VOLOS. Panathinaikos defeats Volos NFC 5-1 after playing a incredible match.

The match was played at the Panthessaliko Stadio stadium in Volos on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Anastasios Sidiropoulos with the help of Lazaros Dimitriadis and Chrysoula Kourompylia. The 4th official was Petros Tsagarakis. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Volos NFC

1 - 5

Panathinaikos

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 9 Off Target 11
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 68 Attack 83
  • 27 Dangerous attack 36
  • 63 Ball safe 74
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Panathinaikos was in firm control of the ball 55% while Volos NFC was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Panathinaikos was putting more pressure with 36 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Panathinaikos won the match.​

Volos NFC shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Panathinaikos shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Volos NFC received 3 yellow cards (J. Barrientos, O. Ozegovic and P. Fernandes). Regarding the opposition, Panathinaikos received 1 yellow card (A. Gnezda Cerin).

Match Timeline

Jean Barrientos- Yellow
19'
32'
Adam Gnezda Cerin- Yellow
39'
Sebastián Palacios(goal)
41'
44'
Sebastián Palacios(goal)
46'
57'
66'
67'
Adam Gnezda Cerin(goal)
69'
71'
71'
76'
Andraz Sporar(goal)Bernard
78'
77'
Fotis Ioannidis- sub ->A. Sporar
83'
85'
86'
86'
86'
Giannis Kotsiras- sub ->F. Sanchez
86'
Giannis Kotsiras- sub ->F. Sanchez

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 playing this encounter, Volos NFC will stay with 20 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Panathinaikos will have 30 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super League, Volos NFC will play away with PAOK on the 13th of November with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of PAOK (2 draws).

Panathinaikos will host Olympiakos Piraeus on the 6th of November with a 16-10 head to head record in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (13 draws).

Volos NFC – Formation

Volos NFC
G
Boris Kleiman 55.Israel
5.5
D
Nikolai Alho 3.Finland
5.8
D
Christos Sielis 16.Cyprus
5.8
D
Rodrigo Escoval 26.Portugal
5.8
D
Antonio Luna 13.Spain
5.9
86'
M
Jean Barrientos 14.Uruguay
6.2
71' 19'
M
Anastasios Tsokanis 6.Greece
7.1
M
M. Deletić 7.Serbia
6.0
M
Nicolás Mezquida 20.Uruguay
6.6
46'
M
Paolo Fernandes 10.Spain
6.6
85' 57'
F
Ognjen Ozegovic 9.Serbia
6.1
71' 41'
Substitutes
G
Matic Kotnik 12.Slovenia
D
Juha Pirinen 66.Finland
D
Abdul Rahman Oues 23.Syria
86'
D
Stathis Tachatos 32.Greece
M
D. Metaxas 21.Greece
M
J. Magro 27.Spain
6.6
71'
M
Cristian Battocchio 8.Italy
85'
M
Anthony Knockaert 17.France
6.8
46' 83'
F
G. Koutsias 19.Greece
6.6
71'

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

The manager Konstantinos Bratsos decided to play with the following team: Boris Kleiman (5.5), Nikolai Alho (5.8), Rodrigo Escoval (5.8), Christos Shelis (5.8), Antonio Luna (5.9), Jean Barrientos (6.2), Tasos Tsokanis (7.1), Paolo Fernandes (6.6), Nicolás Mezquida (6.6), Miloš Deletić (6.0) and Ognjen Ožegović (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Matic Kotnik, Juha Pirinen, Abdul Rahman Weiss, Efstathios Tachatos, Dimitrios Metaxas, Javier Matilla (6.6), Cristian Battocchio, Anthony Knockaert (6.8) and Georgios Koutsias (6.6).

Substitutions

Volos NFC made 5 changes: N. Mezquida for A. Knockaert (46′), O. Ozegovic for G. Koutsias (71′), J. Barrientos for J. Matilla (71′), P. Fernandes for C. Battocchio (85′) and A. Luna for A. R. Weiss (86′).

Best player: Tasos Tsokanis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Volos NFC was Tasos Tsokanis.

His rating is (7.1) with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.

Panathinaikos – Formation

Panathinaikos
G
Alberto Brignoli 91.Italy
6.2
D
Facundo Sánchez 14.Argentina
6.7
86'
D
Hördur Magnússon 23.Iceland
7.1
D
Bart Schenkeveld 5.Netherlands
6.3
D
Juankar 3.Spain
6.7
M
Bernard 10.Brazil
8.6
86'
M
Rubén Pérez 4.Spain
7.3
78'
M
Sebastián Palacios 34.Argentina
8.3
39', 44'
F
Adam Gnezda Cerin 16.Slovenia
7.1
32' 67'
F
Andraz Sporar 9.Slovenia
7.7
77' 76'
F
Benjamin Verbic 77.Slovenia
7.1
69'
Substitutes
G
Yuriy Lodygin 12.Russia
D
Georgios Vagiannidis 2.Greece
D
Zvonimir Sarlija 31.Croatia
D
Giannis Kotsiras 27.Greece
86'
D
Cristian Ganea 11.Romania
86'
M
Dimitrios Kourbelis 21.Greece
6.2
69'
M
Enis Cokaj 18.Albania
6.3
78'
F
Argyris Kampetsis 99.Greece
F
Fotis Ioannidis 7.Greece
6.4
77'

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

Ivan Jovanović played with: Alberto Brignoli (6.2), Facundo Sánchez (6.7), Hörður Magnússon (7.1), Bart Schenkeveld (6.3), Juankar (6.7), Bernard (8.6), Rubén Pérez (7.3), Sebastián Palacios (8.3), Adam Gnezda Čerin (7.1), Andraž Šporar (7.7) and Benjamin Verbič (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Yury Lodygin, Giorgos Vagiannidis, Zvonimir Šarlija, Giannis Kotsiras, Cristian Ganea, Dimitrios Kourbelis (6.2), Enis Çokaj (6.3), Argyris Kampetsis and Fotis Ioannidis (6.4).

Substitutions

Panathinaikos made 6 changes: B. Verbic for D. Kourbelis (69′), R. Perez for E. Cokaj (78′), A. Sporar for F. Ioannidis (77′), Bernard for C. Ganea (86′), F. Sanchez for G. Kotsiras (86′) and F. Sanchez for G. Kotsiras (86′).

Best player: Bernard​

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

His rating is (8.6) with 42 passes (92% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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