A demanding season for Ionikos so far, and that also applies to Apollon Smirnis. The bottom dwellers pray for some vital points here.
- Ionikos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals (9) in Super League
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
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.
Ionikos form and stats
3-4-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Ionikos so far this season. When Ionikos hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Ionikos, Panaitolikos, Lamia and Atromitos), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
Ionikos drew their last game, also a home match. OFI (placed 6th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Asteras Tripolis with a 3-2 scoreline.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Ionikos have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won one time, drawn two and lost one.
Ionikos are traveling soon after this match as the Super League match at PAOK awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Ionikos here at Dimotiko Gipedo Neapolis Nikaias in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (9 from 11 games). 12 goals have been conceded.
Apollon Smirnis form and stats
There's been little loot from Apollon Smirnis's travels as they have only collected 4 points from 11 away games in the Super League. Apollon Smirnis only have 1 win to counter their 9 defeats and 1 draw.
Two trips in a row for Apollon Smirnis, whose manager Grote could celebrate last time after the win against Lamia.
A 0-3 loss hosting Panathinaikos before that.Apollon are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and three defeats. From a total of seven matches.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Apollon Smirnis's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 11 matches. For Apollon Smirnis, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Apollon Smirnis is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Apollon, Panaitolikos, Lamia and Atromitos.
Head 2 Head
The previous H2H match ended Apollon Smirnis - Ionikos 0-0, played this season. Head-to-head statistics (for the preceeding two meetings): Ionikos won zero games, two matches ended with a tie and Apollon Smirnis have zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two The games between these sides have had a tendency to be from the last two encounters.Top Goalscorers
  A. Aosman 6 goals |   N. Ioannidis 4 goals |  R. Lenis Montes 3 goals |
Ionikos missing players
Apollon Smirnis missing players
| Ionikos | Apollon Smirnis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 20 | 9 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 31 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 25 | 39 |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 74% |
| 61% | 55% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 64% | 52% |
| 43% | 36% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 55% | 43% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | 26% |
| 13% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 27% | 13% |
| 48% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 36% | 26% |
| 22% | 27% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| 43% | 45% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 64% | 70% |
| 3.3 | 4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.3 | 3 | 2.9 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 8.9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 25% | 23% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 21% | 16% |
| 12.2 | 9.9 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 15.8 | 15.1 |
| 5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 6.6 | 5.4 |
- Apollon Smirnis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Apollon Smirnis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals (9) in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the most conceded goals (25) away in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the the worst goal difference (-20) away in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the the worst goal difference (-30) in Super League
- Ionikos have scored more than double the goals of Apollon Smirnis.
- Ionikos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | PAOK | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 48 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | PAS Giannina | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | OFI | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 34 |
| 7 | Asteras Tripolis | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | Aris | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 9 | Volos NFC | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Panaitolikos | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 11 | Ionikos | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -11 | 22 |
| 12 | Lamia | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -13 | 18 |
| 13 | Atromitos | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -18 | 17 |
| 14 | Apollon Smirnis | 23 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 25 | -30 | 13 |
