Super League: Top-drawer vs below par, at least based on the league table. PAOK - Apollon Smirnis. Home win or a surprise result?
- PAOK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Super League
This has all the signs of an action-packed match with lots of fun and energy as both teams are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Bring it on!
PAOK form and stats
PAOK have collected 4 points from their Super League home games so far after 1-1-1.
PAOK lost their last game at Olympiakos Piraeus (placed 1st) after a 1-2 scoreline.
In the game before, an away victory in the Europa Conference League match versus København with a 2-1 scoreline.Goals decide football matches and PAOK are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 5 goals have been conceded.
Apollon Smirnis form and stats
The Super League season is young and Apollon Smirnis have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
Apollon won their last game, 1-0 versus PAS Giannina played at home. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager G. Festa when Nikos Ioannidis scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute.
The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Asteras Tripolis.With the hosts stated as having a winning probability of about 80% by the bookies, any useful result for the away side would be a surprise. Inspecting previous games with similar odds and Apollon Smirnis playing away, we found five results. The numbers from these were zero away wins, one draw and four defeats. The away team lost three of these matches by at least two goals.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Greek Cup trip to Kifisia.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Apollon's away games in the league this season with only 1 goal from 3 matches. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Apollon Smirnis's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 8 goals in 3 travels.
Head 2 Head
PAOK-Apollon Smirnis H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: PAOK six wins, Apollon Smirnis zero wins, four draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  A. Živković 2 goals |  J. Kurtič 2 goals |   N. Ioannidis 2 goals |
PAOK missing players
Apollon Smirnis missing players
| PAOK | Apollon Smirnis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 14% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 57% |
| 4.7 | 8 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 1.7 | 3 |
| 5.6 | 3.7 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 5.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.9 | 14.7 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 6.7 | 9.6 |
| 5.1 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 36% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 14% | 18% |
- Apollon Smirnis have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Apollon Smirnis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Apollon Smirnis have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in Super League
- Apollon Smirnis have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Apollon Smirnis have yet to win a game away.
- PAOK have scored more than double the goals of Apollon Smirnis.
- PAOK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- PAOK have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- PAOK 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 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | PAOK | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Volos NFC | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | PAS Giannina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Aris | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | OFI | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 8 |
| 10 | Ionikos | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Lamia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 5 |
| 12 | Panaitolikos | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 13 | Apollon Smirnis | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 5 |
| 14 | Atromitos | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -11 | 2 |