MAINZ. AEK Athens wipes out PAOK 4-0 with goals of Steven Zuber (21′), Harold Moukoudi (25′), L. Garcia (77′) and Paolo Fernandes (86′). AEK Athens was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Tobias Stieler with the help of Christian Gittelmann and Robert Kempter. The 4th official was Petros Tsagarakis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 20 Total 3
- 9 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 1
- 2 Shots blocked 2
- 98 Attack 64
- 58 Dangerous attack 31
- 97 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AEK Athens had a superior ball possession 61% while PAOK was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AEK Athens was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the match.
AEK Athens shot 20 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, PAOK shot 3 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
AEK Athens received 1 yellow card (Nordin Amrabat). Regarding the opposition, PAOK received 1 yellow card (Stefan Schwab).
Also, PAOK didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Giannis Kargas (PAOK) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (10′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AEK Athens will have 75 points like Panathinaikos to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, PAOK will stay with 60 points to remain in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 3rd of May with a 25-9 head to head record in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (7 draws).
PAOK will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 14th of May with a 22-13 head to head record in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (10 draws).
AEK Athens – Formation
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
, Lazaros Rota , Domagoj Vida , Harold Moukoudi , Ehsan Haji Safi , Nordin Amrabat , Jens Jønsson , Mijat Gaćinović , Orbelín Pineda , Levi García and Steven Zuber .The home team had on the bench: Cican Stanković, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Georgios Tzavellas, Damian Szymański, Petros Mantalos
, Konstantinos Galanopoulos , Niclas Eliasson , Paolo Fernandes and Tom van Weert .Substitutions
AEK Athens made 5 changes: Orbelín Pineda for Petros Mantalos (59′), Nordin Amrabat for Niclas Eliasson (70′), Mijat Gacinovic for Paolo Fernandes (70′), L. Garcia for Tom Van Weert (80′) and Steven Zuber for Konstantinos Galanopoulos (80′).
Best player: Jens Jønsson
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AEK Athens was Jens Jønsson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 45 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13.PAOK – Formation
PAOK started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Răzvan Lucescu played with: Dominik Kotarski
, Tomasz Kędziora , Sverrir Ingi Ingason , Giannis Kargas, Rafa Soares , Stefan Schwab , Tiago Dantas , Andrija Živković , Omar El Kaddouri , Giannis Konstantelias and Brandon .They had on the bench: Živko Živković, Joan Sastre
, Ivan Näsberg , Vieirinha, Filipe Soares , Diego Biseswar , Thomas Murg, Nélson Oliveira and Stefanos Tzimas.Substitutions
PAOK made 5 changes: Brandon Thomas for Ivan Nasberg (21′), Sverrir Ingi Ingason for Joan Sastre (67′), Tiago Dantas for Filipe Miguel Barros Soares (76′), Omar El Kaddouri for Nelson Oliveira (75′) and Giannis Konstantelias for Diego Biseswar (75′).
Best player: Giannis Konstantelias
The player that probably impressed the most for PAOK was Giannis Konstantelias.
His rating is
with 9 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Aris – Olympiakos Piraeus – 2-1
- Volos NFC – Panathinaikos – 0-2
- AEK Athens – PAOK – 4-0