- These two archrivals have met 18 times this century in the EuroLeague and the Reds hold an 11-7 advantage. The road team won four of the last five games, including Olympiacos thrashing the Greens 71-95 in Round 16 as Moustapha Fall posted 19 points and 9 rebounds.
- Olympiacos has won the last three EuroLeague games between these two teams by at least 19 points, including a 101-73 triumph in their meeting in Piraeus last season as Kostas Sloukas had 16 points and 9 assists.
- Before Olympiacos swept the series last season, the two teams had split their regular-season series in four straight years.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos met in the 1994 EuroLeague semifinals in Tel Aviv, Israel, which was their first showdown in European competition. Olympiacos downed Panathinaikos 77-72 led by Zarko Paspalj's 22 points.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos returned to the Final Four in 1995 and squared off in the semifinals in Zaragoza, Spain. Olympiacos prevailed again, defeating Panathinaikos 52-58 behind 27 points from Eddie Johnson.
- Olympiacos swept Panathinaikos in the 1997 EuroLeague Playoffs best-of-three series and went on to win the EuroLeague title.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos played each other in the 2009 EuroLeague semifinal in Berlin, Germany. In a game that went down to the final shot, Panathinaikos edged Olympiacos 82-84 behind 20 points from Nikola Pekovic.
- Tyrese Rice set a Panathinaikos record with 41 points when the Greens beat Olympiacos in overtime 99-93 at home in December 2019.
- Olympiacos's single-game club record by an individual of 18 rebounds was set by Nikola Milutinov against Panathinaikos in January 2019.
- Olympiacos guard Michalis Lountzis spent three seasons with Panathinaikos, from 2014 to 2017. He made his EuroLeague debut with the Greens.
- Olympiacos players Giannoulis Larentzakis, Kostas Sloukas, Kostas Papanikolaou and Michalis Lountzis have been teammates of Panathinaikos's Georgios Papagiannis Panagiotis Kalaitzakis and Lefteris Bochoridis on the Greek national team.
- Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis and Olympiacos center Joel Bolomboy were teammates at CSKA Moscow last season.
- Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos and Grigonis were backcourt mates at Zalgiris Kaunas for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021.
- Panathinaikos guard Nate Wolters was a teammate of Walkup at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2018-19 season.
- Wolters was a teammate of Olympiacos guard Isaiah Canaan at UNICS Kazan during the 2020-21 season. Together they helped it reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals.
- Panathinaikos forward Derrick Williams and Olympiacos point guard Kostas Sloukas were teammates at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul during the 2019-20 season.
- Olympiacos big man Moustapha Fall was a teammate of Panathinaikos forward Mateusz Ponitka at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar during the 2018-19 season.
- Olympiacos center Tarik Black was a teammate of Ponitka and Panathinaikos center Arturas Gudaitis at Zenit St Petersburg last season.
- Last season when Panathinaikos hosted Olympiacos, Papagiannis posted his career high with 5 blocks in a home loss.
- Last March, Olympiacos guard Shaquielle McKissic had career highs with 8 rebounds and 6 assists in a win over Panathinaikos.
- Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup tied his career-high in index rating with 29 playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against Panathinaikos in April 2021.
- Olympiacos has won the last three EuroLeague games between these two teams by at least 19 points, including a 101-73 triumph in their meeting in Piraeus last season as Kostas Sloukas had 16 points and 9 assists.
- Before Olympiacos swept the series last season, the two teams had split their regular-season series in four straight years.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos met in the 1994 EuroLeague semifinals in Tel Aviv, Israel, which was their first showdown in European competition. Olympiacos downed Panathinaikos 77-72 led by Zarko Paspalj's 22 points.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos returned to the Final Four in 1995 and squared off in the semifinals in Zaragoza, Spain. Olympiacos prevailed again, defeating Panathinaikos 52-58 behind 27 points from Eddie Johnson.
- Olympiacos swept Panathinaikos in the 1997 EuroLeague Playoffs best-of-three series and went on to win the EuroLeague title.
- Panathinaikos and Olympiacos played each other in the 2009 EuroLeague semifinal in Berlin, Germany. In a game that went down to the final shot, Panathinaikos edged Olympiacos 82-84 behind 20 points from Nikola Pekovic.
- Tyrese Rice set a Panathinaikos record with 41 points when the Greens beat Olympiacos in overtime 99-93 at home in December 2019.
- Olympiacos's single-game club record by an individual of 18 rebounds was set by Nikola Milutinov against Panathinaikos in January 2019.
