ATHENS. Atromitos tops Ionikos with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by V. Örn (4′) and a goal from D. Rotariu (59′). Atromitos was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Peristeriou stadium in Athens on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Ioannis Papadopoulos with the collaboration of Chrysoula Kourompylia and Lambros Diamantis. The 4th official was Angelos Angelakis. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Atromitos

2 - 0

Ionikos

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 20 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 18 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 105 Attack 66
  • 47 Dangerous attack 12
  • 106 Ball safe 77
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Atromitos had a strong ball possession 67% while Ionikos was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atromitos was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atromitos won the match​.

Atromitos shot 20 times, 2 on target, 18 off target. Talking about the opposition, Ionikos shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Atromitos received 2 yellow cards (Laurens De Bock and Samúel Fridjónsson). Regarding the opposition, Ionikos received 1 yellow card (José Alberto Cañas).

Also, Ionikos didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Raman Chibsah (Ionikos) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (2′).

Match Timeline

2'
4'
30'
36'
Laurens De Bock- Yellow
42'
56'
59'
Marios Tzavidas - sub ->Vidar Örn Kjartansson
74'
Samúel Fridjónsson- Yellow
76'
79'
79'
79'
Georgios Tzovaras- sub ->Gaëtan Robail
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
AEK Athens
83
36
OFI
41
33
Atromitos
38
33
Panathinaikos
78
36
Olympiakos Piraeus
73
36
PAS Giannina
34
33
PAOK
67
36
Asteras Tripolis
31
33
Aris
51
36
Panaitolikos
30
33
Volos NFC
40
36
Lamia
29
33
Ionikos
27
33
Levadiakos
26
33

After this contest, Atromitos will have 22 points to sit in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Ionikos will stay with 8 points to sit in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Atromitos will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 22nd of January with a 25-7 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (3 draws).

Ionikos will play away agasint Lamia on the 30th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Lamia (1 draw).

Atromitos – Formation

Atromitos
G
Marko Marić 35.Croatia
7.4
D
Laurens De Bock 28.Belgium
7.8
42'
D
D. Chatziisaias 5.Greece
6.6
D
Wajdi Kechrida 2.Tunisia
7.1
D
Stefanos Stroungis 29.Greece
7.2
M
Samúel Fridjónsson 8.Iceland
6.4
79' 76'
M
Gaëtan Robail 7.France
7.9
85'
M
August Erlingmark 17.Sweden
6.9
M
Eder González 6.Spain
7.2
M
Dorin Rotariu 10.Romania
8.0
79' 59'
F
Vidar Örn Kjartansson 11.Iceland
7.0
74' 4'
Substitutes
G
Giannis Saltas 43.Greece
D
Konstantinos Pomonis 27.Greece
D
Nikolaos Athanasiou 3.Greece
M
Ioannis Oikonomidis 88.Greece
79'
M
Andreas Kuen 30.Austria
M
Konstantinos Kotsopoulos 23.Greece
M
Mattheos Mountes 12.
F
Marios Tzavidas 9.Greece
6.2
74'
F
Georgios Tzovaras 99.Greece
85'
F
Viktor Klonaridis 20.Belgium
79'

Atromitos adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Chris Coleman decided to play with the following team: Marko Marić (7.4), Wajdi Kechrida (7.1), Stefanos Stroungis (7.2), Dimitris Chatziisaias (6.6), Laurens De Bock (7.8), August Erlingmark (6.9), Eder González (7.2), Dorin Rotariu (8.0), Samúel Kári Friðjónsson (6.4), Gaëtan Robail (7.9) and Viðar Örn Kjartansson (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Konstantinos Pomonis, Giannis Ikonomidis, Marios Tzavidas (6.2), Georgios Tzovaras, Giannis Saltas, Nikolaos Athanasiou, Andreas Kuen, Konstantinos Kotsopoulos and Viktor Klonaridis.

Substitutions

Atromitos made 4 changes: Vidar Örn Kjartansson for Marios Tzavidas (74′), Dorin Rotariu for Viktor Klonaridis (79′), Samúel Fridjónsson for Ioannis Oikonomidis (79′) and Gaëtan Robail for Giorgos Tzovaras (85′).

Best player: Dorin Rotariu​

The player that probably impressed the most for Atromitos was Dorin Rotariu.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 37 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Ionikos – Formation

Ionikos
G
Lefteris Choutesiotis 94.Greece
6.9
D
Dmytro Chygrynskyi 16.Ukraine
6.8
D
Georgios Valerianos 15.Greece
6.1
D
Emanuel Sakic 66.Austria
6.7
D
Hugo Sousa 3.Portugal
6.7
M
Alaixys Romao 24.Togo
6.6
M
Aias Aosman 77.Syria
6.8
56'
M
Raman Chibsah 5.Ghana
2'
M
Georgios Mygas 22.Greece
6.4
79'
M
Maximiliano Lovera 34.Argentina
6.1
30'
F
Vasilios Mantzis 99.Greece
6.8
Substitutes
G
Giorgos Christodoulou 30.Cyprus
D
Konstantinos Tsirigotis 4.Greece
D
Simon Rrumbullaku 20.Albania
M
Bandiougou Fadiga 75.France
6.6
56'
M
Christos Eleftheriadis 91.Greece
79'
M
Fabien Antunes 6.France
M
José Alberto Cañas 87.Spain
7.0
30' 36'
F
N. Ioannidis 9.Greece
F
Jerson Cabral 26.Cape Verde Islands

Also Ionikos adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Dimitris Spanos played with: Lefteris Choutesiotis (6.9), Emanuel Šakić (6.7), Hugo Sousa (6.7), Dmytro Chygrynskiy (6.8), Georgios Valerianos (6.1), Raman Chibsah, Jacques-Alaixys Romao (6.6), Georgios Mygas (6.4), Aias Aosman (6.8), Maximiliano Lovera (6.1) and Vasilios Mantzis (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nikos Ioannidis, Konstantinos Tsirigotis, Bandiougou Fadiga (6.6), Christos Eleftheriadis, Fabien Antunes, Simo Roumpoulakou, Jerson Cabral, Georgios Christodoulou and José Alberto Cañas (7.0).

Substitutions

Ionikos made 3 changes: Maximiliano Lovera for José Alberto Cañas (30′), Aias Aosman for Bandiougou Fadiga (56′) and Georgios Mygas for Christos Eleftheriadis (79′).

Best player: José Alberto Cañas​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ionikos was José Alberto Cañas.

His rating is (7.0) with 33 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 30′.

Results of the day

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