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

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Sun 17.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis (69638 seats)

Sit down for a show! The main characters are Panathinaikos and Olympiakos Piraeus, a win is the main plot and 1 1/2 hours the playing time.

Insights:
  • Panathinaikos have the most scored goals (27) at home in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Super League

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.

This promises to be an action-packed game with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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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.

Panathinaikos travelled for their previous game, a trip to PAS Giannina that ended 0-0.

Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against PAOK.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Greek Cup game versus Lamia in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadio Apóstolos Nikolaidis.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (27 in 13 games), Panathinaikos's attacking play is working. 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.

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Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats

Olympiakos Piraeus have an excellent away record in the Super League so far with 9-3-1 from 13 games.

Olympiakos Piraeus's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus AEK Athens that finished 1-1.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting AEK Athens.

Olympiakos Piraeus have another match that requires travelling in just four days, a Greek Cup fixture against PAOK. A back-breaking fixture list for the visiting team!

Olympiakos are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 13 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two sides get together this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Panathinaikos - Olympiakos Piraeus 0-0. Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Panathinaikos won one game, four matches ended in a draw and Olympiakos Piraeus managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Olympiakos PiraeusY. El-Arabi
Y. El-Arabi
12 goals
PanathinaikosS. Palacios
S. Palacios
10 goals
PanathinaikosC. López Huesca
C. López Huesca
9 goals

Panathinaikos missing players

Olympiakos Piraeus missing players

Panathinaikos Olympiakos Piraeus
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 2 14 29
14 10 2 Won W 1 9 21
6 3 1 Drew D 1 4 7
10 2 1 Lost L 0 1 1
44 30 7 Scored S 4 24 51
23 8 5 Conceded C 3 10 17
83% 87% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 86%
63% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 79% 69%
40% 40% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 48%
23% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 14% 17%
10% 13% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 7% 10%
33% 33% 75% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 52%
50% 60% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 48%
33% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 14%
 
4.8 4.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 3.9 5.3
3.5 3 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9.5 4.6 3.9
2 1.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 1.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10 10.4 9 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 12.3 14.4
4 4.3 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 3.4 4.4
37% 46% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 50% 40%
 
8.8 7.7 15 Shots against (avg) S A 18 10 8.9
2.4 2.2 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 2.8 2.7
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have the fewest conceded goals (14) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have the most points (30) away in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have the the best goal difference (+33) in Super League
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Panathinaikos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • 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

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.