- Olympiacos guard Michalis Lountzis spent three seasons with Panathinaikos, from 2014 to 2017. He made his EuroLeague debut with the Greens.
- Olympiacos players Giannoulis Larentzakis, Kostas Sloukas, Kostas Papanikolaou and Michalis Lountzis have been teammates of Panathinaikos's Georgios Papagiannis Panagiotis Kalaitzakis and Lefteris Bochoridis on the Greek national team.
- Panathinaikos guard Marius Grigonis and Olympiacos center Joel Bolomboy were teammates at CSKA Moscow last season.
- Thomas Walkup of Olympiacos and Grigonis were backcourt mates at Zalgiris Kaunas for three seasons, from 2018 to 2021.
- Panathinaikos guard Nate Wolters was a teammate of Walkup at Zalgiris Kaunas during the 2018-19 season.
- Wolters was a teammate of Olympiacos guard Isaiah Canaan at UNICS Kazan during the 2020-21 season. Together they helped it reach the 7DAYS EuroCup Finals.
- Panathinaikos forward Derrick Williams and Olympiacos point guard Kostas Sloukas were teammates at Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul during the 2019-20 season.
- Olympiacos big man Moustapha Fall was a teammate of Panathinaikos forward Mateusz Ponitka at Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar during the 2018-19 season.
- Olympiacos center Tarik Black was a teammate of Ponitka and Panathinaikos center Arturas Gudaitis at Zenit St Petersburg last season.
- Last season when Panathinaikos hosted Olympiacos, Papagiannis posted his career high with 5 blocks in a home loss.
- Last March, Olympiacos guard Shaquielle McKissic had career highs with 8 rebounds and 6 assists in a win over Panathinaikos.
- Olympiacos guard Thomas Walkup tied his career-high in index rating with 29 playing for Zalgiris Kaunas against Panathinaikos in April 2021.
Game Facts - Olympiacos Piraeus
Streaks entering this week
Sasha Vezenkov has scored at least 10 points in 11 of his last 12 games.
Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Thomas Walkup has posted a PIR in double figures in six of his last seven games.
Kostas Papanikolaou has made at least 1 three-point shot in 15 of his last 16 games.
Shaquiellle McKissic has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.
McKissic has scored at least 10 points in five of his last six games.
McKissic has recorded at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Moustapha Fall has posted a PIR in double figures in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings entering this week
Sasha Vezenkov leads the league this season in average index rating with 22.4 per game.
Vezenkov leads the league this season in scoring with 17.8 per game.
Vezenkov leads the league this season in rebounding with 7.2 per game.
Vezenkov ranks 10th this season in three-pointers made with 2.1 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks second this season in assists with 6.2 per game.
Thomas Walkup ranks fifth this season in assists with 5.6 per game.
Walkup leads the league this season in steals with 1.8 per game.
Walkup ranks eighth this season in free throw shooting at 90.9%.
Sloukas ranks 10th this season in free throw shooting at 90.5%.
Moustapha Fall leads the league this season in two-point accuracy at 75.6%.
Shaquielle Mckissic ranks eighth this season in two-point accuracy at 70.5%.
Kostas Papanikolaou ranks eighth this season in three-point accuracy at 47.7%.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Moustapha Fall is the all-time leader in two-point accuracy at 71.7%.
Fall needs 5 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Kostas Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 1,466 assists. Former teammate Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,607.
Sloukas ranks sixth all-time with 779 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is fifth with 812 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked 11th all-time with 3,140 career points. His former teammate, Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 10th with 3,197 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked sixth all-time with 3,903 index rating points. Paulius Jankunas is fifth with 4,067.
Sloukas ranks 13th all-time in free throw accuracy at 89.0%.
Kostas Papanikolaou is third all-time with 266 career starts; Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is second with 267 and counting.
Papanikolaou is in 11th place all-time with 265 steals. His former teammate Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 10th with 271.
Papanikolaou needs 23 assists to reach 500 for his career.
Alec Peters ranks 15th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.5%.
Isaiah Canaan needs 7 three-pointers to reach the century mark in his career.
Sasha Vezenkov has scored at least 10 points in 11 of his last 12 games.
Vezenkov has made at least 1 three-pointer in nine of his last 10 games.
Thomas Walkup has posted a PIR in double figures in six of his last seven games.
Kostas Papanikolaou has made at least 1 three-point shot in 15 of his last 16 games.
Shaquiellle McKissic has made at least 1 three-point shot in seven straight games.
McKissic has scored at least 10 points in five of his last six games.
McKissic has recorded at least 1 steal in five of his last six games.
Moustapha Fall has posted a PIR in double figures in seven of his last eight games.
