THESSALONíKI. PAOK prevails over Atromitos 1-0 after J. Crespo scored just 1 goal (57′). PAOK was truly superior in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Sunday and it started at 5:15 pm local time. The referee was Andreas Gamaris who had the assistance of Theofilos Moisiadis and Konstantinos Staikos. The 4th official was Georgios Tzovaras. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.84 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

PAOK

1 - 0

Atromitos

  • ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
  • 19 Total 5
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 120 Attack 55
  • 64 Dangerous attack 20
  • 59 Ball safe 64
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 14 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

PAOK had a superior ball possession 66% while Atromitos was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PAOK had a more offensive attitude with 64 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match​.

PAOK shot 19 times, 6 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atromitos shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

PAOK received 1 yellow card (J. Crespo). On the other side, Atromitos received 3 yellow cards (P. Salomon, G. Daviotis and C. Charisis).

Match Timeline

34'
47'
57'
Andrija Zivkovic- sub ->Thomas Murg
59'
64'
66'
67'
67'
August Erlingmark- sub ->Patrick Salomon
67'
68'
71'
Adil Nabi- sub ->Djordje Denic
79'
Stefan Schwab- sub ->Diego Biseswar
81'
82'
82'
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Olympiakos Piraeus
83
10
Ionikos
45
7
PAOK
64
10
OFI
44
7
Aris
62
10
Asteras Tripolis
41
7
Volos NFC
40
7
Panathinaikos
61
10
AEK Athens
56
10
Panaitolikos
37
7
PAS Giannina
46
10
Atromitos
33
7
Lamia
26
7
Apollon Smirnis
22
7

After this match, PAOK will have 47 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Atromitos will stay with 13 points to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, PAOK will play away with Lamia on the 6th of March with a 9-1 head to head statistic in favor of PAOK (0 draws).

Atromitos will host Panathinaikos on the 6th of March with a 22-8 head to head statistic in favor of Panathinaikos (8 draws).

PAOK – Formation

PAOK
G
Alexandros Paschalakis 31.Greece
D
Joan Sastre 23.Spain
D
Enea Mihaj 6.Albania
D
José Crespo 15.Spain
66' 57'
M
Vieirinha 20.Portugal
82'
M
Theocharis Tsingaras 51.Greece
M
Douglas Augusto 8.Brazil
68'
M
Thomas Murg 10.Austria
59'
M
Diego Biseswar 21.Netherlands
81'
M
Alexandru Mitriţă 28.Romania
82'
F
Chuba Akpom 47.England
Substitutes
G
Ž. Živković 88.Serbia
D
Lefteris Lyratzis 19.Greece
D
Giannis Michailidis 49.Greece
D
Sidcley 16.Brazil
82'
D
Lucas Taylor 13.Brazil
M
Léo Jabá 11.Brazil
82'
M
Stefan Schwab 22.Austria
81'
M
Filipe Soares 50.Portugal
68'
F
Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia
59'

PAOK started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Alexandros Paschalakis, Joan Sastre, Enea Mihaj, José Ángel Crespo, Vieirinha, Theocharis Tsingaras, Douglas Augusto, Thomas Murg, Diego Biseswar, Alexandru Mitriță and Chuba Akpom.

The home team had on the bench: Živko Živković, Lefteris Lyratzis, Ioannis Michailidis, Sidcley, Lucas Taylor, Léo Jabá, Stefan Schwab, Filipe Soares and Andrija Živković.

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: T. Murg for A. Zivkovic (59′), D. Augusto for F. Soares (68′), D. Biseswar for S. Schwab (81′), A. Mitrita for L. Jaba (82′) and Vieirinha for Sidcley (82′).

Atromitos – Formation

Atromitos
G
Andreas Gianniotis 92.Greece
D
D. Chatziisaias 5.Greece
D
Theofanis Mavromatis 24.Greece
M
Srđan Spiridonović 77.Austria
83'
M
Djordje Denic 4.Serbia
71'
M
Charilaos Charisis 8.Greece
64'
M
Patrick Salomon 21.Austria
67' 34'
F
G. Ntaviotis 27.Greece
67' 47'
F
Viktor Klonaridis 22.Belgium
67'
F
Dorin Rotariu 95.Romania
Substitutes
G
Marko Marić 1.Croatia
D
Dani Castellano 33.Spain
D
Kyriakos Papadopoulos 44.Greece
M
Thomás Bedinelli 10.Brazil
83'
M
August Erlingmark 17.Sweden
67'
M
Alexandros Kartalis 7.Greece
M
Stavros Vasilantonopoulos 2.Greece
67'
F
Denis Alibec 70.Romania
67'
F
Adil Nabi 30.England
71'

Atromitos started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Chris Coleman played with: Andreas Gianniotis, Georgios Daviotis, Dimitris Chatziisaias, Theofanis Mavromatis, Georgios Tzovaras, Charis Charisis, Patrick Salomon, Đorđe Denić, Dorin Rotariu, Viktor Klonaridis and Srđan Spiridonović.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marko Marić, Dani Castellano, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Thomás, August Erlingmark, Alexandros Kartalis, Stavros Vasilantonopoulos, Denis Alibec and Adil Nabi.

Substitutions

Atromitos made 5 changes: P. Salomon for A. Erlingmark (67′), V. Klonaridis for D. Alibec (67′), G. Daviotis for S. Vasilantonopoulos (67′), D. Denic for A. Nabi (71′) and S. Spiridonovic for Thomas (82′).

Results of the day

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