Match Report
AEK Athens, 3rd with 46 points, sat 24 points above Apollon Smirnis (8th, 22). On recent form AEK Athens sat only 18th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, AEK Athens were scoring 1.62 and conceding 1.08, Apollon Smirnis 1 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Apollon Smirnis had lost four in a row.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 5 for AEK Athens, 1 for Apollon Smirnis and 2 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 38% of the meetings went to the host. The last five meetings averaged 3.8 goals, well above the all-time 2.75.
The match was played at Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis (capacity 16,620). It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
AEK Athens: Sergio Araujo (52'), Steven Zuber (67'), Sergio Araujo (71')
Key stats
Possession: AEK Athens 55% · Apollon Smirnis 45% · Total shots: 25-12 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 8-6