Ionikos are itching to increase their points at their own stadium in this upcoming match against Asteras Tripolis.
- Ionikos have the fewest points (8) at home in Super League
- Asteras Tripolis have yet to win a game away.
Ionikos and Asteras Tripolis should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ionikos form and stats
Ionikos's struggle is real here at TBC with only 8 points collected from 12 Super League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-5-6. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Ionikos to get some points in this home game.
Lovera was the last player to score a league goal for Ionikos and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Ionikos haven't scored in 389 minutes.
Ionikos are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-6 away versus PAOK. As you see from the result above, Ionikos suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Chibsah (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 6.34/10. Chibsah hit one key pass.
Before that game, the home loss against OFI with the scoreline 0-2.This is expected to be a close game, with Ionikos perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Ionikos as a small favourite), we find 7 games. Ionikos has won 1 of these, drawn 4 and lost 2.
It should be noted that a peek at the 11 most recent league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
Ionikos aren't scoring a lot here at TBC in the league, with only {8 goals} from 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 19 goals have been conceded. Ionikos has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Asteras Tripolis form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Asteras Tripolis so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-7 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in twelve away games in a row.
Tripolis's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Atromitos that finished 1-1. Defender Zukanović was the best team player with a rating of 7.25. Zukanović scored one goal and won 4 of 5 duels.
Prior to that match, the Asteras Tripolis manager Mantzios faced defeat when travelling to AEK Athens and losing 0-2.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 11 similar matches played by Asteras Tripolis in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Asteras Tripolis, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Low-scoring game? 18 of this team's last 24 league matches have seen two goals or less.
The attacking power of Tripolis when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Asteras Tripolis rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 22 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Ionikos and Asteras Tripolis have faced each other previously this season: Asteras Tripolis - Ionikos 1-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Ionikos two wins, one draw and Asteras Tripolis two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Mantzis 5 goals |  L. Costa Silva 3 goals | F. Regis Crespí 3 goals |
Ionikos missing players
Asteras Tripolis missing players
| Ionikos | Asteras Tripolis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 19 |
| 42 | 19 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 29 |
| 92% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 83% | 76% |
| 68% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 60% |
| 32% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 28% |
| 20% | 17% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 16% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| 36% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 33% | 32% |
| 20% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 40% |
| 52% | 42% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 67% | 52% |
| 3.4 | 3.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3 | 3.2 |
| 4.9 | 4.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.3 | 10.3 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 8 | 9.2 |
| 3.2 | 3.3 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 19% | 20% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 31% |
| 12.8 | 11 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | 4.5 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
- Asteras Tripolis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Asteras Tripolis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Asteras Tripolis have yet to win a game away.
- Ionikos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ionikos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ionikos have the fewest points (8) at home 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 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 24 | 58 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 38 | 56 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 37 | 53 |
| 4 | PAOK | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 27 | 51 |
| 5 | Volos NFC | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -6 | 39 |
| 6 | Aris | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 37 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -1 | 29 |
| 8 | Panaitolikos | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 28 |
| 9 | OFI | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -9 | 26 |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 25 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 25 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 25 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 23 |
| 12 | Lamia | 25 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -32 | 16 |
| 13 | Ionikos | 25 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -27 | 15 |
| 14 | Levadiakos | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -26 | 14 |
