ATHENS. AEK Athens was in the end too strong for Kifisia with the goal of Levi García (19′), Levi García (24′) and Robert Ljubičić (90′). AEK Athens was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (79%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Levi García didn’t score a penalty (7′) for AEK Athens.
The match was played at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis stadium in Athens on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Efstathios Gortsilas who had the assistance of Konstantinos Nikolaidis and Giorgos Christakoglou. The 4th official was Andreas Vlachos. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 14.18 degrees Celsius or 57.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 79 Ball Possession 21
Shots
- 31 Total 2
- 12 On Target 0
- 14 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 134 Attack 41
- 103 Dangerous attack 17
- 70 Ball safe 72
- 1 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 0
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
AEK Athens had a strong ball possession 79% while Kifisia was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AEK Athens was more pushing with 103 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the match.
AEK Athens shot 31 times, 12 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Kifisia shot 2 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
AEK Athens received 2 yellow cards (Alexander Callens and Ehsan Hajsafi ). On the opposite side, Kifisia received 2 yellow cards (Facundo Soloa and Marko Gobeljic).
Also, Kifisia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Vasilios Spinos (Kifisia) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (4′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, AEK Athens has 52 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Kifisia will stays with 16 points like PAS Giannina to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will play away against Lamia on the 17th of February with a 12-0 head to head in favor of AEK Athens (2 draws).
Kifisia will play away against Panathinaikos on the 11th of November with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Panathinaikos (0 draws).
AEK Athens – Formation
AEK Athens
67'
71'
19', 24'
AEK Athens started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Matías Jesús Almeyda decided to play with the following team: Cican Stankovic , Djibril Sidibé , Alexander Callens , Ehsan Hajsafi , Stavros Pilios , Niclas Eliasson , Jens Jönsson , Mijat Gacinovic , Orbelín Pineda , Steven Zuber and Levi García .
The home team had on the bench: Nordin Amrabat , Tom van Weert, Sergio Araujo , Robert Ljubičić , Konstantinos Galanopoulos , Georgios Athanasiadis, Vedad Radonja, Konstantinos Chrysopoulos and Rodolfo Pizarro .
Substitutions
AEK Athens made 5 changes: Jens Jönsson for Robert Ljubičić (71′), Steven Zuber for Sergio Araujo (71′), Mijat Gacinovic for Rodolfo Pizarro (71′), Levi García for Nordin Amrabat (70′) and Niclas Eliasson for Konstantinos Galanopoulos (77′).
Player of the match: Niclas Eliasson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AEK Athens was Niclas Eliasson even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 42 passes (79% accurate) and 8 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 10 crosses.
Kifisia – Formation
Kifisia
4'
Kifisia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Konstantinos Bratsos played with: Alexandros Anagnostopoulos , Marko Gobeljic , Vasilios Spinos , Luka Capan , Ivan Milićević , Dario Čanađija , Facundo Soloa , Thievy Bifouma , Mateus Criciúma , Jonathan Menéndez and Ognjen Ozegovic .
These were the players on the bench: Nikolaos Vafeas , Alberto Botía , Panagiotis Pritsas , Andrews Tetteh , Sotiris Ninis , Alexandros Parras, Viktor Klonaridis , Dušan Jovančić and Giannis Nikopolidis.
Kifisia could not rely on the presence of Viktor Klonaridis (injured).
Substitutions
Kifisia made 5 changes: Jonathan Menéndez for Nikolaos Vafeas (9′), Thievy Bifouma for Panagiotis Pritsas (57′), Facundo Soloa for Viktor Klonaridis (57′), Luka Capan for Alberto Botía (73′) and Ognjen Ozegovic for Andrews Tetteh (73′).
Player of the match: Alexandros Anagnostopoulos
The player that probably impressed the most for Kifisia was the goalkeeper: Alexandros Anagnostopoulos. His rating is 8.47. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 9 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- PAOK – Olympiakos Piraeus – 1-4
- Volos NFC – PAS Giannina – 1-2
- AEK Athens – Kifisia – 3-0
