Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: OFI (2nd, 44 pts) held a 22-point advantage over Apollon Smirnis (8th, 22 pts). On recent form OFI sat only 21st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Per game in the league, OFI were scoring 1 and conceding 1.86, Apollon Smirnis 1 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — OFI 5, draws 3, Apollon Smirnis 2, at 1.6 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 40% of meetings won. Only 30% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis in Heraklion, with room for 8,500 spectators. Apollon Smirnis led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.