THESSALONíKI. Aris was after all too good for Asteras Tripolis with the goal of Manu García (19′), Fabiano (32′) and Rafael Camacho (90′). Aris was truly better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Thanasis Tzilos with the help of Spyridon Vassilopoulos and Ioannis Minoudis. The 4th official was Alexandros Katsikogiannis. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 10 Total 6
- 3 On Target 2
- 7 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 58 Attack 52
- 18 Dangerous attack 27
- 82 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Aris had a strong ball possession 61% while Asteras Tripolis was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Asteras Tripolis was more aggressive with 27 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Aris was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Aris shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Asteras Tripolis shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Aris didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Asteras Tripolis received 2 yellow cards (Walter Iglesias and ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Aris will have 28 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Asteras Tripolis will stay with 17 points like PAS Giannina to hold in the 9th 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 in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (7 draws).
Asteras Tripolis will host Levadiakos on the 15th of January with a 10-7 head to head in favor of Asteras Tripolis (6 draws).
Aris – Formation
Aris
32'
77'
Aris started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Alan Pardew decided to play with the following team: Julián Cuesta , Moses Odubajo , Fabiano , Jakub Brabec , Bradley Mazikou , Mateo García , Vladimír Darida , Oghenekaro Etebo , Daniel Mancini , Manu García and Andre Gray .
The home team had on the bench: Marios Siabanis, Salem M’Bakata, Marvin Peersman, Luis Palma, Juan Iturbe , Bryan Dabo , Rafael Camacho , Edwin Rodríguez and Cheick Doukouré.
Substitutions
Aris made 3 changes: Manu García for Bryan Dabo (66′), Andre Gray for Rafael Camacho (70′) and Vladimir Darida for Juan Iturbe (77′).
Best player: Vladimír Darida
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aris was Vladimír Darida even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.
Asteras Tripolis – Formation
Asteras Tripolis
90'
Asteras Tripolis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Apostolos Mantzios played with: Nikolaos Papadopoulos , David Carmona , Pepe Castaño , Ervin Zukanović , Federico Álvarez , Walter Iglesias , Juan Munafo , Francesc Regis , Facundo Bertoglio , Sito and Léo Tilica .
These were the players on the bench: Antonis Tsiftsis, Georgios Antzoulas, Pichu Atienza, Dani Santafé, Eneko Capilla, Michael Gardawski , Christos Tasoulis, Giorgos Kosteas and Adrián Riera .
Substitutions
Asteras Tripolis made 4 changes: Facundo Bertoglio for Michael Gardawski (46′), Sito for Adrián Riera (76′), Francesc Regis for Eneko Capilla (87′) and Juan Munafo for Giorgos Kosteas (86′).
Best player: Léo Tilica
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Asteras Tripolis was Léo Tilica.
His rating is with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Volos NFC – Olympiakos Piraeus – 0-4
- Atromitos – Ionikos – 2-0
- Aris – Asteras Tripolis – 3-0
- AEK Athens – Panathinaikos – 1-0
