Season ticket holders at Panthessaliko haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Volos NFC languishing in the 11th position so far. The guesting Xanthi will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Volos NFC form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Volos NFC have to build on here at Panthessaliko in the Super League.
The Volos NFC crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Atromitos here at Panthessaliko in a Greek Cup match. In the game before, an away victory in the Super League match versus OFI with a 2-1 scoreline.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Volos NFC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won 1 Drawn 1 Lost 0.
The manager Juan Ferrando will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Atromitos in only three days.
Volos NFC are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. Volos NFC have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Xanthi form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Xanthi playing as the away team in the Super League this season. Bitter travels for Xanthi as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Panathinaikos match.
Xanthi failed to get anything from their last game, a Greek Cup home match vs Aris (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Before that, Xanthi secured a home win against Larissa with the score 2-1.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found seven similar matches played by Xanthi in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Xanthi, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Xanthi now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Greek Cup game at Aris is waiting in only three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Xanthi as they have only managed to score 5 times from 8 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Xanthi have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Xanthi - Volos NFC 3-1. Last two meetings between the teams: Volos NFC won 0, Xanthi won 1 and 1 draw. 1 game with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Juan Muñiz 5 goals |  J. Torres 5 goals |   J. Faucher 4 goals |
Volos NFC missing players
Xanthi missing players
| Volos NFC | Xanthi | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | 10 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| 29 | 9 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 71% | 62% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 59% |
| 59% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 47% |
| 35% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 12% | 12% |
| 24% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 12% | 6% |
| 53% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 25% | 35% |
| 24% | 38% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 24% |
| 35% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 62% | 53% |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 1 | 1.4 | 2.8 |
| 7.6 | 8 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.5 | 6 |
| 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 137 | 75 | 31 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 33 | 105 |
| 52 | 31 | 12 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 17 | 44 |
| 35% | 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 29% | 32% |
- Volos NFC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Xanthi has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Xanthi has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2)
- Xanthi have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Xanthi have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Xanthi have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Xanthi have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Xanthi 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 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 41 |
| 2 | PAOK | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Aris | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 25 |
| 5 | OFI | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | Xanthi | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 23 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 22 |
| 8 | Larissa | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 22 |
| 9 | Panathinaikos | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 10 | Lamia | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 11 | Volos NFC | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -11 | 21 |
| 12 | Asteras Tripolis | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 15 |
| 13 | Panaitolikos | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -19 | 8 |
| 14 | Panionios | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 6 |