THESSALONíKI. Olympiakos Piraeus had a comfortable win over PAOK. Olympiakos Piraeus scored with Fran Navarro (29′), Daniel Podence (54′), Ayoub El Kaabi (83′) and Ayoub El Kaabi (90′). On the other side, Kiril Despodov (39′) scored for PAOK.

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 Christian Dingert with the help of Benedikt Kempkes and Nikolai Kimmeyer. The 4th official was Vasilis Fotias. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.07 degrees Celsius or 57.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

PAOK

1 - 4

Olympiakos Piraeus

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 15 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 7
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 97 Attack 105
  • 52 Dangerous attack 29
  • 80 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 16
  • 2 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. PAOK was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Olympiakos Piraeus that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

PAOK was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Olympiakos Piraeus was able to find the solution to win this match.​

PAOK shot 15 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Olympiakos Piraeus shot 10 times, 7 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

PAOK received 2 yellow cards (Brandon and Kiril Despodov). On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus received 6 yellow cards (David Carmo, Giulian Biancone , Konstantinos Fortounis , Fran Navarro, Alexandros Paschalakis and Santiago Hezze).

Match Timeline

12'
G. Biancone- Yellow
Kiril Despodov - Yellow
14'
29'
Fran Navarro (goal)
Kiril Despodov (goal)
39'
41'
Konstantinos Fortounis - Yellow
54'
Daniel Podence (goal)Konstantinos Fortounis
57'
Santiago Hezze- Yellow
Andrija Zivkovic- sub ->Thomas Murg
61'
Brandon Thomas- sub ->Ally Samatta
61'
64'
Alexandros Paschalakis- Yellow
68'
Fran Navarro - Yellow
Brandon Thomas- Yellow
71'
Jonny Otto- sub ->Joan Sastre
72'
Stefan Schwab- sub ->Soualiho Meïté
72'
76'
Georgios Masouras- sub ->Konstantinos Fortounis
76'
Ayoub El Kaabi- sub ->Fran Navarro
80'
Vicente Iborra- sub ->André Horta
80'
David Carmo- Yellow
83'
Ayoub El Kaabi(goal)Daniel Podence
S. Tzimas- sub ->Giannis Konstantelias
86'
87'
Panagiotis Retsos- sub ->Giulian Biancone
90'
Ayoub El Kaabi(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, PAOK stays with 51 points like Panathinaikos to hold in the 2nd place. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus will has 47 points to remain in the 4th 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).

Olympiakos Piraeus will host Asteras Tripolis on the 17th of February with a 25-3 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (8 draws).

PAOK – Formation

PAOK
G
Dominik Kotarski 42.Croatia
6.4
D
K. Koulierakis 4.Greece
6.3
D
Tomasz Kedziora 16.Poland
6.1
D
Abdul Rahman Baba 21.Ghana
7.1
D
Joan Sastre 23.Spain
6.6
72'
M
Giannis Konstantelias 7.Greece
7.0
86'
M
Soualiho Meïté 8.France
6.8
72'
M
Thomas Murg 10.Austria
6.4
61'
M
Magomed Ozdoev 27.Russia
6.8
M
Kiril Despodov 77.Bulgaria
7.0
14' 39'
F
Ally Samatta 33.Tanzania
6.8
61'
Substitutes
G
Ž. Živković 18.Serbia
D
Giannis Michailidis 5.Greece
D
Jonny Otto 19.Spain
6.3
72'
M
Vieirinha 20.Portugal
M
Stefan Schwab 22.Austria
7.0
72'
M
Marcos Antônio 88.Brazil
F
Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia
7.1
61'
F
Brandon Thomas 71.Spain
6.4
61' 71'
F
S. Tzimas 95.Greece
6.8
86'

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: Dominik Kotarski (6.4), Joan Sastre (6.6), Tomasz Kedziora (6.1), Konstantinos Koulierakis (6.3), Abdul Baba Rahman (7.1), Magomed Ozdoev (6.8), Soualiho Meïté (6.8), Kiril Despodov (7.0), Thomas Murg (6.4), Giannis Konstantelias (7.0) and Ally Samatta  (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ioannis Michailidis, Andrija Zivkovic (7.1), Živko Živković, Jonny (6.3), Vieirinha, Stefan Schwab (7.0), Brandon (6.4), Marcos Antônio and Stefanos Tzimas (6.8).

Substitutions

PAOK made 5 changes: Ally Samatta  for Brandon (61′), Thomas Murg for Andrija Zivkovic (61′), Joan Sastre for Jonny (72′), Soualiho Meïté for Stefan Schwab (72′) and Giannis Konstantelias for Stefanos Tzimas (86′).

Player of the match: Andrija Zivkovic​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for PAOK was Andrija Zivkovic.

His rating is 7.1 with 18 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was extraordinary also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 61′.

Olympiakos Piraeus – Formation

Olympiakos Piraeus
G
Alexandros Paschalakis 1.Greece
7.1
64'
D
Francisco Ortega 3.Argentina
6.3
D
David Carmo 16.Portugal
7.3
80'
D
Rodinei 23.Brazil
6.3
D
G. Biancone 41.France
7.0
87' 12'
M
André Horta 5.Portugal
7.0
80'
M
Chiquinho 6.Portugal
7.3
M
Konstantinos Fortounis 7.Greece
7.3
76' 41'
M
Fran Navarro 29.Spain
7.5
76' 68' 29'
M
Santiago Hezze 32.Argentina
6.8
57'
F
Daniel Podence 56.Portugal
9.5
54'
Substitutes
G
K. Tzolakis 88.Greece
D
Rúben Vezo 14.Portugal
D
O. Richards 27.England
D
Panagiotis Retsos 45.Greece
6.7
87'
M
Vicente Iborra 8.Spain
6.4
80'
M
Georgios Masouras 19.Greece
6.7
76'
M
João Carvalho 20.Portugal
F
Ayoub El Kaabi 9.Morocco
8.9
76' 83', 90'
F
Stevan Jovetic 22.Montenegro

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

José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria played with: Alexandros Paschalakis (7.1), Rodinei (6.3), Giulian Biancone  (7.0), David Carmo (7.3), Francisco Ortega (6.3), Chiquinho (7.3), Santiago Hezze (6.8), André Horta (7.0), Konstantinos Fortounis  (7.3), Fran Navarro (7.5) and Daniel Podence (9.5).

These were the players on the bench: Vicente Iborra (6.4), Ayoub El Kaabi (8.9), Rúben Vezo, Georgios Masouras (6.7), João Carvalho, Stevan Jovetic , Omar Richards, Panagiotis Retsos (6.7) and Konstantinos Tzolakis.

Substitutions

Olympiakos Piraeus made 4 changes: Konstantinos Fortounis  for Georgios Masouras (76′), Fran Navarro for Ayoub El Kaabi (76′), André Horta for Vicente Iborra (80′) and Giulian Biancone  for Panagiotis Retsos (87′).

Player of the match: Daniel Podence​

The player that probably impressed the most for Olympiakos Piraeus was Daniel Podence.

His rating is 9.5 with 1 goal, 28 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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