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How strong is a league? Look at what its clubs do when they leave home. Every season, clubs from a dozen countries meet in four European competitions. Count only the games between clubs from different leagues and each league gets a record against the rest of Europe.
Greece's record splits in two. At the top it is the best in Europe. In the EuroCup it is near the bottom.
Two Greek clubs play in the EuroLeague: Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. Against clubs from the other leagues they won 60.1% of 373 games, more than the Spanish clubs (58.0%), the Turkish (53.8%) and everyone else.
In 192 and 181 games. Between them, they are the whole of Greece's EuroLeague record.
At the very top, the Greek league is as strong as any in Europe.
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 88.9 | 75.9 | 88.1 | 73.4 | 89.8 | 78.5 | 83% |
| vs Stronger (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| vs Similar (6) | 85.0 | 83.2 | 70.0 | 70.3 | 100.0 | 96.0 | 67% |
| vs Weaker (24) | 89.9 | 74.1 | 92.6 | 74.2 | 87.2 | 74.1 | 88% |
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 88.0 | 81.0 | 90.2 | 78.2 | 85.5 | 84.3 | 70% |
| vs Stronger (5) | 82.8 | 83.4 | 80.5 | 72.0 | 84.3 | 91.0 | 40% |
| vs Similar (8) | 88.8 | 90.0 | 88.3 | 84.7 | 89.0 | 93.2 | 50% |
| vs Weaker (17) | 89.2 | 76.1 | 92.5 | 77.5 | 83.2 | 73.5 | 88% |
The next Greek clubs play in the EuroCup and the FIBA Champions League. There the record turns over: 34.6% in the EuroCup, number 11 of 12, and 46.3% in the Champions League.
Only AEK Athens won more than half. Aris, in the EuroCup, won 36.4%.
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 81.5 | 82.9 | 85.5 | 85.9 | 76.9 | 79.6 | 53% |
| vs Stronger (11) | 74.7 | 86.3 | 79.4 | 93.6 | 70.8 | 80.2 | 27% |
| vs Similar (12) | 82.9 | 82.2 | 84.1 | 81.0 | 81.2 | 83.8 | 58% |
| vs Weaker (7) | 89.6 | 79.0 | 95.5 | 84.8 | 81.7 | 71.3 | 86% |
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 87.6 | 80.3 | 87.2 | 72.4 | 87.8 | 86.4 | 70% |
| vs Stronger (4) | 88.5 | 94.8 | 102.0 | 95.0 | 84.0 | 94.7 | 25% |
| vs Similar (9) | 84.6 | 83.7 | 89.0 | 78.5 | 81.0 | 87.8 | 44% |
| vs Weaker (17) | 88.9 | 75.2 | 84.5 | 66.5 | 92.9 | 82.9 | 94% |
In the Greek league, Olympiacos won 91.9% of their games and Panathinaikos 80.7%. Against the other Greek clubs together they won 95.0%, by 18.4 points a game.
In Spain, France, Germany and Italy the top two win 76% to 79% against the rest. In Greece they lose about one game in 20.
The gap is not only at the top of Europe. It is inside Greece too.
Olympiacos100%
PAOK100%
Panathinaikos83%
Aris83%
AS Karditsas67%
Kolossos Rhodes50%
Peristeri50%
AEK Athens33%
Iraklis33%
Lefkadas33%
Maroussi17%
Promitheas17%
Mykonos17%
Vikos17%
Real Madrid100%
Barcelona71%
Baskonia71%
Valencia71%
Tenerife71%
Basket Zaragoza71%
Bilbao57%
Breogan57%
Basquet Girona57%
Unicaja43%
Murcia43%
Obradoiro CAB43%
Leyma Coruna43%
Joventut Badalona29%
San Pablo Burgos29%
Manresa14%
MoraBanc Andorra14%
Forca Lleida14%Spanish clubs won 58.0% in the EuroLeague, 66.8% in the EuroCup, 73.0% in the Champions League and 69.0% in the FIBA Europe Cup. Its EuroLeague clubs are strong, and so are the clubs below them.
| League | EuroLeague | EuroCup | Champions League | Europe Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liga ACB (Spain) | 58.0% | 66.8% | 73.0% | 69.0% |
| Super Ligi (Turkey) | 53.8% | 58.3% | 48.2% | 69.4% |
| LNB Elite (France) | 44.4% | 61.9% | 52.4% | 60.6% |
| Super League (Israel) | 50.9% | 67.0% | 53.1% | 41.9% |
| Greek Basket League | 60.1% | 34.6% | 46.3% | 55.6% |
| Lega A (Italy) | 44.0% | 45.4% | 45.4% | 53.9% |
| Bundesliga (Germany) | 34.9% | 37.7% | 51.6% | 56.6% |
Greek clubs: 60.1% in the EuroLeague, 34.6% in the EuroCup, a gap of 25.5 points. Spain's widest gap is 15.0.
