Match Report
Asteras Tripolis, 3rd on 36 points, faced a 16-point deficit to Panathinaikos (4th, 52). On recent form Asteras Tripolis sat only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Per game in the league, Asteras Tripolis were scoring 1 and conceding 1.36, Panathinaikos 1.47 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Asteras Tripolis for 5 matches. The five-game form split read 1/15 points for Asteras Tripolis against 10/15 for Panathinaikos.
The sides have met 39 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Asteras Tripolis, 14 draws and 18 for Panathinaikos, at 2.03 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 41% of those meetings. Only 31% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The venue was Stadio Theodoros Kolokotronis in Tripoli, with room for 7,442 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Panathinaikos led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Asteras Tripolis: Sverrir Ingi Ingason (82' og) · Panathinaikos: Anass Zaroury (31'), Andreas Tetteh (45')
Key stats
Possession: Asteras Tripolis 36% · Panathinaikos 64% · Total shots: 8-12 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 2-5