AEK Athens tops PAOK 1-0 with a goal scored by S. Araujo

THESSALONíKI. AEK Athens beats PAOK 1-0 after S. Araujo scored just 1 goal (80').

April 3, 2023

THESSALONíKI. AEK Athens overcomes PAOK 1-0 after S. Araujo scored just 1 goal (80′).

The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Aleksey Kulbakov with the support of Dmitri Zhuk and Alei Meslinka. The 4th official was Georgios Tzovaras. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.

Match Statistics

PAOK

0 - 1

AEK Athens

53 Ball Possession 47

Shots

12 Total 6
2 On Target 2
7 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 1

74 Attack 64
30 Dangerous attack 19
101 Ball safe 104

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 1
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

11 Total 16
4 Yellow Cards 6
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. PAOK was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. AEK Athens that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

PAOK was more pushing with 30 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, AEK Athens was able to find the solution to win this match.

PAOK shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, AEK Athens shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

PAOK received 5 yellow cards (Joan Sastre, Douglas Augusto, Douglas Augusto, Nélson Oliveira and Taison). Regarding the opposition, AEK Athens received 6 yellow cards (Mijat Gacinovic , Orbelín Pineda, Sergio Araujo, Georgios Tzavellas, Damian Szymanski and Petros Mantalos).

Match Timeline

Joan Sastre - Yellow

31'

Mijat Gacinovic- Yellow

38'

Orbelín Pineda- Yellow

46'

Levi García- sub ->Jens Jönsson

46'

53'

S. Araújo- Yellow

59'

Taison- sub ->Khaled Narey

61'

63'

Niclas Eliasson- sub ->Nordin Amrabat

69'

Damian Szymanski- Yellow

71'

Petros Mantalos- sub ->Orbelín Pineda

Brandon Thomas- sub ->Nélson Oliveira

72'

80'

S. Araújo(goal)Ehsan Hajsafi

82'

Lazaros Rota- sub ->Djibril Sidibé

83'

Steven Zuber- sub ->Sergio Araujo

86'

90'

Petros Mantalos- Yellow

Taison- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

OFI

After playing this match, PAOK will stay with 57 points to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, AEK Athens will have 63 points like Panathinaikos to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will play away with Olympiakos Piraeus on the 5th of April with a 21-13 head to head record in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (10 draws).

AEK Athens will host Aris on the 9th of April with a 17-8 head to head in favor of AEK Athens (9 draws).

PAOK – Formation

PAOK

Dominik Kotarski 42.Croatia

6.9

Joan Sastre 23.Spain

6.2

Sverrir Ingi Ingason 4.Iceland

6.6

K. Koulierakis 59.Greece

6.8

Rafa Soares 55.Portugal

6.8

Stefan Schwab 22.Austria

6.1

46'

Douglas Augusto 8.Brazil

6.4

K. Narey 77.Togo

6.8

61'

Giannis Konstantelias 65.Greece

6.8

72'

Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia

7.1

Nélson Oliveira 9.Portugal

7.0

72'

61'

Substitutes

Ž. Živković 18.Serbia

Giannis Kargas 2.Greece

Vieirinha 20.Portugal

Omar El Kaddouri 7.Morocco

6.9

72'

Filipe Soares 50.Portugal

6.7

86'

Tiago Dantas 26.Portugal

6.2

46'

André Ricardo 31.Portugal

Taison 11.Brazil

6.6

61'

90'

Brandon Thomas 71.Spain

6.6

72'

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 (6.9), Joan Sastre (6.2), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (6.6), Konstantinos Koulierakis (6.8), Rafa Soares (6.8), Stefan Schwab (6.1), Douglas Augusto (6.4), Khaled Narey (6.8), Giannis Konstantelias (6.8), Andrija Živković (7.1) and Nélson Oliveira (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Živko Živković, Giannis Kargas, Vieirinha, Omar El Kaddouri (6.9), André Ricardo, Filipe Soares (6.7), Tiago Dantas (6.2), Taison (6.6) and Brandon (6.6).

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: Stefan Schwab for Tiago Dantas (46′), Khaled Narey for Taison (61′), Nélson Oliveira for Brandon (72′), Giannis Konstantelias for Omar El Kaddouri (72′) and Sergio Araujo for Filipe Miguel Barros Soares (86′).

Best player: Andrija Živković

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PAOK was Andrija Živković.

His rating is (7.1) with 30 passes (70% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 5 crosses.

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens

Georgios Athanasiadis 30.Greece

6.8

Djibril Sidibé 29.France

7.1

82'

Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia

6.5

Georgios Tzavellas 31.Greece

7.1

59'

Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran

7.9

Damian Szymanski 4.Poland

6.2

69'

Nordin Amrabat 5.Morocco

7.0

63'

Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark

6.5

46'

Mijat Gacinovic 8.Serbia

6.8

31'

S. Araújo 11.Argentina

7.4

83'

53'

80'

Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico

6.3

71'

38'

Substitutes

Cican Stankovic 1.Austria

Milad Mohammadi 3.Iran

Lazaros Rota 12.Greece

6.8

82'

Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece

Petros Mantalos 20.Greece

6.2

71'

90'

Konstantinos Galanopoulos 25.Greece

Steven Zuber 10.Switzerland

83'

Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden

6.8

63'

Levi García 7.Trinidad and Tobago

6.2

46'

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

Matías Jesús Almeyda played with: Giorgos Athanasiadis (6.8), Djibril Sidibé (7.1), Domagoj Vida (6.5), Georgios Tzavellas (7.1), Ehsan Haji Safi (7.9), Nordin Amrabat (7.0), Jens Jønsson (6.5), Damian Szymański (6.2), Mijat Gaćinović (6.8), Sergio Araujo (7.4) and Orbelín Pineda (6.3).

They had on the bench: Cican Stanković, Milad Mohammadi, Lazaros Rota (6.8), Gerasimos Mitoglou, Petros Mantalos (6.2), Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Steven Zuber, Niclas Eliasson (6.8) and Levi García (6.2).

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 5 changes: Jens Jönsson for Levi García (46′), Nordin Amrabat for Niclas Eliasson (63′), Orbelín Pineda for Petros Mantalos (71′), Djibril Sidibé for Lazaros Rota (82′) and Sergio Araujo for Steven Zuber (83′).