The Super League overall standings tell a story about these contenders up until now, with PAOK leading Ionikos by 33 points. Here's the Tipsway preview:
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Super League
- Ionikos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
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.
PAOK form and stats
PAOK are steadily winning Super League games and points here at Stadio Toumbas. 8 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 12 games. PAOK has a nice streak going on as they have played 14 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away).
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Zivko Zivkovic not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
The PAOK coach Lucescu and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus PAS Giannina (placed 11th). Sastre, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. Sastre hit two key passes and won 2 of 3 duels.
Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against AEK Athens.It should be added that a glance at the 15 latest league fixtures shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
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 Toumbas.
A decent goal production from PAOK in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 12 league matches. PAOK have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ionikos form and stats
Ionikos have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Super League, after 2-1-9 (12 played).
Ionikos have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 299 minutes ago. Lovera was the goal scorer.
The manager Grigoriou was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Dimotiko Gipedo Neapolis Nikaias. Ionikos suffered a 0-2 loss to OFI (placed 9th). Attacker Mantzis got a player rating of 6.93 in the game. "Man of the match" Mantzis hit one key pass.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Panaitolikos wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.Few goals the story here? 11 of this club's most recent 12 league matches have contained two goals or less.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 17 goals have been conceded by Ionikos in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches. Ionikos has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The contenders have faced each other previously this season, with the result Ionikos - PAOK 0-3 registered in the official records. Previous seven meetings involving these squads: PAOK won four, Ionikos were winners in one and we saw two draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  N. Castro Oliveira 7 goals |  K. Narey 5 goals |   V. Mantzis 5 goals |
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| PAOK | Ionikos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 36 | 18 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 15 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 36 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 71% | 58% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 58% | 67% |
| 42% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 25% | 29% |
| 12% | 17% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 17% | 17% |
| 4% | 8% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 8% |
| 38% | 33% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 25% | 38% |
| 58% | 67% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 21% |
| 21% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 58% | 50% |
| 5.9 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.1 | 14.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.7 | 8.8 | 9.6 |
| 4.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| 33% | 27% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 18% | 18% |
| 8.2 | 6.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 14.7 | 12.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
- Ionikos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PAOK have scored more than double the goals of Ionikos.
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (22) 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 | Panathinaikos | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 55 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 23 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 53 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 50 |
| 4 | PAOK | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 21 | 48 |
| 5 | Aris | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 6 | Volos NFC | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -7 | 36 |
| 7 | Panaitolikos | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -10 | 28 |
| 8 | Atromitos | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | OFI | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | -6 | 26 |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 24 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -14 | 23 |
| 12 | Ionikos | 24 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | -21 | 15 |
| 13 | Levadiakos | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 18 | -20 | 14 |
| 14 | Lamia | 24 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 19 | -33 | 13 |
