Season trivia for Superleague 2020/2021
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2020/2021 Superleague season in Greece.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Youssef El Arabi and Giorgos Masouras. Together they were behind 7 goals for Olympiacos in the 2020/2021 season.
Fastest goalscorer
The fastest goalscorers during the season 2020/2021 were Paschalis Staikos, as all of these players scored in minute 2 in a match during the season.
Fastest hat-trick
Youssef El Arabi, playing for Olympiacos, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 26 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Olympiacos-Volos.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In December 2020, Youssef El Arabi (Olympiacos) scored 6 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2020/2021 season.
Most braces by player
Youssef El Arabi in Olympiacos scored (at least) two goals in a match 5 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2020/2021 season.
Most first goals in a match
The first goal of a match means a lot, and these players each scored it in a total of 7 matches during the season:
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Youssef El Arabi in Olympiacos during the 2020/2021 season, in total he did this 9 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The title of the league's best penalty taker in 2020/2021 was shared between 3 players, all of whom scored 5 penalties each, and these were
Most penalty goals by team
PAOK Thessaloniki was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2020/2021 season, in total they scored 10 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
In total, 4 players scored 2 goals in added time, and the players who did so were:
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, PAOK Thessaloniki was the best team, in total they scored 7 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2020/2021 season was Christos Lisgaras, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Superleague, which he did 2 times.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Federico Macheda in Panathinaikos scored in 4 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with goals or assists in most consecutive matches
Karol Swiderski in PAOK Thessaloniki scored or assisted in 5 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with most goals in the first half
The players with the most goals in the first half of the match scored 8 goals, and the players who did this were Giorgos Masouras (Olympiacos) and Karim Ansarifard (AEK Athens).
Players with most goals in the second half
Youssef El Arabi in Olympiacos scored a total of 16 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Superleague during the 2020/2021 season.
Most consecutive wins
Olympiacos was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2020/2021 season, with a total of 7 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Olympiacos were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2020/2021 season, playing 21 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
OFI Crete had a streak of 10 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Superleague during the 2020/2021 season.
Most matches in a row without a win
Larissa managed the feat of not winning a single match in 16 consecutive matches during the 2020/2021 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The teams that were best at trailing and then eventually winning the match were PAOK Thessaloniki, Aris, Atromitos, Olympiacos and Larissa, and these teams turned the game around 2 times in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Giannina have managed this in 6 matches during the 2020/2021 season, more than any other team in Superleague.
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