Olympiakos Piraeus takes on rivals Panathinaikos in the Mother of All Battles

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Sat 21.November
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki (32115 seats)

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.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats

Olympiakos Piraeus, who have the most scored goals (14) in Super League, have played 4 Super League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses).

The Olympiakos goalkeeper Jose Pedro Malheiro de Sa is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 355 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super League.

Olympiakos are returning here after visiting OFI in a Super League game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Giorgos Masouras scored the goal(s). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Manchester City (0-3).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Olympiakos Piraeus as they have a new game in only four days, a Champions League match thankfully also at home. Manchester City are visiting.

Olympiakos are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (11 goals in 4 games). Defensively Olympiakos Piraeus have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (0 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Panathinaikos form and stats

As the visiting team in Super League matches, Panathinaikos have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.

Panathinaikos failed to get anything from their last game, a Super League home match vs Atromitos (placed 6th) that ended with defeat 0-1. A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs Apollon Smirnis.

Panathinaikos find the net regularly in their away games. 5 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Panathinaikos have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - four - two (Olympiakos wins - draws - Panathinaikos wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

OlympiakosY. El-Arabi
Y. El-Arabi
5 goals
PanathinaikosC. López Huesca
C. López Huesca
4 goals
Olympiakos PiraeusG. Masouras
G. Masouras
3 goals

Olympiakos Piraeus missing players

Panathinaikos missing players

Olympiakos Piraeus Panathinaikos
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 4 2 Played P 0 4 8
5 4 2 Won W 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew D 0 2 3
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 3
14 11 7 Scored S 0 5 7
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 4 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 75% 50%
33% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 12%
17% 25% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 12%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
17% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
83% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.7 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
82 56 29 Total Shots T S 0 42 76
38 29 15 Shots on Target S O 0 23 32
37% 38% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 22% 22%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • All of Olympiakos Piraeus's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the fewest conceded goals (1) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the most clean sheets (4) at home in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the most clean sheets (5) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the most points (12) at home in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the most scored goals (11) at home in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the most scored goals (14) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the most scored goals in the second half (14) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus has the the best goal difference (+13) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Panathinaikos have scored away.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Panathinaikos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Panathinaikos 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 6 5 1 0 14 1 4 4 0 0 11 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 13 16
2 Aris 6 5 1 0 9 3 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 16
3 PAOK 7 4 3 0 12 4 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 2 2 0 7 3 8 15
4 AEK Athens 6 4 1 1 9 3 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 6 13
5 Volos NFC 7 3 3 1 8 5 4 1 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 5 2 3 12
6 Atromitos 8 3 2 3 7 11 4 2 0 2 3 4 4 1 2 1 4 7 -4 11
7 Asteras Tripolis 6 3 1 2 6 6 2 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 1 2 4 6 0 10
8 PAS Giannina 8 2 3 3 9 9 4 0 2 2 2 4 4 2 1 1 7 5 0 9
9 Panathinaikos 8 2 3 3 7 7 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 1 5 4 0 9
10 OFI 8 1 3 4 8 14 4 0 3 1 5 7 4 1 0 3 3 7 -6 6
11 Larissa 6 1 2 3 5 8 2 0 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 -3 5
12 Panaitolikos 8 0 4 4 3 11 3 0 1 2 2 6 5 0 3 2 1 5 -8 4
13 Apollon Smirnis 6 1 0 5 3 9 3 1 0 2 3 5 3 0 0 3 0 4 -6 3
14 Lamia 6 0 1 5 3 12 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 1 6 -9 1

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.