Betting preview: Volos NFC faced with a tough challenge when AEK Athens visits

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Competition: Greece Super League
Competition: Sun 14.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Panthessaliko Stadio (22700 seats)

Volos NFC will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 18 points behind AEK Athens.

Insights:
  • AEK Athens have scored at least twice as many goals away as Volos NFC have scored home.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Volos NFC form and stats

The story so far in the Super League for Volos NFC at their home stadium (Panthessaliko Stadio) is 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.

Volos faced defeat in their previous match, away at Panaitolikos (0-1). Previous to that game, a Greek Cup home match hosting AEK Athens in a game that was won 1-0.

Volos have scored 9 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. 13 goals have been conceded.

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AEK Athens form and stats

AEK Athens have an excellent away record in the Super League so far with 8-2-2 from 12 games.

The supporters enjoyed Athens's previous game versus Apollon Smirnis (placed 10th), a Super League 2-0 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Volos NFC's place.

The travelling fans enjoy Athens's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. Athens have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

AEK Athens - Volos 2-2 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Last six meetings between the teams: Volos won one, AEK Athens won four and one draw. five games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AEK AthensK. Ansarifard
K. Ansarifard
10 goals
VolosA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
9 goals
AEK AthensN. Castro Oliveira
N. Castro Oliveira
5 goals

Volos NFC missing players

AEK Athens missing players

Volos NFC AEK Athens
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
7 3 0 Won W 2 8 14
9 4 1 Drew D 1 2 6
9 5 2 Lost L 1 2 5
25 9 1 Scored S 4 20 41
32 13 3 Conceded C 3 13 28
88% 83% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
68% 58% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 80%
36% 25% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 42% 48%
20% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 24%
12% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 12%
52% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 42% 52%
28% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 42% 32%
32% 42% 67% Failed to Score F T 25% 17% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.9 2.8 4.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.9 2.5
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
8.8 10.6 6 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 9.8 11.6
3.4 3.8 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.6 5
30% 20% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 36% 33%
Key stats in Super League this season:
  • AEK Athens have scored at least twice as many goals away as Volos NFC have scored home.
  • AEK Athens haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 25 20 4 1 61 12 13 12 1 0 35 3 12 8 3 1 26 9 49 64
2 Aris 25 14 6 5 33 16 12 7 2 3 15 7 13 7 4 2 18 9 17 48
3 AEK Athens 25 14 6 5 41 28 13 6 4 3 21 15 12 8 2 2 20 13 13 48
4 PAOK 25 13 8 4 48 24 13 8 5 0 30 11 12 5 3 4 18 13 24 47
5 Panathinaikos 25 12 6 7 28 18 12 6 4 2 13 6 13 6 2 5 15 12 10 42
6 Asteras Tripolis 25 11 9 5 27 24 12 7 3 2 13 9 13 4 6 3 14 15 3 42
7 Volos NFC 25 7 9 9 25 32 12 3 4 5 9 13 13 4 5 4 16 19 -7 30
8 PAS Giannina 25 7 7 11 22 26 13 3 4 6 9 13 12 4 3 5 13 13 -4 28
9 Atromitos 25 6 9 10 24 35 13 4 5 4 16 17 12 2 4 6 8 18 -11 27
10 Apollon Smirnis 25 7 4 14 25 35 12 3 1 8 14 21 13 4 3 6 11 14 -10 25
11 Panaitolikos 25 4 8 13 13 31 13 4 3 6 11 15 12 0 5 7 2 16 -18 20
12 OFI 25 5 4 16 22 42 13 2 3 8 12 24 12 3 1 8 10 18 -20 19
13 Lamia 24 4 7 13 12 37 11 2 3 6 7 17 13 2 4 7 5 20 -25 19
14 Larissa 24 3 7 14 16 37 12 1 5 6 6 15 12 2 2 8 10 22 -21 16

Read more about Super League

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.