THESSALONíKI. Aris managed to turn the tables against Ionikos to win 2-1. It was Ionikos to strike first with a goal of V. Mantzis at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 63′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, A. Gray gave the win to Aris in the 74′ minute. Aris capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Stadio Harilaou Kleánthis Vikelídis stadium in Thessaloníki on Saturday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Papapetrou assisted by Dimitris Vergetis and Nikolaos Savvas. The 4th official was Konstantinos Katoikos. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Aris had a superior ball possession 59% while Ionikos was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aris was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aris won the match​.

Aris shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Ionikos shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Aris received 1 yellow card (Fabiano). Talking about the opposition, Ionikos received 2 yellow cards (E. Sakic and A. Aosman).

Standings

After playing this contest, Aris will have 13 points to remain in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Ionikos will stay with 2 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Aris will play away with PAS Giannina on the 13th of November with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Ionikos will host PAOK on the 10th of November with a 3-1 head to head in favor of PAOK (2 draws).

Aris – Formation

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

The manager Alan Pardew decided to play with the following team: Julián Cuesta (7.1), Moses Odubajo (6.9), Fabiano (6.8), Nicolas N’Koulou (6.7), Bradley Mazikou (8.1), Oghenekaro Etebo (6.8), Bryan Dabo (7.0), Daniel Mancini (7.0), Luis Palma (6.9), Rafael Camacho (6.4) and Gervinho (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marios Siampanis, Salem M’Bakata, Konstantinos Tanoulis, Marvin Peersman, Pape Cheikh, Mateo García (7.0), Manu García (6.9), Juan Iturbe (6.8) and Andre Gray (7.2).

Substitutions

Aris made 4 changes: D. Mancini for M. Garcia (42′), B. Dabo for M. E. Garcia (56′), Gervinho for J. Iturbe (67′) and L. Palma for A. Gray (67′).

Best player: Bradley Mazikou​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aris was Bradley Mazikou even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 34 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Ionikos – Formation

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

Dimitris Spanos played with: Lefteris Choutesiotis (6.4), Georgios Mygas (6.8), Fabien Antunes (6.4), Jacques-Alaixys Romao (6.5), Emanuel Šakić (6.1), Bandiougou Fadiga (6.6), Maximiliano Lovera (6.8), José Alberto Cañas (6.7), Christos Eleftheriadis (6.2), Vasilios Mantzis (7.7) and Aias Aosman (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Armando Perlleshi, Konstantinos Tsirigotis, Federico Milo (6.4), Javier Mendoza (6.6), Raman Chibsah (6.4), Sebá (6.1), Zinédine Machach (7.0), Reagy Ofosu and Nikos Ioannidis.

Ionikos could not rely on the presence of F. Milo (injured).

Substitutions

Ionikos made 5 changes: M. Lovera for Seba (46′), J. Canas for R. Chibsah (52′), E. Sakic for F. Milo (77′), A. Aosman for J. Mendoza (77′) and R. Chibsah for Z. Machach (78′).

Best player: Vasilios Mantzis​

The most impressive player for Ionikos was Vasilios Mantzis.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 13 passes (53% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Volos NFC – Levadiakos – 2-1
• Aris – Ionikos – 2-1