Match Report
The table read 20th (Panathinaikos, 12 pts) against 26th (Sturm Graz, 7 pts), 5 points apart. The last five rounds placed Panathinaikos 13th in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. Scoring rates set the scale: Panathinaikos 1.38 scored and 1.13 conceded per game, Sturm Graz 0.63 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.34.
Panathinaikos entered with three wins in a row. Sturm Graz had not won in 7 games. Over the last five, Panathinaikos had taken 12 of 15 points to Sturm Graz's 3.
The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Panathinaikos, 0 draws and 2 for Sturm Graz, at 1.75 goals per meeting. Only 25% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis, capacity 16,620, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Panathinaikos: Karol Swiderski (18'), Davide Calabria (74') · Sturm Graz: Otar Kiteishvili (34')
Key stats
Possession: Panathinaikos 54% · Sturm Graz 46% · Total shots: 8-7 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 7-3