PIRAEUS. PAOK tops Olympiakos Piraeus 4-2. Olympiakos Piraeus lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki stadium in Piraeus on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Schlager who was helped by Sven Waschitzki and Arno Blos. The 4th official was Andreas Gamaris. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.61 degrees Celsius or 70.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Olympiakos Piraeus

2 - 4

PAOK

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 2
  • 106 Attack 82
  • 63 Dangerous attack 32
  • 98 Ball safe 88
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 8 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Olympiakos Piraeus had a superior ball possession 56% while PAOK was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympiakos Piraeus was more pushing with 63 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, PAOK was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Olympiakos Piraeus shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, PAOK shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Olympiakos Piraeus received 3 yellow cards (Panagiotis Retsos, Mady Camara and Santiago Hezze). On the opposite side, PAOK received 2 yellow cards (Dominik Kotarski and Brandon).

Match Timeline

38'
Andrija Zivkovic(goal)Abdul Baba Rahman
Santiago Hezze- Yellow
45'
Georgios Masouras- sub ->Sotiris Alexandropoulos
46'
56'
Brandon Thomas(penalty)
57'
Brandon Thomas- Yellow
Panagiotis Retsos- Yellow
57'
65'
Brandon Thomas(goal)Thomas Murg
65'
Stevan Jovetic - sub ->Ayoub El Kaabi
72'
73'
Giannis Konstantelias- sub ->Taison
73'
Mady Camara- Yellow
76'
78'
Magomed Ozdoev(goal)Giannis Konstantelias
82'
Kiril Despodov - sub ->Brandon
João Carvalho- sub ->Santiago Hezze
83'
Konstantinos Fortounis (goal)João Carvalho
86'
89'
Stefan Schwab- sub ->Magomed Ozdoev
90'
Theocharis Tsingaras- sub ->Soualiho Meïté
90'
S. Tzimas- sub ->Andrija Živković
90'
Dominik Kotarski- Yellow
Georgios Masouras(goal)Konstantinos Fortounis
90'

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 playing this match, Olympiakos Piraeus will stay with 21 points like AEK Athens to remain in the 2nd place. On the other side, PAOK will have 20 points to sit in the 4th 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 statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (2 draws).

PAOK will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 10th of February with a 23-14 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (10 draws).

Olympiakos Piraeus – Formation

Olympiakos Piraeus
G
Alexandros Paschalakis 1.Greece
6.0
D
Quini 18.Spain
6.3
65'
D
Rodinei 23.Brazil
6.0
D
Jackson Porozo 25.Ecuador
6.0
D
Panagiotis Retsos 45.Greece
6.6
57'
M
Mady Camara 4.Guinea
6.3
76'
M
Konstantinos Fortounis 7.Greece
8.5
86'
M
Sotiris Alexandropoulos 15.Greece
7.0
46'
M
Santiago Hezze 32.Argentina
6.4
83' 45'
M
Daniel Podence 56.Portugal
6.4
73'
F
Ayoub El Kaabi 9.Morocco
6.4
72'
Substitutes
G
K. Tzolakis 88.Greece
M
Gustavo Scarpa 10.Brazil
6.7
73'
M
Georgios Masouras 19.Greece
7.3
46' 90'
M
João Carvalho 20.Portugal
7.0
83'
M
Pep Biel 21.Spain
M
Andreas Ndoj 74.Greece
F
Marios Vrousai 17.Greece
F
Stevan Jovetic 22.Montenegro
6.6
72'
F
Ola Solbakken 98.Norway
6.7
65'

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

The manager Diego Martínez Penas decided to play with the following team: Alexandros Paschalakis (6.0), Rodinei (6.0), Jackson Porozo (6.0), Panagiotis Retsos (6.6), Quini (6.3), Mady Camara (6.3), Santiago Hezze (6.4), Daniel Podence (6.4), Sotiris Alexandropoulos (7.0), Konstantinos Fortounis  (8.5) and Ayoub El Kaabi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Gustavo Scarpa (6.7), Marios Vrousai, Georgios Masouras (7.3), João Carvalho (7.0), Pep Biel, Stevan Jovetic (6.6), Andreas Ndoj, Konstantinos Tzolakis and Ola Solbakken (6.7).

Substitutions

Olympiakos Piraeus made 5 changes: Sotiris Alexandropoulos for Georgios Masouras (46′), Daniel Podence for Gustavo Scarpa (73′), Quini for Ola Solbakken (65′), Ayoub El Kaabi for Stevan Jovetic (72′) and Santiago Hezze for João Carvalho (83′).

Best player: Konstantinos Fortounis ​

The most impressive player for Olympiakos Piraeus was Konstantinos Fortounis .

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 51 passes (82% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 10 crosses.

PAOK – Formation

PAOK
G
Dominik Kotarski 42.Croatia
7.3
90'
D
K. Koulierakis 4.Greece
7.0
D
Tomasz Kedziora 16.Poland
6.6
D
Abdul Rahman Baba 21.Ghana
7.8
D
Joan Sastre 23.Spain
7.0
M
Soualiho Meïté 8.France
6.6
90'
M
Thomas Murg 10.Austria
7.5
M
Taison 11.Brazil
6.4
73'
M
Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia
8.2
90' 38'
M
Magomed Ozdoev 27.Russia
7.7
89' 78'
F
Brandon Thomas 71.Spain
9.1
82' 57' 56', 65'
Substitutes
G
Ž. Živković 18.Serbia
D
Giannis Michailidis 5.Greece
D
William Troost-Ekong 15.Nigeria
D
Rafa Soares 55.Portugal
M
Theocharis Tsingaras 6.Greece
6.3
90'
M
Giannis Konstantelias 7.Greece
7.7
73'
M
Stefan Schwab 22.Austria
6.4
89'
F
Kiril Despodov 77.Bulgaria
6.6
82'
F
S. Tzimas 95.Greece
6.4
90'

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

Răzvan Lucescu played with: Dominik Kotarski (7.3), Joan Sastre (7.0), Tomasz Kędziora (6.6), Konstantinos Koulierakis (7.0), Abdul Baba Rahman (7.8), Soualiho Meïté (6.6), Magomed Ozdoev (7.7), Andrija Živković (8.2), Thomas Murg (7.5), Taison (6.4) and Brandon (9.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ioannis Michailidis, Theocharis Tsingaras (6.3), Giannis Konstantelias (7.7), William Troost-Ekong, Živko Živković, Stefan Schwab (6.4), Rafa Soares, Kiril Despodov (6.6) and Stefanos Tzimas (6.4).

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: Taison for Giannis Konstantelias (73′), Soualiho Meïté for Theocharis Tsingaras (90′), Andrija Živković for Stefanos Tzimas (90′), Magomed Ozdoev for Stefan Schwab (89′) and Brandon for Kiril Despodov (82′).

Best player: Brandon​

The player that probably impressed the most for PAOK was Brandon.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

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