ATHENS. AEK Athens conquers PAS Giannina with a 2-0 win with a goal from O. Pineda (39′) and a goal from N. Amrabat (87′). AEK Athens was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis stadium in Athens on Sunday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. The referee was Evangelos Manouhos who was helped by Antonios Siniorakis and Dimitris Vergetis. The 4th official was Christos Vergetis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.1 degrees Celsius or 79.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

AEK Athens

2 - 0

PAS Giannina

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 11 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 124 Attack 76
  • 62 Dangerous attack 22
  • 104 Ball safe 83
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

AEK Athens had a superior ball possession 62% while PAS Giannina was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AEK Athens was more pushing with 62 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the match​.

AEK Athens shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, PAS Giannina shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

AEK Athens received 2 yellow cards (D. Szymanski and G. Tzavellas). Regarding the opposition, PAS Giannina received 1 yellow card (G. Pamlidis).

Match Timeline

28'
Georgios Pamlidis- Yellow
Orbelín Pineda(goal)M. Gacinovic
39'
Damian Szymanski- Yellow
40'
46'
Panagiotis Tzimas- sub ->A. Mendes Moreira
56'
Daan Rienstra- sub ->A. Liasos
Levi García- sub ->S. Araujo
70'
Niclas Eliasson- sub ->D. Szymanski
70'
Petros Mantalos- sub ->M. Gacinovic
71'
77'
Nordin Amrabat - sub ->S. Zuber
77'
80'
82'
Nordin Amrabat (goal)
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
AEK Athens
83
36
OFI
41
33
Atromitos
38
33
Panathinaikos
78
36
Olympiakos Piraeus
73
36
PAS Giannina
34
33
PAOK
67
36
Asteras Tripolis
31
33
Aris
51
36
Panaitolikos
30
33
Volos NFC
40
36
Lamia
29
33
Ionikos
27
33
Levadiakos
26
33

After this match, AEK Athens has 6 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. On the other side, PAS Giannina stays with 1 points (13th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will play away with Panaitolikos on the 16th of September with a 11-4 head to head in favor of AEK Athens (1 draw).

PAS Giannina will play away agasint Panathinaikos on the 18th of September with a 14-4 head to head statistic in favor of Panathinaikos (5 draws).

AEK Athens – Formation

AEK Athens
G
Cican Stankovic 1.Austria
6.6
D
Lazaros Rota 12.Greece
7.4
D
Domagoj Vida 21.Croatia
7.3
D
Georgios Tzavellas 31.Greece
6.9
80'
D
Ehsan Hajsafi 28.Iran
7.3
M
Damian Szymanski 4.Poland
6.7
70' 40'
M
Jens Jönsson 6.Denmark
7.2
M
Mijat Gacinovic 8.Serbia
6.7
71'
M
Orbelín Pineda 13.Mexico
7.6
82' 39'
M
Steven Zuber 10.Switzerland
6.7
77'
F
S. Araújo 11.Argentina
6.8
70'
Substitutes
G
Georgios Athanasiadis 30.Greece
D
H. Moukoudi 2.Cameroon
D
Milad Mohammadi 3.Iran
6.8
82'
D
Gerasimos Mitoglou 24.Greece
M
Petros Mantalos 20.Greece
7.0
71'
M
Nordin Amrabat 5.Morocco
7.6
77' 87'
M
Niclas Eliasson 19.Sweden
6.2
70'
F
Levi García 7.Trinidad and Tobago
6.5
70'

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

The manager Matías Jesús Almeyda decided to play with the following team: Cican Stanković (6.6), Lazaros Rota (7.4), Domagoj Vida (7.3), Georgios Tzavellas (6.9), Ehsan Haji Safi (7.3), Damian Szymański (6.7), Jens Jønsson (7.2), Mijat Gaćinović (6.7), Orbelín Pineda (7.6), Steven Zuber (6.7) and Sergio Araujo (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Giorgos Athanasiadis, Harold Moukoudi, Milad Mohammadi (6.8), Gerasimos Mitoglou, Petros Mantalos (7.0), Nordin Amrabat (7.6), Niclas Eliasson (6.2), Georgios Sideras and Levi García (6.5).

Substitutions

AEK Athens made 5 changes: S. Araujo for L. Garcia (70′), D. Szymanski for N. Eliasson (70′), M. Gacinovic for P. Mantalos (71′), S. Zuber for N. Amrabat (76′) and O. Pineda for M. Mohammadi (82′).

Best player: Nordin Amrabat​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for AEK Athens was Nordin Amrabat.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 11 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.

PAS Giannina – Formation

PAS Giannina
G
Vasilios Soulis 64.Greece
6.4
D
Carles Soria 2.Spain
6.9
D
Epaminondas Pantelakis 4.Greece
6.2
D
Rodrigo Erramuspe 15.Argentina
7.0
D
Giannis Kiakos 31.Greece
6.4
M
Angelos Liasos 80.Greece
6.5
56'
M
Zisis Karachalios 5.Greece
7.2
M
Iker Bilbao 6.Spain
6.9
F
Georgios Pamlidis 14.Greece
6.5
28'
F
Ahmad Mendes Moreira 7.Netherlands
6.2
46'
F
Kevin Rosero 11.Colombia
6.8
77'
Substitutes
G
Vasilios Athanasiou 99.Greece
D
Louis Poznanski 12.Germany
D
Petros Bagalianis 40.Greece
D
Angelos Tsavos 22.Greece
M
Daan Rienstra 23.Netherlands
6.4
56'
M
Panagiotis Tzimas 21.Greece
6.1
46'
M
Manssou Fofana 18.Ivory Coast
F
S. Pilios 3.Greece
F
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 88.Australia
6.6
77'

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

Thanasis Staikos played with: Vasilios Soulis (6.4), Carles Soria (6.9), Epameinondas Pantelakis (6.2), Rodrigo Erramuspe (7.0), Giannis Kiakos (6.4), Angelos Liasos (6.5), Zisis Karachalios (7.2), Iker Bilbao (6.9), Kevin Rosero (6.8), Giorgos Pamlidis (6.5) and Ahmad Mendes Moreira (6.2).

They had on the bench: Vasilios Athanasiou, Louis Poznański, Stavros Pilios, Petros Bagalianis, Angelos Tsavos, Daan Rienstra (6.4), Panagiotis Tzimas (6.1), Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (6.6) and Manssou Fofana.

Substitutions

PAS Giannina made 3 changes: A. Mendes Moreira for P. Tzimas (46′), A. Liasos for D. Rienstra (56′) and K. Rosero for A. Stamatelopoulos (76′).

Best player: Zisis Karachalios​

The most impressive player for PAS Giannina was Zisis Karachalios.

His rating is (7.2) with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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