Olympiakos Piraeus demolishes Aris 4-1 with a superb match

PIRAEUS. Olympiakos Piraeus demolishes Aris 4-1 with goals of

September 28, 2023

PIRAEUS. Olympiakos Piraeus obliterates Aris 4-1 with goals of Jakub Brabec (21′ own), Ayoub El Kaabi (62′), Ayoub El Kaabi (70′) and Stevan Jovetić (83′). Regarding the opposition, Aris scored with Rubén Pardo (47′).

Kostas Fortounis didn’t score a penalty (90′) for Olympiakos Piraeus.

The match was played at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki stadium in Piraeus on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim with the support of Fredrik Klyver and Mehmet Culum. The 4th official was Spiros Zabalas. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 23.95 degrees Celsius or 75.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.

Match Statistics

Olympiakos Piraeus

4 - 1

Aris

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

20 Total 7
6 On Target 1
6 Off Target 1
8 Shots blocked 5

122 Attack 83
57 Dangerous attack 12
69 Ball safe 93

1 Penalties 0
8 Corners 1

Fouls

17 Total 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Olympiakos Piraeus was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Aris that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Olympiakos Piraeus was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympiakos Piraeus won the match.

Olympiakos Piraeus shot 20 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aris shot 7 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Olympiakos Piraeus received 2 yellow cards (Quini and Mady Camara). On the other side, Aris didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

21'

Jakub Brabec(own-goal)

37'

Fran Vélez- sub ->Jakub Brabec

Quini- Yellow

44'

46'

Rubén Pardo- sub ->Moses Odubajo

47'

Rubén Pardo(goal)

55'

Daniel Podence - sub ->Ola Solbakken

55'

Mady Camara- Yellow

61'

Ayoub El Kaabi(goal)Kostas Fortounis

62'

Ayoub El Kaabi(goal)Rodinei

70'

71'

David Moberg Karlsson- sub ->Magomed Shapi Suleymanov

71'

Álvaro Zamora- sub ->Jonathan Menéndez

Francisco Ortega- sub ->Quini

74'

Stevan Jovetic - sub ->Ayoub El Kaabi

78'

Andreas Ndoj- sub ->Panagiotis Retsos

78'

Stevan Jovetic (goal)Pep Biel

83'

86'

Jean Jules Mvondo- sub ->Birger Verstraete

Konstantinos Fortounis - missed penaltyKostas Fortounis

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

OFI

After this contest, Olympiakos Piraeus will have 16 points to sit in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Aris will stay with 7 points like Asteras Tripolis to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Olympiakos Piraeus will host Volos NFC on the 3rd of March with a 8-0 head to head record in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (2 draws).

Aris will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 13th of January with a 23-6 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (8 draws).

Olympiakos Piraeus – Formation

Olympiakos Piraeus

Alexandros Paschalakis 1.Greece

6.4

Nicolás Freire 16.Argentina

6.4

Quini 18.Spain

7.0

74'

44'

Rodinei 23.Brazil

8.2

Panagiotis Retsos 45.Greece

7.1

78'

Mady Camara 4.Guinea

6.7

61'

Konstantinos Fortounis 7.Greece

8.5

Georgios Masouras 19.Greece

6.7

55'

Santiago Hezze 32.Argentina

7.5

Ola Solbakken 98.Norway

6.8

55'

Ayoub El Kaabi 9.Morocco

8.4

78'

62', 70'

Substitutes

K. Tzolakis 88.Greece

Francisco Ortega 3.Argentina

6.4

74'

Sotiris Alexandropoulos 15.Greece

João Carvalho 20.Portugal

Pep Biel 21.Spain

6.8

55'

Andreas Ndoj 74.Greece

6.3

78'

Y. El-Arabi 11.Morocco

Stevan Jovetic 22.Montenegro

7.5

78'

83'

Daniel Podence 56.Portugal

7.1

55'

Olympiakos Piraeus started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager José Anigo decided to play with the following team: Alexandros Paschalakis (6.4), Rodinei (8.2), Panagiotis Retsos (7.1), Nicolás Freire (6.4), Quini (7.0), Mady Camara (6.7), Santiago Hezze (7.5), Kostas Fortounis (8.5), Giorgos Masouras (6.7), Ola Solbakken (6.8) and Ayoub El Kaabi (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Youssef El Arabi, Sotiris Alexandropoulos, João Carvalho, Pep Biel (6.8), Stevan Jovetić (7.5), Konstantinos Tzolakis, Daniel Podence (7.1), Andreas Richardos Ntoi (6.3) and Francisco Ortega (6.4).

Olympiakos Piraeus could not rely on the presence of Andreas Richardos Ntoi (injured).

Substitutions

Olympiakos Piraeus made 5 changes: Ola Solbakken for Daniel Podence (55′), Giorgos Masouras for Pep Biel (55′), Ayoub El Kaabi for Stevan Jovetić (78′), Quini for Francisco Ortega (74′) and Panagiotis Retsos for Andreas Richardos Ntoi (78′).

Best player: Kostas Fortounis

The player that probably impressed the most for Olympiakos Piraeus was Kostas Fortounis even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 55 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 17. He performed 10 crosses.

Aris – Formation

Aris

Julián Cuesta 23.Spain

6.7

Fabiano 4.Brazil

6.7

Ronald Matarrita 13.Costa Rica

6.3

Jakub Brabec 14.Czech Republic

6.3

37'

Martín Montoya 33.Spain

6.1

Vladimír Darida 16.Czech Republic

6.4

Moses Odubajo 22.England

6.1

46'

Jonathan Menéndez 27.Argentina

6.6

71'

Birger Verstraete 28.Belgium

6.4

86'

Magomed Shapi Suleymanov 93.Russia

7.5

71'

Loren Morón 80.Spain

6.8

Substitutes

Lefteris Choutesiotis 94.Greece

Franco Ferrari 3.Argentina

Fran Vélez 44.Spain

6.7

37'

Cheick Doukouré 8.Ivory Coast

Álvaro Zamora 12.Costa Rica

6.0

71'

Rubén Pardo 21.Spain

7.1

46'

47'

Jean Jules Mvondo 30.Cameroon

6.8

86'

Lazaros Christodoulopoulos 7.Greece

David Moberg Karlsson 32.Sweden

6.4

71'

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

Apostolos Mantzios played with: Julián Cuesta (6.7), Martín Montoya (6.1), Fabiano (6.7), Jakub Brabec (6.3), Ronald Matarrita (6.3), Moses Odubajo (6.1), Vladimír Darida (6.4), Birger Verstraete (6.4), Jonathan Menéndez (6.6), Magomed Shapi Suleymanov (7.5) and Loren Morón (6.8).

They had on the bench: Franco Ferrari, Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Cheick Doukouré, Álvaro Zamora (6.0), Rubén Pardo (7.1), Jean Jules Mvondo (6.8), David Moberg Karlsson (6.4), Fran Vélez (6.7) and Lefteris Choutesiotis.

Aris could not rely on the presence of Fran Vélez (injured), Rubén Pardo (injured) and Jean Jules Mvondo (injured).

Substitutions

Aris made 5 changes: Jakub Brabec for Fran Vélez (37′), Moses Odubajo for Rubén Pardo (46′), Magomed Shapi Suleymanov for David Moberg Karlsson (71′), Jonathan Menéndez for Álvaro Zamora (71′) and Birger Verstraete for Jean Jules Mvondo (86′).