THESSALONíKI. Olympiakos Piraeus topped Aris to win 2-1. An own goal from Quini was decisive in the 90min. It was Olympiakos Piraeus to strike first with a goal of Fran Navarro at the 17′. Then Rodinei scored again for Olympiakos Piraeus in the 21′ minute with a penalty. Eventually, Quini reduced the distance for Aris an own goal (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

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 Morten Krogh with the support of Dennis Wollenberg Rasmussen and Victor Skytte. The 4th official was Vasilis Fotias. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.79 degrees Celsius or 37.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Aris

1 - 2

Olympiakos Piraeus

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 6 Total 12
  • 0 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 129 Attack 125
  • 54 Dangerous attack 35
  • 77 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 22
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Aris was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Olympiakos Piraeus that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Aris had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Olympiakos Piraeus found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Aris shot 6 times, 0 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Aris received 2 yellow cards (Fabiano and Lindsay Rose). Regarding the opposition, Olympiakos Piraeus received 2 yellow cards (Sotiris Alexandropoulos and Rodinei).

Match Timeline

17'
Fran Navarro (goal)Rodinei
Fabiano- Yellow
19'
21'
Rodinei(penalty)
L. Rose- Yellow
37'
Kike Saverio - sub ->Magomed Shapi Suleymanov
56'
Álvaro Zamora- sub ->Rubén Pardo
56'
64'
Daniel Podence - sub ->Gelson Martins
Manu García- sub ->Loren Morón
67'
Martín Montoya- sub ->Moses Odubajo
67'
G. Fetfatzidis- sub ->Michalis Panagidis
76'
78'
Sotiris Alexandropoulos - Yellow
78'
Mady Camara- sub ->Sotiris Alexandropoulos
90'
Rodinei- Yellow
85'
G. Biancone- sub ->Andreas Ndoj
85'
Konstantinos Fortounis - sub ->Fran Navarro
90'
Quini(own-goal)

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 this match, Aris stays with 30 points to sit in the 5th place. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus will has 38 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Aris will play away with Panserraikos on the 21st of October with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Aris (0 draws).

Olympiakos Piraeus will host PAS Giannina on the 20th of January with a 18-3 head to head stats in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (6 draws).

Aris – Formation

Aris
G
Lefteris Choutesiotis 94.Greece
6.4
D
Franco Ferrari 3.Argentina
6.7
D
Fabiano 4.Brazil
6.4
19'
D
Moses Odubajo 22.England
6.4
67'
D
L. Rose 92.Mauritius
6.7
37'
M
Vladimír Darida 16.Czech Republic
7.5
M
Rubén Pardo 21.Spain
6.6
56'
M
Birger Verstraete 28.Belgium
7.0
M
M. Panagidis 77.Greece
6.3
76'
M
Magomed Shapi Suleymanov 93.Russia
6.3
56'
F
Loren Morón 80.Spain
7.0
67'
Substitutes
G
Julián Cuesta 23.Spain
D
Martín Montoya 33.Spain
6.8
67'
D
Fran Vélez 44.Spain
M
Manu García 6.Spain
7.1
67'
M
Cheick Doukouré 8.Ivory Coast
M
Kike Saverio 11.Ecuador
6.7
56'
M
Álvaro Zamora 12.Costa Rica
6.8
56'
M
G. Fetfatzidis 19.Greece
6.4
76'
F
Jonathan Menéndez 27.Argentina

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

The manager Apostolos Mantzios decided to play with the following team: Lefteris Choutesiotis (6.4), Moses Odubajo (6.4), Fabiano (6.4), Lindsay Rose (6.7), Franco Ferrari (6.7), Vladimír Darida (7.5), Birger Verstraete (7.0), Magomed Shapi Suleymanov (6.3), Rubén Pardo (6.6), Michalis Panagidis (6.3) and Loren Morón (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Manu García (7.1), Cheick Doukouré, Kike Saverio  (6.7), Álvaro Zamora (6.8), G. Fetfatzidis (6.4), Julián Cuesta, Jonathan Menéndez, Martín Montoya (6.8) and Fran Vélez.

Substitutions

Aris made 5 changes: Magomed Shapi Suleymanov for Kike Saverio  (56′), Rubén Pardo for Álvaro Zamora (56′), Loren Morón for Manu García (67′), Moses Odubajo for Martín Montoya (67′) and Michalis Panagidis for G. Fetfatzidis (76′).

Player of the match: Vladimír Darida​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aris was Vladimír Darida.

His rating is 7.5 with 70 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Olympiakos Piraeus – Formation

Olympiakos Piraeus
G
Alexandros Paschalakis 1.Greece
6.3
D
Quini 18.Spain
6.4
D
Rodinei 23.Brazil
8.4
90' 21'
D
Panagiotis Retsos 45.Greece
7.0
D
Andreas Ndoj 74.Greece
7.0
85'
M
Gelson Martins 10.Portugal
7.9
64'
M
Sotiris Alexandropoulos 15.Greece
7.1
78' 78'
M
Georgios Masouras 19.Greece
6.8
M
João Carvalho 20.Portugal
6.8
M
Santiago Hezze 32.Argentina
7.5
F
Fran Navarro 29.Spain
8.1
85' 17'
Substitutes
G
K. Tzolakis 88.Greece
D
Francisco Ortega 3.Argentina
D
G. Biancone 41.France
6.6
85'
M
Mady Camara 4.Guinea
6.4
78'
M
André Horta 5.Portugal
M
Chiquinho 6.Portugal
M
Konstantinos Fortounis 7.Greece
6.4
85'
F
Stevan Jovetic 22.Montenegro
F
Daniel Podence 56.Portugal
6.6
64'

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

Carlos Augusto Soares da Costa Faria Carvalhal played with: Alexandros Paschalakis (6.3), Rodinei (8.4), Panagiotis Retsos (7.0), Andreas Ndoj (7.0), Quini (6.4), Santiago Hezze (7.5), João Carvalho (6.8), Georgios Masouras (6.8), Sotiris Alexandropoulos (7.1), Gelson Martins (7.9) and Fran Navarro (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Francisco Ortega, Mady Camara (6.4), André Horta, Chiquinho, Konstantinos Fortounis  (6.4), Stevan Jovetic , Giulian Biancone  (6.6), Daniel Podence (6.6) and Konstantinos Tzolakis.

Substitutions

Olympiakos Piraeus made 4 changes: Gelson Martins for Daniel Podence (64′), Sotiris Alexandropoulos for Mady Camara (78′), Andreas Ndoj for Giulian Biancone  (85′) and Fran Navarro for Konstantinos Fortounis  (85′).

Player of the match: Rodinei​

The most impressive player for Olympiakos Piraeus was Rodinei.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 43 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 18. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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