Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: AEK Athens (2nd, 69 pts) held a 46-point advantage over Panionios (8th, 23 pts). On recent form Panionios sat only 26th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 8th overall. In league terms the two rates read 0.57/0.43 for Panionios and 1.7/1 for AEK Athens (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.18.
AEK Athens entered with three wins in a row. The last-five ledger: Panionios 4/15, AEK Athens 13/15.
The sides have met 21 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Panionios, 5 draws and 11 for AEK Athens, at 1.81 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 19% of the meetings went over two goals.
The match was played at Stadio Néas Smírnis in Athens (capacity 11,700). Panionios led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.