Panathinaikos and Apollon Smirnis are impatient to let the world see their new players and tricks: It's the first fixture of the Super League season.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
Panathinaikos form and stats
The season before, Panathinaikos's league stats were 13 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses, providing 5th spot in the Super League. During these 26 matches they scored 30 goals and let in 19. Playing at their own stadium in the former season Panathinaikos generated 7-4-2 (win-draw-lost) with 15 goals and 7 conceded.
Panathinaikos have prepared for this season with seven friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these seven matches are 0 victories, 4 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Panathinaikos have scored 8 goals and conceded 13 times.
Apollon Smirnis form and stats
Let's have a look at how Apollon Smirnis performed last season in the Super League: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 8 victories, 4 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 26 and conceded 35 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 3 and lost 6 with 11/14 goals scored/conceded.
It's a day of discovery for Apollon Smirnis as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Apollon Smirnis have played four with the results W1-D2-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Apollon has scored 2 goals and conceded 5 times.
Head 2 Head
Panathinaikos-Apollon Smirnis H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Panathinaikos seven wins, Apollon Smirnis one win, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Panathinaikos missing players
Apollon Smirnis missing players
| Panathinaikos | Apollon Smirnis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Panathinaikos | Last season | Apollon Smirnis | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 36 | 18 | Played | P | 16 | 33 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 17 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Scored | S | 14 | 29 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 16 | 40 | ||
| 89% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 91% | ||
| 61% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 56% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 39% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 19% | 30% | ||
| 17% | 11% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 19% | 21% | ||
| 6% | 6% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | ||
| 44% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 33% | ||
| 36% | 39% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 27% | ||
| 31% | 28% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 48% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7.9 | 8.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.4 | 8.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 34% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Apollon Smirnis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Asteras Tripolis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Atromitos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ionikos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Lamia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | OFI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Panaitolikos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Panathinaikos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | PAOK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | PAS Giannina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Volos NFC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 82 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 15 | 63 | 90 |
| 2 | PAOK | 36 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 34 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 64 |
| 3 | Aris | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 61 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 53 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 60 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 53 |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 23 | -2 | 51 |