Rankings entering this week
Sasha Vezenkov leads the league this season in average index rating with 22.4 per game.
Vezenkov leads the league this season in scoring with 17.8 per game.
Vezenkov leads the league this season in rebounding with 7.2 per game.
Vezenkov ranks 10th this season in three-pointers made with 2.1 per game.
Kostas Sloukas ranks second this season in assists with 6.2 per game.
Thomas Walkup ranks fifth this season in assists with 5.6 per game.
Walkup leads the league this season in steals with 1.8 per game.
Walkup ranks eighth this season in free throw shooting at 90.9%.
Sloukas ranks 10th this season in free throw shooting at 90.5%.
Moustapha Fall leads the league this season in two-point accuracy at 75.6%.
Shaquielle Mckissic ranks eighth this season in two-point accuracy at 70.5%.
Kostas Papanikolaou ranks eighth this season in three-point accuracy at 47.7%.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Moustapha Fall is the all-time leader in two-point accuracy at 71.7%.
Fall needs 5 rebounds to reach 500 for his career.
Kostas Sloukas is ranked fourth all-time with 1,466 assists. Former teammate Vassilis Spanoulis is third with 1,607.
Sloukas ranks sixth all-time with 779 free throws made. Mike James of AS Monaco is fifth with 812 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked 11th all-time with 3,140 career points. His former teammate, Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 10th with 3,197 and counting.
Sloukas is ranked sixth all-time with 3,903 index rating points. Paulius Jankunas is fifth with 4,067.
Sloukas ranks 13th all-time in free throw accuracy at 89.0%.
Kostas Papanikolaou is third all-time with 266 career starts; Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul is second with 267 and counting.
Papanikolaou is in 11th place all-time with 265 steals. His former teammate Kyle Hines of EA7 Emporio Armani Milan is 10th with 271.
Papanikolaou needs 23 assists to reach 500 for his career.
Alec Peters ranks 15th all-time in three-point accuracy at 43.5%.
Isaiah Canaan needs 7 three-pointers to reach the century mark in his career.
Game Facts - Panathinaikos Athens
Streaks entering this week
Paris Lee has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 of his last 14 games.
Lee has posted a PIR of 11 or more in nine of his last 10 games.
Dwayne Bacon has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight games.
Mateusz Ponitka had double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.
Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Matt Thomas has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his seven appearances this season.
Rankings entering this week
Dwayne Bacon ranks fourth this season in scoring with 17.2 per game.
Paris Lee is tied for sixth this season in steals with 1.3 per game.
Georgios Papagiannis ranks second this season in blocks with 1.2 per game.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Marius Grigonis ranks third all-time in free throw accuracy at 91.4%.
Grigonis ranks 11th all-time in three-point accuracy at 44.0%.
Georgios Papagiannis ranks 17th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.4%.
Papagiannis needs 17 rebounds to reach 800 for his career.
Nate Wolters ranks 15th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Arturas Gudaitis needs 41 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
Gudaitis needs 4 free throws to reach 500 for his career.
Derrick Williams needs 2 three-point shots made to reach 200 for his career.
Mateusz Ponitka needs 34 points to reach 1,000 for his career.
Paris Lee has made at least 1 three-point shot in 13 of his last 14 games.
Lee has posted a PIR of 11 or more in nine of his last 10 games.
Dwayne Bacon has scored in double figures in seven of his last eight games.
Mateusz Ponitka had double-digit PIRs in six of his last seven games.
Marius Grigonis has made at least 1 three-point shot in six of his last seven games.
Matt Thomas has made at least 1 three-pointer in each of his seven appearances this season.
Rankings entering this week
Dwayne Bacon ranks fourth this season in scoring with 17.2 per game.
Paris Lee is tied for sixth this season in steals with 1.3 per game.
Georgios Papagiannis ranks second this season in blocks with 1.2 per game.
Records/Milestones entering this week
Marius Grigonis ranks third all-time in free throw accuracy at 91.4%.
Grigonis ranks 11th all-time in three-point accuracy at 44.0%.
Georgios Papagiannis ranks 17th all-time in two-point accuracy at 63.4%.
Papagiannis needs 17 rebounds to reach 800 for his career.
Nate Wolters ranks 15th all-time with a 2.5-to-1 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
Arturas Gudaitis needs 41 points to reach 1,500 for his career.
Gudaitis needs 4 free throws to reach 500 for his career.
Derrick Williams needs 2 three-point shots made to reach 200 for his career.
Mateusz Ponitka needs 34 points to reach 1,000 for his career.