OFI vs Apollon Smirnis match preview

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Sat 09.April
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis (8500 seats)

Super League: What this fixture might miss in glitz it should pay back in guts and attitude. Get set for OFI - Apollon Smirnis!

Insights:
  • OFI have the most points from losing position (12) in Super League
  • Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals (9) in Super League

Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's look for an enthusiastic match!

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OFI form and stats

OFI have played 13 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for OFI against Lamia the last match, as Staikos and Phellype were on target.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Ionikos (2-3).

The OFI fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. OFI's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Apollon Smirnis form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Apollon Smirnis so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-11 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Tennes, the Apollon manager, as the last three away games were defeats.

Apollon Smirnis go into this game after a win, the home game against Panaitolikos that ended 1-0.

Prior to that match, the Apollon Smirnis manager Tennes faced defeat when travelling to Atromitos and losing 0-1.

Goals are few and far between in Apollon Smirnis's away league games. Only 5 goals from 13 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Apollon have conceded 31 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

OFI - Apollon Smirnis 2-0 was the result in these sides' latest H2H fixture, played this season. OFI-Apollon Smirnis H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: OFI four wins, Apollon Smirnis two wins, four draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

OFIJ. Neira
J. Neira
6 goals
OFIL. Luciano Silva
L. Luciano Silva
5 goals
OFIL. Lamprou
L. Lamprou
4 goals

OFI missing players

Apollon Smirnis missing players

OFI Apollon Smirnis
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
10 5 3 Won W 0 1 3
10 5 1 Drew D 1 1 7
8 4 1 Lost L 3 12 18
37 22 8 Scored S 0 5 10
36 22 5 Conceded C 4 32 48
82% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 79%
79% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 64% 54%
54% 57% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 39%
25% 43% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 25%
14% 29% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 11%
57% 71% 60% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 21%
32% 29% 40% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 29%
29% 14% 20% Failed to Score F T 100% 71% 71%
 
4.2 4.7 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 2.7 3.2
5.1 3.7 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.4 5.4
2.9 2.5 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.8
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 5 8
 
11.9 14.1 13.8 Shots (avg) S ( 7.2 7.4 8.4
4.2 4.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.1 2.6
31% 34% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 14%
 
11.8 10 10.4 Shots against (avg) S A 12 15.2 14.4
4.6 4.4 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.9 5
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • 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 points (4) away in Super League
  • Apollon Smirnis have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Super League
  • 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 (5) 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 (31) away in Super League
  • Apollon Smirnis have the most conceded goals in the second half (30) in Super League
  • Apollon Smirnis have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in Super League
  • Apollon Smirnis have the the worst goal difference (-38) in Super League
  • OFI have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • OFI have scored more than double the goals of Apollon Smirnis.
  • OFI have the most points from losing position (12) 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 26 20 5 1 47 14 13 11 2 0 24 5 13 9 3 1 23 9 33 65
2 PAOK 26 16 5 5 50 24 13 8 3 2 25 13 13 8 2 3 25 11 26 53
3 AEK Athens 26 14 4 8 42 28 13 8 1 4 23 12 13 6 3 4 19 16 14 46
4 Panathinaikos 26 13 3 10 41 21 13 9 2 2 27 6 13 4 1 8 14 15 20 42
5 Aris 26 13 6 7 28 21 13 7 4 2 15 10 13 6 2 5 13 11 7 39
6 OFI 26 9 10 7 33 32 13 5 5 3 20 19 13 4 5 4 13 13 1 37
7 PAS Giannina 26 11 7 8 28 24 13 7 3 3 18 13 13 4 4 5 10 11 4 35
8 Asteras Tripolis 26 10 5 11 27 29 13 7 1 5 16 12 13 3 4 6 11 17 -2 35
9 Panaitolikos 26 9 5 12 27 39 13 4 3 6 11 15 13 5 2 6 16 24 -12 32
10 Volos NFC 26 8 6 12 35 42 13 5 2 6 15 18 13 3 4 6 20 24 -7 30
11 Ionikos 26 6 8 12 26 34 13 4 4 5 14 14 13 2 4 7 12 20 -8 26
12 Atromitos 26 6 5 15 27 47 13 5 2 6 18 20 13 1 3 9 9 27 -20 23
13 Lamia 26 4 6 16 19 37 13 2 3 8 13 23 13 2 3 8 6 14 -18 18
14 Apollon Smirnis 26 2 7 17 9 47 13 1 6 6 4 16 13 1 1 11 5 31 -38 13

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.