THESSALONíKI. PAOK beat Panathinaikos to win 2-1. K. Despodov was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was PAOK to strike first with a goal of Kiril Despodov at the 43′. Then it was a penalty in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kiril Despodov gave the win to PAOK in the 56′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Panathinaikos was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Rohit Saggi with the assistance of Øystein Simon Ytterland and Tom Harald Grønevik. The 4th official was Efstathios Gortsilas. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 8.13 degrees Celsius or 46.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 11 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 4 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 89 Attack 90
- 53 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 15
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Panathinaikos had a superior ball possession 61% while PAOK was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
PAOK had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match.
PAOK shot 11 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Panathinaikos shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
PAOK received 4 yellow cards (Thomas Murg, Taison, Konstantinos Koulierakis and Abdul Baba Rahman). On the other side, Panathinaikos received 2 yellow cards (Filip Djuricic and Bernard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, PAOK has 47 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Panathinaikos will stays with 44 points to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will play away against Panserraikos on the 25th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of PAOK (2 draws).
Panathinaikos will host Kifisia on the 11th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Panathinaikos (0 draws).
PAOK – Formation
PAOK
90'
78'
43', 56'
PAOK adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski , Joan Sastre , Tomasz Kedziora , Konstantinos Koulierakis , Abdul Baba Rahman , Magomed Ozdoev , Soualiho Meïté , Kiril Despodov , Thomas Murg , Taison and Brandon .
The home team had on the bench: Ioannis Michailidis, Theocharis Tsingaras, Giannis Konstantelias , Andrija Zivkovic , Živko Živković, Stefan Schwab , Rafa Soares, Marcos Antônio and Stefanos Tzimas .
Substitutions
PAOK made 5 changes: Taison for Giannis Konstantelias (72′), Kiril Despodov for Andrija Zivkovic (72′), Thomas Murg for Marcos Antônio (78′), Brandon for Stefanos Tzimas (88′) and Magomed Ozdoev for Stefan Schwab (89′).
Player of the match: Kiril Despodov
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for PAOK was Kiril Despodov.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Panathinaikos – Formation
Panathinaikos
Also Panathinaikos adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Fatih Terim played with: Bartlomiej Dragowski , Georgios Vagiannidis , Tin Jedvaj , Vitor Hugo , Filip Mladenovic , Willian Arão , Giannis Kotsiras , Daniel Mancini , Anastasios Bakasetas , Aitor Cantalapiedra and Alexander Jeremejeff .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rubén Pérez, Zeca , Bernard , Dimitris Limnios , Yury Lodygin, Adam Gnezda Cerin , Filip Djuricic , Tonny Vilhena and Samet Akaydin .
Substitutions
Panathinaikos made 5 changes: Aitor Cantalapiedra for Bernard (46′), Vitor Hugo for Filip Djuricic (46′), Alexander Jeremejeff for Adam Gnezda Cerin (46′), Georgios Vagiannidis for Dimitris Limnios (64′) and Daniel Mancini for Tonny Vilhena (89′).
Player of the match: Anastasios Bakasetas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Panathinaikos was Anastasios Bakasetas .
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Olympiakos Piraeus – PAS Giannina – 3-1
- PAOK – Panathinaikos – 2-1
- Asteras Tripolis – Atromitos – 3-1
- AEK Athens – OFI – 3-0
