ATHENS. AEK Athens prevails over Aris 1-0 after D. Vida scored just 1 goal (59′). AEK Athens capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis stadium in Athens on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mohammed Al Hakim who had the assistance of Mehmet Culum and Robin Wilde. The 4th official was Alexandros Tsakalidis. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.33 degrees Celsius or 59.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 6 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 7
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 146 Attack 73
- 60 Dangerous attack 21
- 72 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
AEK Athens had a strong ball possession 58% while Aris was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AEK Athens was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the match.
AEK Athens shot 17 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Aris shot 10 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
AEK Athens received 1 yellow card (Domagoj Vida). On the other side, Aris received 1 yellow card (Vladimír Darida).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, AEK Athens has 30 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Aris will stays with 20 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will play away with Panaitolikos on the 9th of December with a 14-4 head to head in favor of AEK Athens (1 draw).
Aris will host OFI on the 9th of December with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of Aris (6 draws).
AEK Athens – Formation
AEK Athens
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59'
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AEK Athens adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Matías Jesús Almeyda decided to play with the following team: Georgios Athanasiadis , Djibril Sidibé , Domagoj Vida , Harold Moukoudi , Ehsan Hajsafi , Orbelín Pineda , Damian Szymanski , Niclas Eliasson , Petros Mantalos , Mijat Gacinovic and Steven Zuber .
The home team had on the bench: Milad Mohammadi, Nordin Amrabat , Lazaros Rota , Ezequiel Ponce , Gerasimos Mitoglou, Vedad Radonja, Panagiotis Ginis, Rodolfo Pizarro and Zini .
Substitutions
AEK Athens made 4 changes: Mijat Gacinovic for Zini (78′), Niclas Eliasson for Nordin Amrabat (64′), Steven Zuber for Ezequiel Ponce (64′) and Petros Mantalos for Rodolfo Pizarro (65′).
Player of the match: Domagoj Vida
The player that probably impressed the most for AEK Athens was Domagoj Vida.
His rating is with 1 goal, 65 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.
Aris – Formation
Aris
Also Aris adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Apostolos Mantzios played with: Julián Cuesta , Moses Odubajo , Fabiano , Jakub Brabec , Martín Montoya , Jean Jules Mvondo , Neven Đurasek , Magomed Shapi Suleymanov , Vladimír Darida , Michalis Panagidis and Loren Morón .
These were the players on the bench: Lazaros Christodoulopoulos, Cheick Doukouré, Kike Saverio , Álvaro Zamora , Valentino Fattore, Rubén Pardo , Jonathan Menéndez , David Moberg Karlsson and Lefteris Choutesiotis.
Aris could not rely on the presence of David Moberg Karlsson (injured) and Rubén Pardo (injured).
Substitutions
Aris made 4 changes: Michalis Panagidis for David Moberg Karlsson (59′), Neven Đurasek for Rubén Pardo (63′), Vladimír Darida for Jonathan Menéndez (81′) and Magomed Shapi Suleymanov for Álvaro Zamora (81′).
Player of the match: Jakub Brabec
The player that probably impressed the most for Aris was Jakub Brabec.
His rating is with 41 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 2.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
