THESSALONíKI. Aris prevails over Panathinaikos with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Morón (43′) and a goal from J. Menéndez (72′). Panathinaikos was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia assisted by Tiago José Pereira Costa and Rui Teixeira. The 4th official was Panagiotis Rafail Tsiaras. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 6.47 degrees Celsius or 43.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 10 Total 15
- 5 On Target 8
- 3 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 0
- 65 Attack 167
- 26 Dangerous attack 75
- 76 Ball safe 70
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 9
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Panathinaikos was in firm control of the ball 62% while Aris was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Panathinaikos had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Aris managed to find the solution to win this match.
Aris shot 10 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Panathinaikos shot 15 times, 8 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Aris received 3 yellow cards (Jakub Brabec, Michalis Panagidis and Jonathan Menéndez). On the opposite side, Panathinaikos received 1 yellow card (Willian Arão ).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Aris will have 20 points to hold in the 5th place. On the other side, Panathinaikos will stay with 28 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, 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).
Panathinaikos will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 27th of January with a 17-11 head to head stats in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (15 draws).
Aris – Formation
Aris
65'
90'
43'
Aris adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Apostolos Mantzios decided to play with the following team: Julián Cuesta , Moses Odubajo , Fabiano , Jakub Brabec , Martín Montoya , Jean Jules Mvondo , Birger Verstraete , Magomed Shapi Suleymanov , Vladimír Darida , Michalis Panagidis and Loren Morón .
The home team had on the bench: Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Cheick Doukouré, Álvaro Zamora, Valentino Fattore, Neven Đurasek , Rubén Pardo, Jonathan Menéndez , David Moberg Karlsson and Lefteris Choutesiotis.
Aris could not rely on the presence of Neven Đurasek (injured) and Álvaro Zamora (injured).
Substitutions
Aris made 5 changes: Michalis Panagidis for Jonathan Menéndez (64′), Jean Jules Mvondo for Neven Đurasek (70′), Vladimír Darida for Rubén Pardo (90′), Magomed Shapi Suleymanov for David Moberg Karlsson (90′) and Loren Morón for Álvaro Zamora (90′).
Player of the match: Julián Cuesta
The most impressive player for Aris was the goalkeeper: Julián Cuesta. His rating is 9.08. He performed 8 saves.
Panathinaikos – Formation
Panathinaikos
Also Panathinaikos adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ivan Jovanović played with: Alberto Brignoli , Giannis Kotsiras , Bart Schenkeveld , Tin Jedvaj , Filip Mladenovic , Willian Arão , Adam Gnezda Cerin , Daniel Mancini , Bernard , Benjamin Verbic and Fotis Ioannidis .
These were the players on the bench: Georgios Vagiannidis , Rubén Pérez, Zeca , Andraz Sporar , Yury Lodygin, Aitor Cantalapiedra, Filip Djuricic , Sebastián Palacios and Tonny Vilhena.
Panathinaikos could not rely on the presence of Filip Djuricic (injured) and Georgios Vagiannidis (injured).
Substitutions
Panathinaikos made 4 changes: Benjamin Verbic for Filip Djuricic (61′), Giannis Kotsiras for Georgios Vagiannidis (74′), Daniel Mancini for Andraz Sporar (75′) and Tin Jedvaj for Rubén Pérez (90′).
Player of the match: Willian Arão
The player that probably impressed the most for Panathinaikos was Willian Arão .
His rating is with 81 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 13 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Lamia – Atromitos – 3-3
- PAS Giannina – AEK Athens – 0-1
- Kifisia – Asteras Tripolis – 1-3
- Aris – Panathinaikos – 2-0
