MAINZ. AEK Athens and Olympiakos Piraeus didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday. AEK Athens was decisively better in terms of ball possession (66%)​.

The match was played at the OPEL ARENA stadium in Mainz on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Jérôme Brisard who was helped by Benjamin Pages and Alexis Auger. The 4th official was Spiros Zabalas. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 47%.​

Match Statistics​

AEK Athens

0 - 0

Olympiakos Piraeus

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 17 Total 5
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 10 Off Target 2
  • 8 Shots blocked 0
  • 123 Attack 66
  • 66 Dangerous attack 15
  • 116 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 1
  • 4 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 17 Total 15
  • 0 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

AEK Athens had a strong ball possession 66% while Olympiakos Piraeus was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AEK Athens had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough AEK Athens to win the match​.

AEK Athens shot 17 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Olympiakos Piraeus shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

AEK Athens didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Olympiakos Piraeus received 4 yellow cards (K. Tzolakis, Cédric Bakambu, Rodinei and In-beom Hwang).

Match Timeline

46'
Andreas Ndoj- sub ->Ousseynou Ba
56'
K. Tzolakis- Yellow
Petros Mantalos- sub ->Steven Zuber
61'
Orbelín Pineda- sub ->Jens Jönsson
61'
64'
Georgios Masouras- sub ->Pep Biel
71'
73'
Rodinei- Yellow
76'
77'
Y. El-Arabi- sub ->Cédric Bakambu
Niclas Eliasson- sub ->Mijat Gacinovic
81'
Paolo Fernandes- sub ->Milad Mohammadi
81'
89'
89'
Zine- sub ->Nordin Amrabat
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
AEK Athens
83
36
OFI
41
33
Atromitos
38
33
Panathinaikos
78
36
Olympiakos Piraeus
73
36
PAS Giannina
34
33
PAOK
67
36
Asteras Tripolis
31
33
Aris
51
36
Panaitolikos
30
33
Volos NFC
40
36
Lamia
29
33
Ionikos
27
33
Levadiakos
26
33

After playing this encounter, AEK Athens will have 77 points like Panathinaikos to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Olympiakos Piraeus will have 67 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will host Volos NFC on the 14th of May with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of AEK Athens (1 draw).

Olympiakos Piraeus will play away agasint PAOK on the 14th of May with a 22-13 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (10 draws).

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens
G
Georgios Athanasiadis 30.Greece
6.9
D
Milad Mohammadi 3.Iran
6.1
81'
D
Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia
6.9
D
H. Moukoudi 2.Cameroon
7.4
D
Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran
7.8
M
Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark
6.5
61'
M
Nordin Amrabat 5.Morocco
7.5
90'
M
Damian Szymanski 4.Poland
7.2
M
Mijat Gacinovic 8.Serbia
7.0
81'
F
Steven Zuber 10.Switzerland
6.8
61'
F
Levi García 7.Trinidad and Tobago
7.1
Substitutes
G
Cican Stankovic 1.Austria
D
Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece
D
Georgios Tzavellas 31.Greece
M
Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico
6.7
61'
M
Petros Mantalos 20.Greece
6.5
61'
M
Konstantinos Galanopoulos 25.Greece
M
Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden
6.8
81'
M
Zine 90.Angola
6.2
90'
F
Paolo Fernandes 22.Spain
6.5
81'
F
Tom van Weert 9.Netherlands

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 (6.9), Milad Mohammadi (6.1), Domagoj Vida (6.9), Harold Moukoudi (7.4), Ehsan Haji Safi (7.8), Nordin Amrabat (7.5), Damian Szymański (7.2), Mijat Gaćinović (7.0), Jens Jønsson (6.5), Steven Zuber (6.8) and Levi García (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Cican Stanković, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Georgios Tzavellas, Orbelín Pineda (6.7), Petros Mantalos (6.5), Konstantinos Galanopoulos, Paolo Fernandes (6.5), Niclas Eliasson (6.8), Tom van Weert and Zini (6.2).

AEK Athens could not rely on the presence of Niclas Eliasson  (injured).

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 5 changes: Steven Zuber for Petros Mantalos (61′), Jens Jönsson for Orbelín Pineda (61′), Mijat Gacinovic  for Niclas Eliasson (81′), Milad Mohammadi  for Paolo Fernandes (81′) and Nordin Amrabat for Ambrosini Antonio Cabaça (90′).

Best player: Ehsan Haji Safi​

The player that probably impressed the most for AEK Athens was Ehsan Haji Safi.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Olympiakos Piraeus – Formation

Olympiakos Piraeus
G
K. Tzolakis 88.Greece
7.3
56'
D
Rodinei 23.Brazil
6.9
73'
D
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 15.Greece
7.0
D
Ousseynou Ba 24.Senegal
6.5
46'
D
Oleg Reabciuk 45.Moldova
7.8
M
In-beom Hwang 33.South Korea
6.8
89' 89'
M
Yann M'Vila 6.France
7.1
M
Diadié Samassékou 38.Mali
6.8
76'
F
Pep Biel 21.Spain
6.3
64'
F
Cédric Bakambu 94.DR Congo
6.5
77' 71'
F
Konstantinos Fortounis 7.Greece
6.5
Substitutes
G
Ögmundur Kristinsson 31.Iceland
D
Ramon 2.Brazil
M
Athanasios Androutsos 14.Greece
M
Andreas Ndoj 74.Greece
6.8
46'
M
Georgios Masouras 19.Greece
6.6
64'
M
Mathieu Valbuena 28.France
M
Pajtim Kasami 27.Switzerland
6.5
76'
F
Marios Vrousai 17.Greece
89'
F
Y. El-Arabi 11.Morocco
6.7
77'

Olympiakos Piraeus started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

José Anigo played with: Konstantinos Tzolakis (7.3), Rodinei (6.9), Sokratis (7.0), Ousseynou Ba (6.5), Oleg Reabciuk (7.8), In-Beom Hwang (6.8), Yann M’Vila (7.1), Diadié Samassékou (6.8), Pep Biel (6.3), Cédric Bakambu (6.5) and Kostas Fortounis (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ögmundur Kristinsson, Ramon, Athanasios Androutsos, Andreas Ndoj (6.8), Giorgos Masouras (6.6), Marios Vrousai, Mathieu Valbuena, Pajtim Kasami (6.5) and Youssef El Arabi (6.7).

Olympiakos Piraeus could not rely on the presence of Youssef El Arabi (injured).

Substitutions

Olympiakos Piraeus made 5 changes: Ousseynou Ba for Andreas-Richardos Ntoi (46′), Pep Biel for Giorgos Masouras (64′), Diadié Samassékou for Pajtim Kasami (76′), Cédric Bakambu for Youssef El Arabi (77′) and In-beom Hwang for Marios Vrushai (89′).

Best player: Oleg Reabciuk​

The most impressive player for Olympiakos Piraeus was Oleg Reabciuk.

His rating is (7.8) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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