ATHENS. AEK Athens defeats PAOK with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Garcia (36′) and a goal from M. Gacinovic (61′). PAOK lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Olympiako Stadio Spyros Louis stadium in Athens on Sunday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Stefanski with the collaboration of Dawid Igor Golis and Michal Obukowicz. The 4th official was Aristomenis Koutsiaftis. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 16 Total 4
- 7 On Target 0
- 9 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 89 Attack 79
- 53 Dangerous attack 43
- 73 Ball safe 88
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 24 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
PAOK had a superior ball possession 58% while AEK Athens was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AEK Athens had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AEK Athens won the match.
AEK Athens shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, PAOK shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
AEK Athens received 2 yellow cards (M. Gacinovic and N. Eliasson). Talking about the opposition, PAOK received 3 yellow cards (T. Dantas, N. Oliveira and J. Sastre).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, AEK Athens will have 24 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, PAOK will stay with 16 points to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super League, AEK Athens will play away with Olympiakos Piraeus on the 13th of November with a 24-8 head to head statistic in favor of Olympiakos Piraeus (6 draws).
PAOK will host Volos NFC on the 13th of November with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of PAOK (2 draws).
AEK Athens – Formation
AEK Athens
89'
81'
61'
AEK Athens started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matías Jesús Almeyda decided to play with the following team: Giorgos Athanasiadis , Lazaros Rota , Domagoj Vida , Harold Moukoudi , Milad Mohammadi , Niclas Eliasson , Damian Szymański , Mijat Gaćinović , Orbelín Pineda , Levi García and Sergio Araujo .
The home team had on the bench: Vasilis Chatziemmanouil, Ehsan Haji Safi, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Georgios Tzavellas, Djibril Sidibé, Nordin Amrabat, Jens Jønsson , Konstantinos Galanopoulos and Petros Mantalos.
Substitutions
AEK Athens made 5 changes: O. Pineda for J. Jonsson (76′), M. Gacinovic for P. Mantalos (83′), N. Eliasson for N. Amrabat (83′), D. Vida for G. Mitoglou (89′) and S. Araujo for K. Galanopoulos (90′).
Best player: Levi García
The player that probably impressed the most for AEK Athens was Levi García.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 19.
PAOK – Formation
PAOK
PAOK started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Răzvan Lucescu played with: Dominik Kotarski , Joan Sastre , Sverrir Ingi Ingason , Konstantinos Koulierakis , Rafa Soares , Tiago Dantas , Jasmin Kurtić , Khaled Narey , Douglas Augusto , Giannis Konstantelias and Nélson Oliveira .
They had on the bench: Živko Živković, Panagiotis Panagiotou, Ivan Näsberg, Nicolás Quagliata , Diego Biseswar , Stefan Schwab , Omar El Kaddouri , Filipe Soares and Vasilios Gordeziani.
Substitutions
PAOK made 4 changes: T. Dantas for S. Schwab (66′), J. Kurtic for O. El Kaddouri (66′), K. Narey for D. Biseswar (67′) and G. Konstantelias for N. Quagliata (79′).
Best player: Sverrir Ingi Ingason
The player that probably impressed the most for PAOK was Sverrir Ingi Ingason.
His rating is with 48 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super League.
- Olympiakos Piraeus – Lamia – 2-0
- Levadiakos – Atromitos – 2-1
- Aris – OFI – 1-1
- AEK Athens – PAOK – 2-0
