HERAKLION. Olympiakos Piraeus succeeded in reverse the score against OFI to win 2-1. It was OFI to strike first with an own goal of A. Ntoi at the 41′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, C. Bakambu gave the win to Olympiakos Piraeus in the 81′ minute. Olympiakos Piraeus was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

J. Rodriguez squandered a penalty (52′) for Olympiakos Piraeus.​

The match was played at the Stadio Thódoros Vardinoyánnis stadium in Heraklion on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Aristotelis Diamantopoulos with the collaboration of Lazaros Dimitriadis and Konstantinos Triantafyllou. The 4th official was Konstantinos Tsetsilas. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

OFI

1 - 2

Olympiakos Piraeus

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 10
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 67 Attack 89
  • 19 Dangerous attack 49
  • 118 Ball safe 128
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Olympiakos Piraeus had a superior ball possession 61% while OFI was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Olympiakos Piraeus was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Olympiakos Piraeus won the encounter.​

OFI shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Olympiakos Piraeus shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

OFI received 3 yellow cards (E. Larsson, K. Balogiannis and N. Marinakis). Regarding the opposition, Olympiakos Piraeus received 1 yellow card (A. Ntoi).

Match Timeline

38'
41'
Andreas Ndoj(own-goal)
45'
45'
Andreas Ndoj- Yellow
46'
46'
52'
58'
64'
72'
74'
74'
81'
Nikolaos Marinakis- Yellow
84'

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, OFI will stay with 4 points like PAS Giannina to sit in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Olympiakos Piraeus will have 14 points like Volos NFC to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, OFI will play away against AEK Athens on the 9th of November with a 14-4 head to head record in favor of AEK Athens (4 draws).

Olympiakos Piraeus will play away agasint Levadiakos on the 9th of November with a 21-1 head to head in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (2 draws).

OFI – Formation

OFI
G
Christos Mandas 35.Greece
7.3
D
Nikolaos Marinakis 6.Greece
6.6
84'
D
Praxitelis Vouros 14.Greece
6.7
D
A. Diamantis 15.Greece
6.1
D
Konstantinos Balogiannis 38.Greece
6.6
74'
M
Luis Perea 23.Spain
6.6
M
Jon Toral 21.Spain
6.2
64'
M
Miguel Mellado 29.Argentina
6.5
72'
F
Eric Larsson 2.Sweden
6.5
45'
F
Miguel Ángel Guerrero 9.Spain
6.1
F
Nouha Dicko 11.Mali
6.9
Substitutes
G
Sonny Stevens 1.Netherlands
D
Samuel Yohou 20.France
D
Gudmundur Thórarinsson 22.Iceland
D
Konstantinos Giannoulis 18.Greece
M
P. Staikos 26.Greece
M
Thievy Bifouma 77.Republic of the Congo
M
Assane Dioussé 5.Senegal
F
Mesaque Dju 7.Portugal
6.6
72'
F
Fiorin Durmishaj 17.Greece
6.4
64'

OFI adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Nikolaos Nioplias decided to play with the following team: Christos Mandas (7.3), Nikolaos Marinakis (6.6), Praxitelis Vouros (6.7), Apostolos Diamantis (6.1), Konstantinos Balogiannis (6.6), Luis Perea (6.6), Jon Toral (6.2), Miguel Mellado (6.5), Eric Larsson (6.5), Miguel Ángel Guerrero (6.1) and Nouha Dicko (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Sonny Stevens, Samuel Yohou, Gudmundur Thórarinsson, Konstantinos Giannoulis, Paschalis Staikos, Thievy Bifouma, Assane Dioussé, Mesaque Dju (6.6) and Fiorin Durmishaj (6.4).

OFI could not rely on the presence of F. Durmishaj (injured).

Substitutions

OFI made 2 changes: J. Toral for F. Durmishaj (64′) and M. Mellado for M. Dju (72′).

Best player: Christos Mandas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for OFI was the goalkeeper: Christos Mandas. His rating is 7.25. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.

Olympiakos Piraeus – Formation

Olympiakos Piraeus
G
K. Tzolakis 88.Greece
7.0
D
Pipa 26.Spain
6.2
38'
D
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 15.Greece
7.0
D
Andreas Ndoj 74.Greece
6.1
45'
D
Oleg Reabciuk 45.Moldova
6.8
M
Aguibou Camara 22.Guinea
7.3
M
Yann M'Vila 6.France
6.6
M
In-beom Hwang 33.South Korea
7.3
F
Pep Biel 21.Spain
7.3
74'
F
Cédric Bakambu 94.DR Congo
7.1
81'
F
Georgios Masouras 19.Greece
7.0
46'
Substitutes
G
Alexandros Paschalakis 91.Greece
D
Marcelo 12.Brazil
M
J. Rodríguez 10.Colombia
46'
M
Diadié Samassékou 38.Mali
M
Andreas Bouchalakis 5.Greece
M
Mathieu Valbuena 28.France
74'
F
Ui-jo Hwang 18.South Korea
F
Garry Rodrigues 77.Cape Verde
7.1
46' 58'
F
Marios Vrousai 17.Greece
7.4
38'

Also Olympiakos Piraeus adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

José Miguel González Martín del Campo played with: Konstantinos Tzolakis (7.0), Pipa (6.2), Andreas Richardos Ntoi (6.1), Sokratis (7.0), Oleg Reabciuk (6.8), In-Beom Hwang (7.3), Yann M’Vila (6.6), Aguibou Camara (7.3), Pep Biel (7.3), Cédric Bakambu (7.1) and Giorgos Masouras (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Alexandros Paschalakis, Marcelo, Garry Rodrigues (7.1), Marios Vrousai (7.4), James Rodríguez, Diadié Samassékou, Andreas Bouchalakis, Mathieu Valbuena and Ui-Jo Hwang.

Substitutions

Olympiakos Piraeus made 4 changes: Pipa for M. Vrousai (38′), G. Masouras for G. Rodrigues (46′), A. Ntoi for G. Rodrigues (46′) and P. Biel for M. Valbuena (74′).

Best player: Marios Vrousai​

The player that probably impressed the most for Olympiakos Piraeus was Marios Vrousai even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 38′.

Results of the day

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