Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — AEK Athens 1st with 72 points, Volos NFC 4th with 17, 55 apart. Volos NFC had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Volos NFC were scoring 1.03 and conceding 1.72, AEK Athens 1.78 and 0.63, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Volos NFC were winless in 8. Defeat had not touched AEK Athens in 6 games. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Volos NFC against 11/15 for AEK Athens.
The head-to-head ledger counts 18 games: 4 Volos NFC wins, 13 for AEK Athens, 1 draw, at 3.28 goals per meeting. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings.
Dimotiko Stadio Neapolis Volou in Volos staged the fixture, a ground that holds 22,700. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Volos NFC: Maximiliano Comba (14'), Jan Hurtado (61') · AEK Athens: Barnabás Varga (34'), Filipe Relvas (90')
Key stats
Possession: Volos NFC 23% · AEK Athens 77% · Total shots: 6-17 · On target: 4-5 · Corners: 1-7