Match Report
Panathinaikos, 1st with 61 points, sat 34 points above Ionikos (7th, 27). Ionikos had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 7th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ionikos 0.73 scored and 1.55 conceded per game, Panathinaikos 1.46 and 0.46, with the league averaging 1.16.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for Panathinaikos, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Ionikos had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Panathinaikos, 13.
Dimotiko Gipedo Neapolis Nikaias in Athens, capacity 4,999, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Panathinaikos led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.