There's been three days since Volos NFC faced Panathinaikos and the result was 0-0. What will happen hosting AEK Athens?
- Volos NFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AEK Athens have the most clean sheets (18) in Super League
It's no vacation for neither Volos NFC nor AEK Athens 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.
Volos NFC form and stats
5-2-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Volos NFC so far this season. Volos are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Panthessaliko Stadio, having lost their two previous games here.
Tachatos was the last player to score a league goal for Volos NFC and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Volos NFC haven't scored in 277 minutes.
Volos NFC shared the glory with Panathinaikos in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The goalie Kleiman was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.94 out of ten. Kleiman saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
Ahead of that match, Volos NFC lost 0-3 at home to Olympiakos Piraeus.Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of a positive outcome are very slim. When Volos have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 5 from 5 games. 3 defeats by at least two goals.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 16 latest league fixtures reveals that 13 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Volos NFC as they are travelling to their away game against PAOK in the Super League. That match is four days after this one.
Volos has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.
AEK Athens form and stats
AEK Athens's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed AEK Athens collect 26 points from their 13 away matches in the Super League. 8 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 3 defeats). AEK Athens have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.
203 minutes! That's how long the AEK Athens goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Two away games in a row for AEK Athens, whose coach Almeyda could celebrate last time after the win against PAOK. Safi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.75. Safi served one assist, hit two key passes and won 3 of 3 duels.
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Panathinaikos.As mentioned earlier, Athens will not be satisfied unless they get a comfortable victory in this game. Performing as huge favourites away from home has earlier resulted in 5 wins (3 by two or more goals winning margin), 0 draws and 1 surprising defeat.
Highlight this: 8 of the latest 10 league fixtures involving this team have seen only one (or no) side scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in the betting world).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Aris in just four days.
AEK Athens are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 22 times in 13 away games so far. Athens are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The two teams in this fixture also faced each other previously this match year: Volos NFC - AEK Athens 0-4. Stats for the preceeding ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Volos NFC, one draw and four wins for AEK Athens. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The matches between these sides have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Garcia 11 goals |  N. Amrabat 7 goals |  S. Araújo 7 goals |
Volos NFC missing players
AEK Athens missing players
| Volos NFC | AEK Athens | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 11 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 31 | 17 | 1 | Scored | S | 8 | 23 | 52 |
| 41 | 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 93% |
| 71% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 75% |
| 50% | 64% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 46% |
| 25% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 14% | 21% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 36% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 25% |
| 36% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 64% | 68% |
| 39% | 36% | 75% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 14% |
| 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
| 5.6 | 5.2 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.6 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9.3 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 14.1 | 16.9 |
| 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.7 | 5.1 |
| 42% | 44% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 44% | 37% |
| 14.1 | 12.4 | 15 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.7 |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
- AEK Athens have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AEK Athens have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in Super League
- AEK Athens have the most clean sheets (18) in Super League
- AEK Athens have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- AEK Athens have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Volos NFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Volos NFC have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Volos NFC 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 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 61 |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 37 | 59 |
| 3 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 39 | 56 |
| 4 | PAOK | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 28 | 54 |
| 5 | Aris | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 6 | Volos NFC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | -7 | 39 |
| 7 | Panaitolikos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -12 | 29 |
| 8 | Atromitos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 29 |
| 9 | OFI | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -11 | 25 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 12 | Ionikos | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 23 | -26 | 18 |
| 13 | Lamia | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -32 | 17 |
| 14 | Levadiakos | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 24 | -24 | 17 |
