THESSALONíKI. PAOK tops Atromitos 2-0 after M. Ozdoev scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Konstantinos Poulikidis with the support of Ioannis Karagizopoulos and Konstantinos Staikos. The 4th official was Polychronis Kostaras. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.15 degrees Celsius or 77.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

PAOK had a superior ball possession 59% while Atromitos was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PAOK had a more offensive attitude with 62 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match​.

PAOK shot 20 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atromitos shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

PAOK received 3 yellow cards (Tomasz Kędziora, Abdul Baba Rahman and Thomas Murg). Regarding the opposition, Atromitos received 3 yellow cards (Aguibou Camara, Georgios Tzavellas and Dimitrios Tsakmakis).

Standings

After playing this match, PAOK will have 17 points like AEK Athens to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Atromitos will stay with 3 points to hold in the 13th 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 stats in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (10 draws).

Atromitos will play away agasint PAS Giannina on the 3rd of March with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Atromitos (11 draws).

PAOK – Formation

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 (7.5), Tomasz Kędziora (7.7), Ivan Näsberg (7.3), Abdul Baba Rahman (7.5), Magomed Ozdoev (8.8), Soualiho Meïté (7.3), Kiril Despodov (8.1), Thomas Murg (7.3), Taison (7.1) and Mbwana Ally Samatta (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ioannis Michailidis, Theocharis Tsingaras, Giannis Konstantelias (7.0), Andrija Živković (7.1), William Troost-Ekong, Živko Živković, Vieirinha (6.8), Stefan Schwab (6.8) and Brandon (6.4).

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: Thomas Murg for Giannis Konstantelias (69′), Kiril Despodov for Andrija Živković (70′), Mbwana Ally Samatta for Brandon (76′), Magomed Ozdoev for Stefan Schwab (76′) and Joan Sastre for Vieirinha (83′).

Best player: Magomed Ozdoev​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PAOK was Magomed Ozdoev.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 51 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.

Atromitos – Formation

Atromitos started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Chris Coleman played with: Panagiotis Tsintotas (6.6), Wajdi Kechrida (6.4), Dimitrios Tsakmakis (6.3), Maksym Imerekov (7.3), Georgios Tzavellas (6.4), Laurens De Bock (6.7), Pierre Kunde (7.1), Eder González (6.6), Aguibou Camara (7.0), Nikolaos Vergos (7.5) and Diego Valencia (7.0).

They had on the bench: Gabriele Marchegiani, Nikolaos Athanasiou (6.4), Gaëtan Robail, Samúel Fridjónsson, Denzel Jubitana  (7.1), Karol Angielski (6.8), August Erlingmark (6.8), Kyriakos Kivrakidis and Andreas Kuen (6.4).

Substitutions

Atromitos made 5 changes: Dimitrios Tsakmakis for Denzel Jubitana  (54′), Eder González for August Erlingmark (70′), Pierre Kunde for Andreas Kuen (70′), Laurens De Bock for Nikolaos Athanasiou (76′) and Nikolaos Vergos for Karol Angielski (76′).

Best player: Nikolaos Vergos​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atromitos was Nikolaos Vergos.

His rating is (7.5) with 13 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• PAOK – Atromitos – 2-0
• Kifisia – OFI – 0-0
• Asteras Tripolis – AEK Athens – 0-3