THESSALONíKI. PAOK beat Asteras Tripolis. PAOK took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Aristomenis Koutsiaftis assisted by Polychronis Kostaras and Michalis Papadakis. The 4th official was Dimitrios Karantonis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.2 degrees Celsius or 41.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

PAOK

3 - 2

Asteras Tripolis

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 11 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 117 Attack 68
  • 52 Dangerous attack 27
  • 69 Ball safe 66
  • 2 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

PAOK was in firm control of the ball 60% while Asteras Tripolis was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PAOK was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match​.

PAOK shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Asteras Tripolis shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

PAOK received 1 yellow card (S. Schwab). On the other side, Asteras Tripolis received 4 yellow cards (J. Munafo, F. Alvarez, D. Carmona Sierra and R. Garcia).

Match Timeline

12'
43'
46'
49'
60'
Giannis Christopoulos(goal)F. Alvarez
65'
Juan Munafo - Yellow
66'
Federico Álvarez- Yellow
68'
71'
Stefan Schwab- sub ->T. Tsiggaras
71'
Thomas Murg- sub ->D. Biseswar
71'
Stefan Schwab- Yellow
74'
81'
Rubén García- sub ->Xesc
85'
Vieirinha - sub ->Sidcley
86'
87'
David Carmona- Yellow
88'
Rubén García- Yellow
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Olympiakos Piraeus
83
10
Ionikos
45
7
PAOK
64
10
OFI
44
7
Aris
62
10
Asteras Tripolis
41
7
Volos NFC
40
7
Panathinaikos
61
10
AEK Athens
56
10
Panaitolikos
37
7
PAS Giannina
46
10
Atromitos
33
7
Lamia
26
7
Apollon Smirnis
22
7

After this match, PAOK will have 28 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Asteras Tripolis will stay with 17 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will host Panaitolikos on the 5th of January with a 15-2 head to head in favor of PAOK (2 draws).

Asteras Tripolis will host OFI on the 4th of January with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Asteras Tripolis (8 draws).

PAOK – Formation

PAOK
G
Alexandros Paschalakis 31.Greece
D
Lefteris Lyratzis 19.Greece
D
Enea Mihaj 6.Albania
71'
D
José Crespo 15.Spain
D
Sidcley 16.Brazil
86'
M
Jasmin Kurtic 27.Slovenia
49', 89'
M
Theocharis Tsingaras 51.Greece
71'
M
Douglas Augusto 8.Brazil
M
Diego Biseswar 21.Netherlands
71'
F
Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia
F
Chuba Akpom 47.England
85' 43'
Substitutes
G
Ž. Živković 88.Serbia
D
Sverrir Ingi Ingason 4.Iceland
71'
D
Fernando Varela 5.Cape Verde
M
Anderson Esiti 44.Nigeria
M
Giannis Konstantelias 65.Greece
M
Thomas Murg 10.Austria
71'
M
Stefan Schwab 22.Austria
71' 74'
M
Vieirinha 20.Portugal
86'
F
K. Świderski 9.Poland
85'

PAOK adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Alexandros Paschalakis, Lefteris Lyratzis, Enea Mihaj, José Ángel Crespo, Sidcley, Jasmin Kurtić, Theocharis Tsingaras, Andrija Živković, Douglas Augusto, Diego Biseswar and Chuba Akpom.

The home team had on the bench: Živko Živković, Sverrir Ingi Ingason, Fernando Varela, Anderson Esiti, Giannis Konstantelias, Thomas Murg, Stefan Schwab, Vieirinha and Karol Świderski.

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: E. Mihaj for S. Ingason (71′), T. Tsiggaras for S. Schwab (71′), D. Biseswar for T. Murg (71′), Sidcley for Vieirinha (85′) and C. Akpom for K. Swiderski (85′).

Asteras Tripolis – Formation

Asteras Tripolis
G
Antonis Tsiftsis 99.Greece
D
David Carmona 12.Spain
90' 87'
D
Giannis Christopoulos 45.Greece
60'
D
Pepe Castaño 19.Spain
D
Federico Álvarez 29.Argentina
66'
M
Juan Munafo 8.Argentina
65'
M
José Luis Valiente 6.Spain
90'
F
Xesc Regis 11.Spain
81'
F
K. Soni 27.Cameroon
12'
F
Sito 40.Spain
46'
F
Jeronimo Barrales 9.Argentina
68'
Substitutes
G
Nikolaos Papadopoulos 1.Greece
D
Pichu Atienza 18.Spain
D
Rubén García 2.Spain
81' 88'
M
Walter Iglesias 17.Argentina
90'
M
Georgios Kanellopoulos 24.Greece
M
Christos Tasoulis 3.Greece
F
Asier Benito 22.Spain
90'
F
Adrián Riera 23.Spain
68'
F
Léo Tilica 7.Brazil
46'

Also Asteras Tripolis adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Milan Rastavac played with: Antonis Tsiftsis, David Carmona, Pepe Castaño, Giannis Christopoulos, Federico Alvarez, Juan Munafo, Jose Luis Valiente Gimenez, Francesc Regis, Kévin Soni, Sito and Jeronimo Barrales.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Pichu Atienza, Rubén García, Walter Iglesias, Georgios Kanellopoulos, Christos Tasoulis, Asier Benito Sasiain, Adrián Riera and Léo Tilica.

Substitutions

Asteras Tripolis made 5 changes: Sito for L. Costa (46′), J. Barrales for A. Riera (68′), Xesc for R. Garcia (81′), D. Carmona Sierra for M. Iglesias (90′) and J. Valiente for A. Benito (90′).

Results of the day

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