 9 4 3 2 10 7 0 26
8 Aris 18 8 5 5 17 15 8 4 3 1 8 6 10 4 2 4 9 9 2 23
9 Volos NFC 18 6 3 9 28 35 10 5 0 5 14 16 8 1 3 4 14 19 -7 21
10 Panaitolikos 18 6 3 9 22 32 8 2 2 4 9 12 10 4 1 5 13 20 -10 21
11 Lamia 18 3 6 9 15 23 9 1 3 5 10 16 9 2 3 4 5 7 -8 15
12 Ionikos 18 3 5 10 14 24 8 2 3 3 7 8 10 1 2 7 7 16 -10 14
13 Atromitos 17 2 4 11 15 35 8 2 1 5 9 14 9 0 3 6 6 21 -20 10
14 Apollon Smirnis 17 1 6 10 7 28 9 1 5 3 4 9 8 0 1 7 3 19 -21 9

Read more about Super League

The Super League is the highest level of football in Greece. The league has 16 teams playing two fixtures against each other, for a total of 30 games each. The season runs from August to May to decide a final league table. The “big three” (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens; all from Athens) dominate this league.