THESSALONíKI. PAOK demolishes Apollon Smirnis 4-1 with goals of S. Schwab (5′ pen), K. Swiderski (66′), I. Michailidis (72′) and D. Augusto (90′ pen). Regarding the opposition, Apollon Smirnis scored with G. Pamlidis (14′). PAOK was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Aristomenis Koutsiaftis with the help of Vassilis Nikolakakis and Dimitris Mavroudis. The 4th official was Alexandros Tsakalidis. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14 degrees Celsius or 57.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 18 Total 2
- 10 On Target 2
- 8 Off Target 0
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 120 Attack 49
- 60 Dangerous attack 16
- 133 Ball safe 111
- 2 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
PAOK had a strong ball possession 71% while Apollon Smirnis was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PAOK was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match.
PAOK shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Apollon Smirnis shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
PAOK received 1 yellow card (O. El Kaddouri). Regarding the opposition, Apollon Smirnis received 3 yellow cards (D. Baxevanidis, A. Fation and S. Tsiloulis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, PAOK will have 16 points like AEK Athens to stay in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Apollon Smirnis will stay with 5 points like Lamia and Panaitolikos to stay in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will play away with Panathinaikos on the 7th of November with a 25-17 head to head in favor of Panathinaikos (9 draws).
Apollon Smirnis will host AEK Athens on the 6th of November with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of AEK Athens (1 draw).
PAOK – Formation
PAOK
72'
73'
31'
PAOK adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Alexandros Paschalakis, Lucas Taylor, Fernando Varela, Ioannis Michailidis, Vieirinha, Stefan Schwab, Omar El Kaddouri, Andrija Živković, Douglas Augusto, Diego Biseswar and Karol Świderski.
The home team had on the bench: Živko Živković, José Ángel Crespo, Enea Mihaj, Anderson Esiti, Giannis Konstantelias, Jasmin Kurtić, Thomas Murg, Rodrigo and Chuba Akpom.
Substitutions
PAOK made 5 changes: Vieirinha for Rodrigo (73′), S. Schwab for J. Kurtic (74′), O. El Kaddouri for T. Murg (77′), K. Swiderski for C. Akpom (77′) and D. Biseswar for G. Konstantelias (84′).
Apollon Smirnis – Formation
Apollon Smirnis
Also Apollon Smirnis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Talking about the opposition, Gianluca Festa played with: Konstantinos Kotsaris, Dimos Baxevanidis, Luís Domingues, Christos Lisgaras, Jordy Tutuarima, Edwin Castro, Fatjon Andoni, Sotiris Tsiloulis, Nicolás Martínez, Giorgos Pamlidis and Nikos Ioannidis.
They had on the bench: Davino Verhulst, Antonis Dentakis, Vasilis Vitlis, Florentin Matei, Giorgos Papageorgiou, Rajiv Van La Parra, Abiola Dauda, Manolis Kragiopoulos and Wajdi Sahli.
Substitutions
Apollon Smirnis made 5 changes: C. Lisgaras for A. Dentakis (62′), N. Martinez for F. Matei (63′), G. Pamlidis for R. van La Parra (77′), N. Ioannidis for A. Dauda (85′) and S. Tsiloulis for W. Sehli (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
