Ionikos vs AEK Athens Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Ionikos

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Ionikos will be looking for an improved result here after the 0-1 Super League defeat last time out to Volos.

In that match, Ionikos had 42% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 7 on target. At the other end, Volos got 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Ognjen Ožegović (91') scored for Volos.

A recurring feature of more recent Ionikos games is the number of results with a nil in them.

From their prior sextet of matches leading up to this one, in as many as 5 of them a wager on BTTS would've lost. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend will end up being continued on here.

Their previous form shows that Ionikos:

• have not registered a win against AEK Athens in their last 7 league matches.
• haven’t won at home in the past 9 league matches. Such a poor run.

AEK Athens

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AEK Athens will come into the encounter after a 4-1 Super League win with the defeat of Panetolikos in their last fixture.

In that game, AEK Athens managed 69% possession and 24 attempts at goal with 9 on target. For AEK Athens, goals were scored by Sergio Araujo (13'), Levi Garcia (35'), Orbelín Pineda (51') and Nordin Amrabat (55'). Panetolikos got 3 attempts on goal with 1 on target. João Pedro (39') was the scorer for Panetolikos.

A succession of accomplished displays by the AEK Athens defensive players has resulted in the number of goals they’ve conceded amounting to 3 from their previous 6 fixtures in total. Over that same period of time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 13.

👥 Head to head

A study of their past head to head results stretching back to 26/02/2006 tells us that these fixtures have not been happy ones for Ionikos. They’ve not managed to come away with any wins whatsoever while AEK Athens have just been stronger than them, beating them in 100% of those ties.

A combined sum of 20 goals were shared by the two clubs during those clashes, with 3 of them from Ionikos and 17 belonging to AEK. The average goals per game has been 3.33.

The previous league meeting featuring these sides was Super League match day 6 on 03/10/2022 which finished with the scoreline of AEK Athens 4-1 Ionikos.

In that game, AEK Athens managed 65% possession and 27 shots on goal with 8 on target. The goals were scored by Mijat Gaćinović (6', 65'), Levi Garcia (26') and Sergio Araujo (62').

Ionikos had 5 shots at goal with 2 on target. Christos Eleftheriadis (93') scored.

The match was refereed by Vasilis Fotias.

📰 Team News: Ionikos

The Ionikos boss Dimitrios Spanos has zero fitness worries whatsoever before this match thanks to a fully injury-free squad available to select from.

📰 Team News: AEK Athens

AEK Athens boss Matías Almeyda has some current player fitness concerns. Niclas Eliasson (Fibula Fracture) and Milad Mohammadi (Groin Injury) are those who can’t be considered.

🧠 Prediction

We’re inclined to think that AEK Athens look set to fashion enough chances to find the net more than once while not conceding when they meet Ionikos, who will probably not find it easy to get a goal of their own.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a routine 0-2 win for AEK Athens when all’s said and done.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Lucas Pereira, 01:42 18/01/2023