Match Report
12 points and 1 places separated them: Ionikos 7th with 27, Volos NFC 6th with 39. Volos NFC had been under-performing their position — 28th on five-round form against 6th in the table. Against a league average of 1.16 goals per team per game, Ionikos ran at 0.73 scored and 1.55 conceded, Volos NFC at 1.19 and 1.46.
Defeat had followed defeat for Ionikos — three in succession. 5 games without a win framed Volos NFC's arrival.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 0 for Ionikos, 1 for Volos NFC and 3 drawn, at 2.5 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
The venue was Dimotiko Gipedo Neapolis Nikaias in Athens, with room for 4,999 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.