Aris beats Panaitolikos 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Gray. HIGHLIGHTS

THESSALONíKI. Aris conquers Panaitolikos 1-0 after A. Gray scored just 1 goal (52').

Aris beats Panaitolikos 1-0 with a goal scored by A. Gray. HIGHLIGHTS

THESSALONíKI. Aris overcomes Panaitolikos 1-0 after A. Gray scored just 1 goal (52′). Aris was much better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis stadium in Thessaloníki on Thursday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Spiros Zabalas with the assistance of Athanasios Kollias and Vassilis Nikolakakis. The 4th official was Stavros Tsimenteridis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 22 Total 4
  • 9 On Target 0
  • 13 Off Target 4
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 134 Attack 90
  • 53 Dangerous attack 21
  • 78 Ball safe 87
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 15
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Aris had a superior ball possession 63% while Panaitolikos was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aris had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aris won the match​.

Aris shot 22 times, 9 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Panaitolikos shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Aris received 1 yellow card (Oghenekaro Etebo). Regarding the opposition, Panaitolikos received 4 yellow cards (Dimitrios Kolovos, Deybi Flores, Johan Martensson and Nikolaos Karelis).

Match Timeline

21'
27'
45'
52'
68'
69'
Levan Shengelia- sub ->Johan Martensson
72'
75'
João Pedro - sub ->Nadrey Dago
76'
Georgios Xenitidis- sub ->Dimitrios Kolovos
80'
86'
88'
90'
Nikolaos Karelis - Yellow

Standings

After this match, Aris will have 25 points like Volos NFC to remain in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Panaitolikos will stay with 16 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Aris will play away against Olympiakos Piraeus on the 15th of January with a 21-5 head to head stats in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (7 draws).

Panaitolikos will play away agasint Volos NFC on the 28th of January with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Volos NFC (4 draws).

Aris – Formation

Aris
G
Julián Cuesta 23.Spain
6.6
D
Jakub Brabec 14.Czech Republic
7.0
D
Marvin Peersman 43.Belgium
6.8
D
Moses Odubajo 22.England
7.2
D
Fabiano 4.Brazil
7.3
M
Oghenekaro Etebo 13.Nigeria
7.0
86'
M
Mateo García 10.Argentina
7.1
M
Manu García 19.Spain
6.8
80'
F
Daniel Mancini 7.Argentina
7.5
72'
F
Luis Palma 17.Honduras
7.5
88'
F
A. Gray 9.Jamaica
6.8
Goals52'
Substitutes
G
Marios Siampanis  99.Greece
D
Salem M'Bakata  2.France
88'
D
Bradley Mazikou 18.France
M
E. Rodríguez 15.Honduras
M
Cheick Doukouré 8.Ivory Coast
M
Rafail Sgouros 88.Greece
M
B. Dabo 6.Burkina Faso
6.2
72'
F
J. Iturbe 11.Paraguay
80'
F
Rafael Camacho 64.Portugal

Aris adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alan Pardew decided to play with the following team: Julián Cuesta (6.6), Moses Odubajo (7.2), Fabiano (7.3), Jakub Brabec (7.0), Marvin Peersman (6.8), Mateo García (7.1), Oghenekaro Etebo (7.0), Manu García (6.8), Daniel Mancini (7.5), Andre Gray (6.8) and Luis Palma (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Salem M’Bakata, Edwin Rodríguez, Cheick Doukouré, Rafail Sgouros, Bryan Dabo (6.2), Marios Siabanis, Juan Iturbe, Rafael Camacho and Bradley Mazikou.

Substitutions

Aris made 3 changes: Daniel Mancini for Bryan Dabo (72′), Manu García for Juan Iturbe (80′) and Luis Palma Oseguera for Salem M’Bakata (88′).

Best player: Daniel Mancini​

The most impressive player for Aris was Daniel Mancini even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Panaitolikos – Formation

Panaitolikos
G
Giannis Anestis 1.Greece
7.4
D
Sebastian Mladen 5.Romania
7.3
D
J. Une-Larsson 16.Sweden
7.6
D
6.7
D
Georgios Liavas 54.Greece
7.2
M
Johan Martensson 17.Sweden
6.7
69' 68'
M
Jorge Díaz 11.Uruguay
6.4
M
Deybi Flores 20.Honduras
7.1
45'
F
Dimitrios Kolovos 22.Greece
6.2
76' 27'
F
6.4
90'
F
Nadrey Dago 10.Ivory Coast
6.9
75'
Substitutes
G
D
Alexandros Malis 47.Greece
M
Angelos Tsingaras 37.Greece
M
Georgios Xenitidis 23.Greece
6.6
76'
M
Vangelis Nikolaou 77.Greece
F
Levan Shengelia 27.Georgia
6.7
69'
F
João Pedro  9.Portugal
6.4
75'

Also Panaitolikos adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Yannis Anastasiou played with: Giannis Anestis (7.4), Georgios Liavas (7.2), Jacob Une Larsson (7.6), Sebastian Mladen (7.3), Diamantis Chouchoumis (6.7), Jorge Díaz (6.4), Johan Martensson (6.7), Deybi Flores (7.1), Nadrey Dago (6.9), Nikolaos Karelis (6.4) and Dimitrios Kolovos (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Levan Shengelia (6.7), Konstantinos Apostolakis, Vangelis Kontogiannis, Angelos Tsingaras, João Pedro Silva (6.4), Alexandros Malis, Panagiotis Anastasopoulos, Giorgos Xenidis (6.6) and Vangelis Nikolaou.

Substitutions

Panaitolikos made 3 changes: Johan Martensson for Levan Shengelia (69′), Nadrey Dago for João Pedro (75′) and Dimitrios Kolovos for Georgios Xenitidis (76′).

Best player: Jacob Une Larsson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Panaitolikos was Jacob Une Larsson.

His rating is (7.6) with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super League.​