THESSALONíKI. PAOK conquers AEK Athens with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Narey (14′) and a goal from K. Koulierakis (62′). AEK Athens lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Espen Eskås with the support of Jan Erik Engan and Isaak Bashevkin. The 4th official was Evangelos Manouhos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12 degrees Celsius or 53.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 5 Total 19
- 2 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 9
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 89 Attack 107
- 47 Dangerous attack 71
- 83 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 9
- 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AEK Athens had a strong ball possession 59% while PAOK was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AEK Athens was putting more pressure with 71 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, PAOK was able to find the solution to win this match.
PAOK shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, AEK Athens shot 16 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
PAOK received 1 yellow card (Khaled Narey). Regarding the opposition, AEK Athens received 1 yellow card (Sergio Araujo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, PAOK will have 47 points to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, AEK Athens will stay with 50 points to hold in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will play away with Volos NFC on the 12th of March with a 6-0 head to head in favor of PAOK (2 draws).
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).
PAOK – Formation
PAOK
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88'
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PAOK started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski , Joan Sastre , Sverrir Ingi Ingason , Konstantinos Koulierakis , Rafa Soares , Douglas Augusto , Tiago Dantas , Khaled Narey , Giannis Konstantelias , Andrija Živković and Nélson Oliveira .
The home team had on the bench: Filipe Soares, Stefan Schwab , Živko Živković, André Ricardo, Tomasz Kędziora, Ivan Näsberg, Brandon, Taison and Giannis Kargas.
Substitutions
PAOK made 3 changes: Tiago Dantas for Stefan Schwab (81′), Khaled Narey for Taison (88′) and Giannis Konstantelias for Filipe Miguel Barros Soares (90′).
Best player: Khaled Narey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PAOK was Khaled Narey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He performed 2 crosses.
AEK Athens – Formation
AEK Athens
AEK Athens started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
Matías Jesús Almeyda played with: Giorgos Athanasiadis , Lazaros Rota , Domagoj Vida , Harold Moukoudi , Ehsan Haji Safi , Nordin Amrabat , Damian Szymański , Orbelín Pineda , Jens Jønsson , Sergio Araujo and Levi García .
These were the players on the bench: Cican Stanković, Mijat Gaćinović , Petros Mantalos, Tom van Weert , Niclas Eliasson , Steven Zuber , Alexander Fransson, Djibril Sidibé and Georgios Tzavellas.
Substitutions
AEK Athens made 5 changes: Jens Jönsson for Mijat Gaćinović (63′), Orbelín Pineda for Niclas Eliasson (72′), Lazaros Rota for Djibril Sidibé (80′), L. Garcia for Steven Zuber (80′) and Sergio Araujo for Tom Van Weert (80′).
Best player: Nordin Amrabat
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AEK Athens was Nordin Amrabat.
His rating is with 42 passes (73% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Lamia – Olympiakos Piraeus – 0-3
- PAOK – AEK Athens – 2-0
- Panaitolikos – Ionikos – 1-0
