Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Apollon Smirnis (3rd, 56 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Panachaiki (8th, 36 pts). Panachaiki ranked just 13th in the league on five-round form despite their 8th table position. Per game in the league, Apollon Smirnis were scoring 1.32 and conceding 0.71, Panachaiki 1.14 and 1.04, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Apollon Smirnis were unbeaten in 8. The last-five ledger: Apollon Smirnis 11/15, Panachaiki 5/15.
Stadio Georgios Kamaras in Athens, capacity 14,200, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.