ATHENS. AEK Athens was in the end too good for Levadiakos with the goal of L. Garcia (37′), Nordin Amrabat (45′ pen) and Tom van Weert (84′). AEK Athens was truly superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Steven Zuber didn’t convert a penalty (77′) for AEK Athens.​

The match was played at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis stadium in Athens on Monday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Ioannis Papadopoulos assisted by Vassilis Nikolakakis and Dimitris Vergetis. The 4th official was Konstantinos Tsetsilas. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 7.3 degrees Celsius or 45.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.​

Match Statistics​

AEK Athens

3 - 0

Levadiakos

  • ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
  • 18 Total 3
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 128 Attack 47
  • 98 Dangerous attack 7
  • 74 Ball safe 77
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 16 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AEK Athens had a strong ball possession 76% while Levadiakos was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AEK Athens was putting more pressure with 98 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the match​.

AEK Athens shot 18 times, 5 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Levadiakos shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

AEK Athens received 3 yellow cards (Damian Szymanski, Mijat Gacinovic  and Mijat Gacinovic ). Talking about the opposition, Levadiakos received 3 yellow cards (Themistoklis Tzimopoulos, Vinícius and Georgios Vrakas).

Also, Levadiakos didn’t end the match with 11 players after Themistoklis Tzimopoulos (Levadiakos) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).

Match Timeline

36'
Levi García(goal)
37'
41'
Nordin Amrabat (penalty)
45'
45'
45'
46'
Damian Szymanski- Yellow
60'
Niclas Eliasson- sub ->Orbelín Pineda
65'
Mijat Gacinovic- sub ->Nordin Amrabat
65'
Petros Mantalos- sub ->Damian Szymanski
65'
Steven Zuber- sub ->Sergio Araujo
65'
66'
Panagiotis Simelidis- sub ->Alfredo Mejía
Tom van Weert- sub ->L. Garcia
73'
Steven Zuber- missed penaltySteven Zuber
77'
81'
Panagiotis Liagas- sub ->Antonis Dentakis
Tom van Weert(goal)
84'
89'
89'
Filip Sachpekidis- sub ->Stephen Hammond
Mijat Gacinovic- Yellow
90'
Mijat Gacinovic- Yellow
90'

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

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 12th of March with a 24-8 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (7 draws).

Levadiakos will play away agasint Olympiakos Piraeus on the 5th of March with a 22-1 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (2 draws).

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens
G
Georgios Athanasiadis 30.Greece
6.5
D
Lazaros Rota 12.Greece
7.7
D
Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia
6.2
D
H. Moukoudi 2.Cameroon
7.3
D
Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran
7.3
M
Nordin Amrabat 5.Morocco
7.4
65' 45'
M
Damian Szymanski 4.Poland
6.2
65' 60'
M
Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico
6.5
65'
M
Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark
7.4
F
S. Araújo 11.Argentina
7.0
65'
F
Levi García 7.Trinidad and Tobago
7.9
73' 37'
Substitutes
G
Cican Stankovic 1.Austria
D
Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece
D
Djibril Sidibé 29.France
M
Mijat Gacinovic 8.Serbia
6.4
65' 90'
M
Petros Mantalos 20.Greece
6.4
65'
M
Konstantinos Galanopoulos 25.Greece
M
Steven Zuber 10.Switzerland
5.9
65'
M
Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden
7.5
65'
F
Tom van Weert 9.Netherlands
7.5
73' 84'

AEK Athens started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Matías Jesús Almeyda decided to play with the following team: Giorgos Athanasiadis (6.5), Lazaros Rota (7.7), Domagoj Vida (6.2), Harold Moukoudi (7.3), Ehsan Haji Safi (7.3), Nordin Amrabat (7.4), Damian Szymański (6.2), Orbelín Pineda (6.5), Jens Jønsson (7.4), Sergio Araujo (7.0) and Levi García (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Cican Stanković, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Djibril Sidibé, Mijat Gaćinović (6.4), Petros Mantalos (6.4), Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Steven Zuber (5.9), Niclas Eliasson (7.5) and Tom van Weert (7.5).

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 5 changes: Damian Szymanski for Petros Mantalos (65′), Nordin Amrabat for Mijat Gaćinović (65′), Orbelín Pineda for Niclas Eliasson (65′), Sergio Araujo for Steven Zuber (65′) and L. Garcia for Tom Van Weert (73′).

Best player: Levi García​

The most impressive player for AEK Athens was Levi García.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 13 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Levadiakos – Formation

Levadiakos
G
Stefan Stojanović 97.Serbia
6.3
D
Paulo Vinícius 5.Hungary
6.6
41'
D
Themistoklis Tzimopoulos 22.New Zealand
6.8
45'
D
Gonzalo Paz 33.Argentina
6.3
D
Antonis Ntentakis 2.Greece
6.6
81'
D
Stavros Panagiotou 30.Greece
5.5
M
Stephen Hammond 4.Ghana
6.6
89'
M
Alfredo Mejia 12.Honduras
6.7
66'
M
Georgios Vrakas 19.Greece
6.1
89' 45'
M
Bakary Sako 94.Mali
6.4
46'
F
Giorgos Nikas 8.Greece
6.7
Substitutes
G
Dávid Gróf 99.Hungary
D
Dimitris Konstantinidis 32.Greece
89'
D
Panagiotis Liagas 24.Greece
6.1
81'
M
Filip Sachpekidis 7.Sweden
89'
M
A. Dabo 42.France
6.4
46'
M
Kazenga LuaLua 25.DR Congo
M
Panagiotis Simelidis 31.Greece
6.2
66'
F
Xavier 16.Portugal
F
Alexander Jeremejeff 18.Sweden

Levadiakos started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Jasminko Velić played with: Stefan Stojanović (6.3), Antonis Dentakis (6.6), Paulo Vinícius (6.6), Themistoklis Tzimopoulos (6.8), Gonzalo Paz (6.3), Stavros Panagiotou (5.5), Bakary Sako (6.4), Alfredo Mejía (6.7), Stephen Kwabena Hammond (6.6), Georgios Vrakas (6.1) and Giorgos Nikas (6.7).

They had on the bench: Dávid Gróf, Dimitris Konstantinidis, Filip Sachpekidis, Abdoulaye Dabo (6.4), Panagiotis Liagas (6.1), Kazenga LuaLua, Xavier, Alexander Jeremejeff and Panagiotis Symelidis (6.2).

Substitutions

Levadiakos made 5 changes: Bakary Sako for Abdoulaye Dabo (46′), Alfredo Mejía for Panagiotis Simelidis (66′), Antonis Dentakis for Panagiotis Liagas (81′), Georgios Vrakas for Dimitris Konstantinidis (89′) and Stephen Hammond for Filip Sachpekidis (89′).

Best player: Themistoklis Tzimopoulos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Levadiakos was Themistoklis Tzimopoulos.

His rating is (6.8) with 5 passes (40% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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