THESSALONíKI. PAOK was eventually too much to handle for Volos NFC with the goal of Konstantinos Koulierakis (39′), Thomas Murg (45′) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (55′). PAOK was vastly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos who was helped by Polychronis Kostaras and Hassan Kula. The 4th official was Panagiotis Rafail Tsiaras. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.91 degrees Celsius or 78.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 34%.​

Match Statistics​

PAOK

3 - 0

Volos NFC

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 11 On Target 2
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 109 Attack 66
  • 71 Dangerous attack 21
  • 74 Ball safe 62
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

PAOK had a superior ball possession 67% while Volos NFC was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PAOK was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match​.

PAOK shot 17 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Volos NFC shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

PAOK didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Volos NFC received 1 yellow card (Stathis Tachatos).

Match Timeline

23'
Stathis Tachatos- Yellow
K. Koulierakis(goal)Taison
39'
K. Koulierakis(VAR)
43'
Thomas Murg(goal)Taison
45'
46'
Ally Samatta(goal)
55'
56'
Alexios Kalogeropoulos- sub ->Nikolai Alho
Kiril Despodov - sub ->Andrija Živković
65'
Giannis Konstantelias- sub ->Taison
65'
65'
65'
Panagiotis Moraitis- sub ->Juan Manuel García
Magomed Ozdoev- sub ->Stefan Schwab
65'
Ivan Näsberg- sub ->Konstantinos Koulierakis
77'
80'
Kyriakos Aslanidis- sub ->Anastasios Tsokanis
S. Tzimas- sub ->Mbwana Ally Samatta
81'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
AEK Athens
59
26
PAOK
74
8
Olympiakos Piraeus
70
8
Panathinaikos
56
26
Aris
52
8
Lamia
34
26
Asteras Tripolis
31
26
Atromitos
28
26
Panserraikos
27
26
OFI
25
26
Kifisia
21
26
Panaitolikos
20
26
Volos NFC
19
26
PAS Giannina
18
26

After this match, PAOK will have 13 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Volos NFC will stay with 2 points like Atromitos to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 10th of February with a 23-13 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (10 draws).

Volos NFC will play away agasint Olympiakos Piraeus on the 3rd of March with a 8-0 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (2 draws).

PAOK – Formation

PAOK
G
Dominik Kotarski 42.Croatia
7.3
D
K. Koulierakis 4.Greece
7.8
77' 39'
D
William Troost-Ekong 15.Nigeria
7.3
D
Abdul Rahman Baba 21.Ghana
7.9
D
Joan Sastre 23.Spain
8.1
M
Theocharis Tsingaras 6.Greece
7.1
M
Thomas Murg 10.Austria
8.1
45'
M
Taison 11.Brazil
9.1
65'
M
Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia
7.7
65'
M
Stefan Schwab 22.Austria
7.7
65'
F
Ally Samatta 33.Tanzania
7.5
81' 55'
Substitutes
G
Ž. Živković 18.Serbia
D
Ivan Näsberg 3.Norway
6.8
77'
D
Rafa Soares 55.Portugal
M
Giannis Konstantelias 7.Greece
7.0
65'
M
Vieirinha 20.Portugal
M
Magomed Ozdoev 27.Russia
6.7
65'
M
Kiril Despodov 77.Bulgaria
7.0
65'
F
Brandon Thomas 71.Spain
F
S. Tzimas 95.Greece
6.4
81'

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 (7.3), Joan Sastre (8.1), William Troost-Ekong (7.3), Konstantinos Koulierakis (7.8), Abdul Baba Rahman (7.9), Theocharis Tsingaras (7.1), Stefan Schwab (7.7), Andrija Živković (7.7), Thomas Murg (8.1), Taison (9.1) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Ivan Näsberg (6.8), Giannis Konstantelias (7.0), Živko Živković, Vieirinha, Magomed Ozdoev (6.7), Rafa Soares, Brandon, Kiril Despodov (7.0) and Stefanos Tzimas (6.4).

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: Andrija Živković for Kiril Despodov (65′), Taison for Giannis Konstantelias (65′), Konstantinos Koulierakis for Ivan Näsberg (77′), Stefan Schwab for Magomed Ozdoev (65′) and Mbwana Ally Samatta for Stefanos Tzimas (81′).

Best player: Taison​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PAOK was Taison even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (9.1) with 48 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Volos NFC – Formation

Volos NFC
G
Symeon Papadopoulos 30.Greece
7.3
D
Nikolai Alho 3.Finland
6.4
56'
D
Anastasios Tsokanis 6.Greece
7.0
80'
D
Stathis Tachatos 32.Greece
6.0
23'
M
Alexis Trouillet 10.France
6.7
46'
M
Nemanja Glavcic 11.Serbia
6.6
M
Antonio Luna 13.Spain
7.0
M
Maximiliano Comba 20.Argentina
6.7
65'
M
Quentin Cornette 29.France
6.7
M
T. Macheras 53.Greece
6.7
F
Juan Manuel García 31.Argentina
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Ivan Kostic 12.Serbia
D
Kyriakos Aslanidis 4.Greece
6.4
80'
D
Alexios Kalogeropoulos 5.Greece
6.4
56'
M
Fotis Kitsos 17.Greece
M
Facundo Bertoglio 18.Argentina
M
D. Metaxas 21.Greece
6.4
65'
M
Ahmet Engin 77.Germany
7.3
46'
F
Samuel Mraz 9.Slovakia
F
Panagiotis Moraitis 45.Greece
6.6
65'

Volos NFC started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Konstantinos Bratsos played with: Symeon Papadopoulos (7.3), Nikolai Alho (6.4), Stathis Tachatos (6.0), Anastasios Tsokanis (7.0), Quentin Cornette (6.7), Nemanja Glavcic (6.6), Alexis Trouillet (6.7), Antonio Luna (7.0), Maximiliano Comba (6.7), Juan Manuel García (7.0) and Theodosis Macheras (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Kyriakos Aslanidis (6.4), Alexios Kalogeropoulos (6.4), Samuel Mraz, Ivan Kostic, Fotis Kitsos, Facundo Bertoglio, Dimitrios Metaxas (6.4), Panagiotis Moraitis (6.6) and Ahmet Engin (7.3).

Substitutions

Volos NFC made 5 changes: Alexis Trouillet for Ahmet Engin (46′), Anastasios Tsokanis for Kyriakos Aslanidis (80′), Nikolai Alho for Alexios Kalogeropoulos (56′), Maximiliano Comba for Dimitrios Metaxas (65′) and Juan Manuel García for Panagiotis Moraitis (65′).

Best player: Symeon Papadopoulos​

The most impressive player for Volos NFC was the goalkeeper: Symeon Papadopoulos. His rating is 7.34. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

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