About Match
2 points and 4 places separate them: Iraklis Thessaloniki 8th with 4, Panathinaikos 4th with 6. In league terms the two rates read 1/1.67 for Iraklis Thessaloniki and 2.5/0.5 for Panathinaikos (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.35. A win here leaves Iraklis Thessaloniki on 7 points and up to 2nd, overtaking Panathinaikos, other results permitting.
Panathinaikos come in having won three on the spin, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 1 Iraklis Thessaloniki win, 6 for Panathinaikos, 1 draw, at 2.75 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 63% of the meetings won by the home side.