AEK Athens defeats OFI 3-0

EPISKOPI. AEK Athens was in the end too much to handle for OFI.

AEK Athens defeats OFI 3-0

EPISKOPI. AEK Athens was eventually too much to handle for OFI with the goal of Triantafyllos Pasalidis (43′ own), Nordin Amrabat (49′) and Mijat Gacinovic  (62′).

The match was played at the Dimotiko Gipedo Episkopis stadium in Episkopi on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Aristotelis Diamantopoulos with the help of Polychronis Kostaras and Konstantinos Triantafyllou. The 4th official was Dimitris Maloutas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 6
  • 84 Attack 85
  • 38 Dangerous attack 52
  • 88 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 8
Fouls
  • 14 Total 17
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. OFI was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. AEK Athens that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

AEK Athens was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the contest.​

OFI shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, AEK Athens shot 17 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

OFI received 3 yellow cards (M. Bakić, Eric Larsson and Nouha Dicko). Talking about the opposition, AEK Athens received 2 yellow cards (Domagoj Vida and Nordin Amrabat).

Match Timeline

34'
Domagoj Vida- Yellow
Marko Bakic- Yellow
35'
43'
49'
Nordin Amrabat (goal)
52'
62'
Mijat Gacinovic(goal)
67'
Santiago Mosquera- sub ->Jon Toral
67'
71'
74'
76'
Nordin Amrabat - Yellow
76'
78'
Niclas Eliasson- sub ->Nordin Amrabat
82'
Djibril Sidibé- sub ->Petros Mantalos
82'
Tom van Weert- sub ->Steven Zuber
Nikolaos Marinakis- sub ->Eric Larsson
88'
88'

Standings

After playing this match, OFI will stay with 26 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, AEK Athens will have 56 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, OFI will play away with Levadiakos on the 12th of March with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Levadiakos (1 draw).

AEK Athens will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 12th of March with a 24-8 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (7 draws).

OFI – Formation

OFI
G
Christos Mandas 35.Greece
6.1
D
A. Diamantis 15.Greece
6.2
D
6.3
D
6.4
M
Eric Larsson  2.Sweden
6.8
88' 52'
M
Miguel Mellado 29.Argentina
7.0
M
Assane Dioussé 5.Senegal
7.0
M
7.2
67'
F
Marko Bakic 88.Montenegro
7.2
88' 35'
F
Jon Toral 21.Spain
6.6
67'
F
Nouha Dicko 11.Mali
7.0
74' 71'
Substitutes
D
88'
D
Samuel Yohou 20.France
F
Santiago Mosquera 30.Colombia
6.6
67'
F
Thievy Bifouma 77.Republic of the Congo
6.6
67'
F
Mesaque Dju 7.Portugal
F
6.7
74'
F
Kosmas Tsilianidis 19.Greece
88'

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

The manager Valdas Dambrauskas decided to play with the following team: Christos Mandas (6.1), Apostolos Diamantis (6.2), Triantafyllos Pasalidis (6.3), Gudmundur Thórarinsson (6.4), Eric Larsson (6.8), Miguel Mellado (7.0), Assane Dioussé (7.0), Konstantinos Balogiannis (7.2), Marko Bakić (7.2), Nouha Dicko (7.0) and Jon Toral (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Nikos Christogeorgos, Nikolaos Marinakis, Konstantinos Giannoulis, Samuel Yohou, Harold Mosquera (6.6), Thievy Bifouma (6.6), Mesaque Dju, Sebastian Grønning (6.7) and Kosmas Tsilianidis.

Substitutions

OFI made 5 changes: Konstantinos Balogiannis for Thievy Bifouma (67′), Jon Toral for Hárold Mosquera (67′), Nouha Dicko for Sebastian Gronning (74′), M. Bakić for Kosmas Tsilianidis (88′) and Eric Larsson for Nikolaos Marinakis (88′).

Best player: Marko Bakić​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for OFI was Marko Bakić.

His rating is (7.2) with 32 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens
G
7.6
D
Lazaros Rota 12.Greece
7.3
D
Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia
7.6
34'
D
H. Moukoudi 2.Cameroon
7.2
D
Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran
7.1
M
Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark
6.9
M
Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico
6.6
76'
M
Petros Mantalos 20.Greece
7.4
82'
F
Nordin Amrabat  5.Morocco
7.4
78' 76' Goals49'
F
Mijat Gacinovic 8.Serbia
7.6
Goals62'
F
Steven Zuber 10.Switzerland
6.5
82'
Substitutes
G
Cican Stankovic 1.Austria
D
Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece
D
Djibril Sidibé 29.France
82'
D
Georgios Tzavellas 31.Greece
D
V. Radonja 37.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
Alexander Fransson 14.Sweden
6.3
76'
M
Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden
6.3
78'
F
M. Kosidis 35.Greece
F
Tom van Weert 9.Netherlands
82'

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

Matías Jesús Almeyda played with: Giorgos Athanasiadis (7.6), Lazaros Rota (7.3), Domagoj Vida (7.6), Harold Moukoudi (7.2), Ehsan Haji Safi (7.1), Petros Mantalos (7.4), Jens Jønsson (6.9), Orbelín Pineda (6.6), Nordin Amrabat (7.4), Steven Zuber (6.5) and Mijat Gaćinović (7.6).

They had on the bench: Cican Stanković, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Djibril Sidibé, Georgios Tzavellas, Vedad Radonja, Alexander Fransson (6.3), Niclas Eliasson (6.3), Michalis Kosidis and Tom van Weert.

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 4 changes: Orbelín Pineda for Alexander Fransson (76′), Nordin Amrabat for Niclas Eliasson (78′), Petros Mantalos for Djibril Sidibé (82′) and Steven Zuber for Tom Van Weert (82′).

Best player: Domagoj Vida​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AEK Athens was Domagoj Vida even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 39 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

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