Match Report
In the standings it was Panionios 8th on 23 points, Panaitolikos 6th on 29 — separated by 6. Panionios had been under-performing their position — 26th on five-round form against 8th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Panionios 0.57 scored and 0.43 conceded per game, Panaitolikos 1.43 and 0.86, with the league averaging 1.18.
Panionios's unbeaten run stood at 6. Panaitolikos had drawn their last three.
16 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Panionios 9, draws 4, Panaitolikos 3, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Stadio Néas Smírnis in Athens (capacity 11,700). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Panaitolikos led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.