Shaky top table cliff-hanger in Super League as AEK Athens have come the 0 miles required to reach Panathinaikos at their Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis.
- Panathinaikos have the most scored goals (27) at home in Super League
- AEK Athens have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Super League
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Panathinaikos form and stats
29 points is a decent return from 13 Super League games here at Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis for Panathinaikos. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Panathinaikos after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Sokratis Dioudis not having conceded a league goal in 223 minutes.
A good away victory last time out for Panathinaikos, who won 2-0 against Atromitos.
Before that, Panathinaikos had a home game versus AEK Athens which ended with a victory 3-0.Goals decide football matches and Panathinaikos are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 13 league matches. Defensively Panathinaikos have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AEK Athens form and stats
Playing away, AEK Athens have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Super League this season. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in AEK Athens's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The club members enjoyed AEK Athens's previous fixture versus Asteras Tripolis, a 2-1 win played at home.
Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against PAOK.Athens have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 19 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. AEK Athens have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The newest reported meeting featuring both these sides is the Panathinaikos - AEK Athens 3-0 played not long ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Panathinaikos three wins, three draws and AEK Athens four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  S. Araújo 11 goals |   S. Palacios 10 goals | C. López Huesca 9 goals |
Panathinaikos missing players
AEK Athens missing players
| Panathinaikos | AEK Athens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 13 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 41 | 27 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 19 | 42 |
| 21 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 28 |
| 88% | 85% | 50% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 65% | 77% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 77% | 81% |
| 42% | 38% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 54% | 62% |
| 27% | 31% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 31% | 19% |
| 12% | 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| 31% | 23% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 50% |
| 50% | 69% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 31% | 38% |
| 31% | 23% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 31% | 15% |
| 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.5 |
| 3.3 | 2.5 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 10.6 | 10.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 13.7 | 15.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| 37% | 45% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 32% |
| 8.3 | 6.5 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 11.3 | 10.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
- AEK Athens have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Super League
- Panathinaikos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Panathinaikos have the most clean sheets (9) at home in Super League
- Panathinaikos have the most scored goals (27) at home in Super League
- Panathinaikos have the the best goal difference (+21) 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 | 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 |
