Olympiakos Piraeus have performed better than Panathinaikos so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
There’s a great name for when these two teams meet in sports: The Derby of the eternal rivals. Also called the Mother of all battles. This derby is a classic in Greek sports and well-known also globally. The two teams come from Athens, the capital of Greece. With Panathinaikos traditionally considered a high class club while Olympiacos was working class, everything is set for a classic cultural and sporting rivalry.
It's no vacation for neither Olympiakos Piraeus nor Panathinaikos as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
This stadium, Georgios Karaiskakis, has been a fortress for Olympiakos Piraeus in the Super League so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 7-1-0. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Georgios Karaiskakis.
Olympiakos Piraeus's previous game was a Super League match also played at home, ending 1-0 versus Panathinaikos (placed 9th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Preceding that game was the away draw at Volos NFC that finished 0-0.
Goals decide football matches and Olympiakos Piraeus are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 8 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Olympiakos Piraeus have only let in 3 goals at home.
Panathinaikos form and stats
2 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Panathinaikos playing as the away team in the Super League this season.
Two away games in a row for Panathinaikos, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 versus Olympiakos Piraeus in the Super League. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Aris.
The attacking power of Panathinaikos when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 8 league matches away. 9 goals have been conceded by Panathinaikos in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Panathinaikos - Olympiakos Piraeus 1-1. Olympiakos Piraeus-Panathinaikos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Olympiakos Piraeus 4 wins, Panathinaikos 3 wins, 3 draws. 4 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  Y. El-Arabi 9 goals |  E. Soudani 6 goals |  G. Masouras 5 goals |
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
Panathinaikos missing players
| Olympiakos Piraeus | Panathinaikos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 33 | 20 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 71% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 56% | 59% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 22% | 29% |
| 18% | 22% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 24% |
| 18% | 22% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 35% | 33% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 65% | 67% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 35% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 29% |
| 6.8 | 6 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 244 | 137 | 43 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 93 | 170 |
| 97 | 57 | 20 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 39 | 67 |
| 34% | 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 18% | 24% |
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the fewest conceded goals (6)
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3)
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3)
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the fewest matches over the total-line (5)
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the most clean sheets (10)
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the most clean sheets (5) at home
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the most matches under the total-line (11)
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the most points (22) at home
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the the best goal difference (+16) at home
- Olympiakos Piraeus has the the best goal difference (+26)
- Olympiakos Piraeus have not yet lost a game.
- Olympiakos Piraeus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Olympiakos Piraeus have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Olympiakos Piraeus have scored more than double the goals of Panathinaikos.
- Olympiakos Piraeus have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Olympiakos Piraeus haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Panathinaikos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PAOK | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 2 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 38 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Aris | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | OFI | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Xanthi | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Larissa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Panathinaikos | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Lamia | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Volos NFC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 12 | Asteras Tripolis | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Panaitolikos | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 8 |
| 14 | Panionios | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 6 |