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	Team	M Matches	W Win	D Draw	L Lose	G Goals	P Points
1	AEK	36	26	5	5	69	83
2	AEK	26	19	2	5	51	59
3	Olympiakós SFP	36	21	10	5	70	73
4	Olympiakós SFP	26	16	8	2	53	56

AEK vs Olympiakós: General