Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Apollon Smirnis 1st with 75 points, Anagennisi Giannitsa 18th with 34, 41 apart. On recent form Apollon Smirnis sat only 11th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Per game in the league, Apollon Smirnis were scoring 1.25 and conceding 0.73, Anagennisi Giannitsa 0.88 and 1.7, against a competition average of 0.95 goals per team per game.
Apollon Smirnis had won six straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Anagennisi Giannitsa arrived off six straight defeats. Recent form was uneven: 15/15 points for Apollon Smirnis, 0/15 for Anagennisi Giannitsa.
Stadio Georgios Kamaras in Athens staged the fixture, a ground that holds 14,200. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Apollon Smirnis led 3-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-2.