A league can be strong because of two clubs or because of twelve. Spain is the second kind.
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 98.0 | 90.5 | 99.7 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 89.7 | 57% |
| vs Stronger (0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| vs Similar (10) | 94.2 | 92.1 | 105.2 | 100.5 | 86.8 | 86.5 | 40% |
| vs Weaker (20) | 99.8 | 89.7 | 97.7 | 87.9 | 102.4 | 91.8 | 65% |
| Split | Total scored | Total allowed | Home scored | Home allowed | Away scored | Away allowed | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All games (30) | 86.4 | 84.7 | 87.6 | 84.8 | 85.3 | 84.7 | 50% |
| vs Stronger (6) | 83.3 | 90.2 | 82.0 | 88.0 | 84.0 | 91.2 | 0% |
| vs Similar (10) | 86.8 | 89.5 | 86.5 | 86.0 | 87.0 | 91.8 | 40% |
| vs Weaker (14) | 87.4 | 79.0 | 89.5 | 83.4 | 84.5 | 73.2 | 79% |
The top bar is the EuroLeague, the bottom bar every competition below it.
In each of the last 3 seasons Greek clubs won between 65.1% and 66.7% of EuroLeague games against other leagues. Below the EuroLeague, they won less than half in 9 of 13 seasons. The clubs below did as well or better only in 2018-19, 2020-21 and 2022-23.
The two big clubs grew stronger. The rest of the league did not follow.
| Metric | 2022-23 n=24 | 2023-24 n=33 | 2024-25 n=30 | 2025-26 n=27 | 2026-27 n=6 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points scored / game | 77.8 | 74.6 | 79.6 | 84.6 | 84.5 | |
| Points allowed / game | 77.4 | 77.4 | 84.5 | 82.0 | 71.5 | |
| Game total | 155.2 | 152.0 | 164.1 | 166.6 | 156.0 | |
| Win % | 46% | 45% | 43% | 56% | 83% | |
| Home win % | 67% | 53% | 53% | 77% | 100% | |
| Away win % | 25% | 39% | 33% | 36% | 67% | |
| Margin / game | +0.3 | -2.8 | -4.9 | +2.6 | +13.0 | |
| Won by 10+ | 29% | 15% | 13% | 22% | 83% | |
| Close games won (5 or fewer) | 20% | 62% | 50% | 50% | - | |
| Overtime % | 8% | 6% | 7% | 11% | 0% | |
| 1st half total | 74.8 | 73.7 | 78.4 | 84.1 | 76.5 | |
| Won the 1st half | 33% | 45% | 40% | 52% | 83% | |
| 3-point attempt rate | 40% | 43% | 46% | 43% | 42% | |
| Effective FG% | 50% | 49% | 50% | 53% | 52% | |
| Pace | 74.4 | 72.3 | 76.4 | 74.7 | - |
Before each game our model gave each club a chance of winning. For Greek clubs against other leagues it averaged 61.8%; for Spanish clubs 66.9%.
They won 72.7% of 11 games; we expected 61.8%. Spanish clubs won 60.0% of 15; we expected 66.9%. Two weeks of games can swing this far by chance.
We publish this every day, good weeks and bad. See how we score ourselves.
| Metric | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 155.6 | 157.3 | 163.3 | 168.0 | 157.2 | |
| Home win % | 69% | 62% | 63% | 60% | 62% | |
| Home margin | 4.9 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 4.7 | |
| Overtime % | 3% | 4% | 4% | 4% | 5% | |
| Blowouts (15+) | 41% | 43% | 34% | 35% | 38% | |
| Close games (5 or fewer) | 22% | 23% | 24% | 22% | 24% | |
| 1st half total | 77.6 | 78.7 | 81.3 | 84.3 | 78.0 | |
| 3-point attempt rate | 42% | 40% | 42% | 41% | 42% | |
| Pace | 73.4 | 73.6 | 73.6 | 74.7 | - |
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How we count. Finished European club games, regular season and playoffs, in the EuroLeague, EuroCup, FIBA Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup, including qualifiers. A club belongs to the domestic top flight where it played most games that season; Adriatic clubs that play the ABA League count as ABA. Only games between clubs from different leagues count. A league needs 30 or more games in a competition to be shown. Clubs from the VTB League played only part of 2021-22 in this window and are left out. A league's record depends on which of its clubs went to Europe, so it measures those clubs, not every club in the league. Causes are offered as questions, not facts. Everything here is free to use with a link.
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