Match Report
Ionikos, 1st with 47 points, sat 23 points above Karaiskakis (5th, 24). On recent form Ionikos sat only 16th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Karaiskakis 2 scored and 2 conceded per game, Ionikos 1.59 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.04.
Karaiskakis had not won in 11 games. Ionikos had won three straight, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 2/15 points for Karaiskakis, 10/15 for Ionikos.
The venue was Dimotiko Stadio Agion Anargyron in Arta, with room for 1,961 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ionikos led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-3.