SLGR Stats: PAOK closing in on Panathinaikos scoring record
AGONAsport rounds up the statistics to emerge from the 19th round of the 2019/2020 Super League regular season.
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PAOK CLOSING IN ON PANATHINAIKOS SCORING RECORD
At the start of 2020, PAOK may have lost their unbeaten run when conceding defeat to Aris at the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, but they are now within touching distance of another Super League record.
Following their routine 3-1 home triumph over Asteras Tripolis at the weekend, PAOK have now scored in 54 consecutive Super League games, with Panathinaikos currently holding the record of 57 successive matches with a goal between 1963 and 1965. Incidentally, if PAOK are to equal the record, it will be achieved in the game against Panathinaikos at the Olympic Stadium. PAOK’s next two league matches will be played against Lamia and Volos.
OLYMPIACOS CONCEDE TWICE AT HOME FOR FIRST TIME IN TWO YEARS
Aris conceded a 4-2 defeat to Olympiacos at the Karaiskakis Stadium, but they did achieve something which no Super League club had done in two years.
For the first time since February 2018, when AEK defeated Olympiacos 2-1 in Piraeus on their way to the domestic crown, the Erythrolefki conceded two goals in one Super League home game. In that particular match against AEK, Olympiacos were leading 1-0 until the closing minutes, when Dmytro Chygrynskiy and Giorgos Giakoumakis struck twice to snatch a vital victory for the visitors. On Sunday, Lindsay Rose scored in the first half for Aris, before Nicolas Diguiny grabbed another for the Thessaloniki club in the 83rd minute.
Olympiacos have won all four Super League encounters against Aris since the latter began playing in the top division again in the 2018/2019 campaign.
It was also the first time in the 2019/2020 league season when Olympiacos conceded more than one goal in one match.
PANATHINAIKOS WIN CONSECUTIVE LEAGUE GAMES AGAIN
Panathinaikos are back in business. Playing with confidence, the Prasini have enjoyed a positive January so far, notably embarking on a dramatic comeback against PAS Giannina in the Greek Cup before notching a well-needed 1-0 victory at Xanthi which took them up to fourth spot in the table.
Interestingly, Panathinaikos have won two Super League matches in a row for the first time in the 2019/2020 season, with the Athenians having defeated Panionios 3-0 at the OAKA last week. The last time when Panathinaikos emerged victorious in two league games on the bounce was in April 2019 against Apollon Smyrnis and Aris.
OTHER NOTABLE FACTS
For the first time in 47 matches, Atromitos drew 0-0 in the Super League as Volos NFC claimed a point in Peristeri;
Olympiacos left-back Konstantinos Tsimikas has competed in 100 league matches across his senior career;
In the current season, home clubs have scored 200 goals in the Super League, while the visiting teams have registered 137 markers;
Lamia representative Wanderson has participated in 200 matches across all divisions of Greek football;
51 penalties have been scored in the 2019/2020 Super League, while nine have been missed.
TOP PERFORMERS
Nelson Oliveira, who is reportedly attracting attention from Wolverhampton Wanderers in England, scored his ninth goal of the Super League season for AEK, and he also dished out an assist for the winning goal;
AEK captain Petros Mantalos has now made a grand total of nine league assists this season in 16 appearances;
Karol Swiderski grabbed his 10th goal of the Super League campaign for PAOK;
Mathieu Valbuena, returning from injury, made an excellent assist for Omar Elabdellaoui’s goal against Aris and subsequently converted a penalty;
Lazaros Lamprou scored again for PAOK after hitting the target in the Greek Cup against OFI;
Federico Macheda once again came to the rescue for Panathinaikos, netting the winning goal at Xanthi;
Youssef El Arabi continued his wonderful form in Piraeus, notching his 14th goal in the league as Olympiacos defeated Aris.
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