PAOK are hunting the top spots while Ionikos are more nervous about escaping relegation. Who will get the points?
- PAOK have the most scored goals (46) in Super League
- PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ionikos have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither PAOK nor Ionikos as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
PAOK form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Toumbas as PAOK have scored 24 goals to get 26 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Super League are 8-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). PAOK has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Ionikos defeat 84 days ago.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Alexandros Paschalakis not having conceded a league goal in 264 minutes.
Vieirinha was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.64 out of 10. The defender Vieirinha scored one goal and won 1 of 2 duels.
Before that, PAOK played out a Super League draw 0-0 when visiting Aris.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for PAOK home games with this odds we find ten games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in six wins, three draws and one defeat. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.
There will be little rest for PAOK after this match as they are travelling to AEK Athens for a Super League game in only three days.
At Stadio Toumbas, PAOK has the goal stats of 24-12 (for/against) from 12 league fixtures.
Ionikos form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ionikos so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Ionikos goalkeeper Eleftherios Choutesiotis is eager to challenge this, with his 180 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
Ionikos go into this game after a win, the home game against Apollon Smirnis that ended 4-0.
A draw for Ionikos before that, at their own venue hosting OFI (0-0).The visitors have scored 11 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Ionikos's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 19 goals from these trips. Ionikos has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
Ionikos - PAOK 3-2 was the story when these contenders last played each other, some time ago this season. Last five meetings between these teams: PAOK won three, Ionikos triumphed in one and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Kurtič 14 goals |   A. Aosman 6 goals |  C. Akpom 5 goals |
PAOK missing players
Ionikos missing players
| PAOK | Ionikos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 46 | 24 | 9 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 24 |
| 22 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 88% |
| 78% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 57% | 50% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 46% |
| 35% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 25% | 21% |
| 17% | 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 17% | 12% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 50% | 46% |
| 39% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 25% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 42% | 42% |
| 5.5 | 7.3 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 3.7 | 2.3 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 13.7 | 14.8 | 16.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 9 | 9.3 |
| 5.4 | 6 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| 37% | 33% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 26% | 28% |
| 9.6 | 7.5 | 5.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 14.3 | 12 |
| 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.3 | 5 |
- Ionikos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ionikos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ionikos have scored away.
- PAOK have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Super League
- PAOK have the most scored goals (46) in Super League
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in Super League
- 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 at home.
| 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 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | PAOK | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 10 | 24 | 48 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | PAS Giannina | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | OFI | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 34 |
| 8 | Aris | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 9 | Volos NFC | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 22 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Panaitolikos | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -13 | 28 |
| 11 | Ionikos | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | Lamia | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 18 |
| 13 | Atromitos | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 27 | -21 | 17 |
| 14 | Apollon Smirnis | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 43 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 29 | -34 | 13 |
