A very important fixture in Super League as both sides are battling for the top league positions. With PAOK in 4th position and Olympiakos Piraeus at 3rd, this has all the looks of a thriling meeting. Read on to learn more!
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Super League
- Olympiakos Piraeus is in the best form (5-1-0) in Super League
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. 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 10 games. days ago.
A nice win for PAOK last time playing, versus Levadiakos. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Dantas (2) and Koulierakis scoring for the victors. Dantas (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.03/10. Dantas scored two goals, hit one key pass and had 58 successful passes (of 65 total).
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Panathinaikos (Greek Cup). This is expected to be a close game, with PAOK perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with PAOK as a small favourite), we find 6 games. PAOK has won 2 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 11 most recent league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There will be little rest for PAOK after this match as they are travelling to Lamia for a Greek Cup game in only four days.
The PAOK fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 16 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, PAOK have conceded only 7 goals.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
5-4-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Olympiakos Piraeus in their Super League matches away. In general it has been a productive period now for Olympiakos as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.
Olympiakos Piraeus are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the match against OFI (placed 10th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager del Campo when Arabi scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute. Rodríguez got a match rating of 8.45 in that game, top player of the team. Rodríguez served one assist, hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 4 of 4 times and had 61 successful passes (of 71 total).
Before that, the Greek Cup victory away at Aris. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Olympiakos Piraeus playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 Olympiakos Piraeus wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
The schedule is very tough for Olympiakos now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Greek Cup game at AEK Athens is waiting in only four days.
Olympiakos Piraeus has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 16 goals from 10 games. It's not easy to score on Olympiakos as they have only conceded 7 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This was the final score when the sides played each other previously this campaign; Olympiakos Piraeus - PAOK 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (PAOK wins - draws - Olympiakos Piraeus wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bakambu 9 goals |   N. Castro Oliveira 7 goals |  P. Mas Jaume 5 goals |
PAOK missing players
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
| PAOK | Olympiakos Piraeus | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 16 | 35 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 75% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 45% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 40% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 40% | 40% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 55% |
| 15% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 10% |
| 6 | 6 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
| 3.5 | 2.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| 2.4 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 5 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.1 | 14.6 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 14.7 | 14.9 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| 37% | 29% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 37% | 39% |
| 7.8 | 5.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
- Olympiakos Piraeus have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Olympiakos Piraeus is in the best form (5-1-0) in Super League
- PAOK have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PAOK have the most scored goals in the first half (20) in Super League
- PAOK have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded 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 | AEK Athens | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 32 | 47 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 45 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 42 |
| 4 | PAOK | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 42 |
| 5 | Aris | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 31 |
| 6 | Volos NFC | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 29 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 8 | Panaitolikos | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | -8 | 21 |
| 10 | OFI | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 19 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -14 | 19 |
| 12 | Levadiakos | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 13 |
| 13 | Lamia | 20 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | -25 | 12 |
| 14 | Ionikos | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -19 | 11 |
