Super League prediction: PAOK should edge out Panaitolikos on their own turf

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Wed 12.January
Match begins: 15:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Toumbas (28703 seats)

PAOK are hunting the top table positions while Panaitolikos are more involved in staying out of trouble and relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • PAOK have the most scored goals (31) in Super League
  • Panaitolikos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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PAOK form and stats

The story so far in the Super League for PAOK, who have the most scored goals (31) in Super League, at their home stadium (Stadio Toumbas) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. Two home wins in a row for PAOK bring valid hopes of a third.

PAOK's last game was hosting Larissa and winning 3-1.

Previous to that game, a Super League home match hosting Asteras Tripolis in a game that was won 3-2.

The PAOK manager Lucescu has got the team scoring with 15 from 7 home games in the league. PAOK have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Panaitolikos form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Panaitolikos so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose).

Panaitolikos had fun at their own home (Stadio Toumbas) last time out, beating Niki Volos 1-0. Vergos scored. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Anastasiou when Vergos scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute. The end of the last match, against Niki Volos, was very satisfying as Vergos scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Atromitos in the Super League.

As mentioned above, the bookmakers do not believe the away team will get anything from this match. Checking Panaitolikos's match history for similar games we find four matches. The home team won four of these as expected, three of them by at least two goals. Panaitolikos managed zero draws and zero surprise wins.

Panaitolikos have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 7 league away games 7 goals have been scored. For Panaitolikos, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have played before this season: Panaitolikos - PAOK 1-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): PAOK ten wins, zero draws and Panaitolikos zero victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

PAOKJ. Kurtič
J. Kurtič
9 goals
PanaitolikosN. Vergos
N. Vergos
4 goals

PAOK missing players

Panaitolikos missing players

PAOK Panaitolikos
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
15 7 2 Played P 1 7 15
9 4 2 Won W 0 2 4
1 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
5 2 0 Lost L 1 4 8
31 15 6 Scored S 0 7 16
20 10 2 Conceded C 2 15 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
80% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 80%
67% 57% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 71% 73%
47% 43% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 27%
27% 43% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 7%
60% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 57% 67%
20% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 13%
20% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 27%
 
5.4 7.6 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.4 3.4
4.3 2.9 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5 5
2.3 2.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.4 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.3 13.1 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 2 12.1 10.9
5.3 5.7 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4.3 3.9
39% 38% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 23% 27%
 
10.3 8.3 5 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14 13.2
3.7 3.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 6.4 5.1
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • PAOK have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Panaitolikos have scored away.
  • PAOK have the most scored goals (31) in Super League
  • PAOK have the most scored goals in the second half (17) 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.
  • Panaitolikos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Panaitolikos have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Panaitolikos haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 16 13 3 0 28 9 8 6 2 0 11 3 8 7 1 0 17 6 19 42
2 AEK Athens 16 10 3 3 29 16 7 5 0 2 13 6 9 5 3 1 16 10 13 33
3 PAOK 15 9 1 5 31 20 7 4 1 2 15 10 8 5 0 3 16 10 11 28
4 Panathinaikos 15 8 2 5 26 11 9 7 1 1 22 5 6 1 1 4 4 6 15 26
5 PAS Giannina 17 7 5 5 21 17 9 4 2 3 12 12 8 3 3 2 9 5 4 26
6 OFI 16 5 8 3 18 16 9 2 5 2 11 12 7 3 3 1 7 4 2 23
7 Aris 16 8 3 5 17 15 7 4 2 1 8 6 9 4 1 4 9 9 2 21
8 Asteras Tripolis 16 5 5 6 16 15 8 4 1 3 10 7 8 1 4 3 6 8 1 20
9 Volos NFC 14 4 3 7 24 29 7 3 0 4 10 11 7 1 3 3 14 18 -5 15
10 Panaitolikos 15 4 3 8 16 27 8 2 2 4 9 12 7 2 1 4 7 15 -11 15
11 Ionikos 16 3 5 8 13 21 7 2 3 2 7 7 9 1 2 6 6 14 -8 14
12 Lamia 16 2 5 9 13 22 8 0 3 5 8 15 8 2 2 4 5 7 -9 11
13 Atromitos 15 2 3 10 14 32 7 2 1 4 9 12 8 0 2 6 5 20 -18 9
14 Apollon Smirnis 13 1 5 7 7 23 7 1 4 2 4 6 6 0 1 5 3 17 -16 8

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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.