PAOK defeats PAS Giannina 2-0 on Saturday

THESSALONíKI. PAOK prevails over PAS Giannina with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. I. (8') and a penalty scored by S. Schwab (10').

David Brown

November 6, 2022

THESSALONíKI. PAOK defeats PAS Giannina with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. I. (8′) and a penalty scored by S. Schwab (10′). PAOK was truly superior in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Stadio Toumbas stadium in Thessaloníki on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Konstantinos Perrakis who was helped by Iordanis Aptosoglou and Giorgos Christakoglou. The 4th official was Alexandros Tsakalidis. The weather was rainy with thunderstorm. The temperature was pleasant at 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

PAOK

2 - 0

PAS Giannina

! 70 Ball Possession 30

Shots

13 Total 4
5 On Target 0
8 Off Target 4
3 Shots blocked 1

113 Attack 48
64 Dangerous attack 25
62 Ball safe 61

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6

Fouls

21 Total 11
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

PAOK had a strong ball possession 70% while PAS Giannina was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

PAOK was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why PAOK won the match.

PAOK shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, PAS Giannina shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

PAOK received 4 yellow cards (K. Koulierakis, O. El Kaddouri, A. Zivkovic and J. Sastre). On the other side, PAS Giannina received 4 yellow cards (A. Liasos, E. Pantelakis, C. Soria and A. Mendes Moreira).

Match Timeline

Angelos Liasos- Yellow

Stefan Schwab(penalty)

10'

34'

Epaminondas Pantelakis - Yellow

46'

K. Koulierakis- Yellow

49'

52'

Andrija Zivkovic- Yellow

57'

63'

Carles Soria- Yellow

64'

Ivan Näsberg- sub ->K. Koulierakis

64'

Joan Sastre - Yellow

68'

70'

79'

Brandon Thomas- sub ->Nelson Oliveira

79'

81'

Georgios Pamlidis- sub ->E. Pantelakis

83'

90'

Angelos Tsiris- sub ->Angelos Liasos

90'

Angelos Tsavos- sub ->Kevin Ante Rosero

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

OFI

After this encounter, PAOK will have 19 points to sit in the 5th place. On the opposite side, PAS Giannina will stay with 9 points like Asteras Tripolis and Lamia to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

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

PAS Giannina will host Aris on the 13th of November with a 6-6 head to head record.

PAOK – Formation

PAOK

Dominik Kotarski 42.Croatia

6.8

Joan Sastre 23.Spain

7.0

68'

Sverrir Ingi Ingason 4.Iceland

7.6

K. Koulierakis 59.Greece

7.2

64'

49'

Rafa Soares 55.Portugal

7.2

Tiago Dantas 26.Portugal

7.1

Stefan Schwab 22.Austria

7.1

10'

Andrija Zivkovic 14.Serbia

6.4

57'

Omar El Kaddouri 7.Morocco

6.9

70'

52'

Giannis Konstantelias 65.Greece

7.3

79'

Nélson Oliveira 9.Portugal

7.1

79'

Substitutes

Ž. Živković 18.Serbia

Panagiotis Panagiotou 76.Greece

Ivan Näsberg 3.Norway

6.7

64'

Giannis Kargas 2.Greece

Diego Biseswar 21.Netherlands

6.7

79'

Filipe Soares 50.Portugal

6.6

70'

Douglas Augusto 8.Brazil

Nicolás Quagliata 30.Uruguay

Brandon Thomas 71.Spain

6.6

79'

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

The manager Răzvan Lucescu decided to play with the following team: Dominik Kotarski (6.8), Joan Sastre (7.0), Sverrir Ingi Ingason (7.6), Konstantinos Koulierakis (7.2), Rafa Soares (7.2), Tiago Dantas (7.1), Stefan Schwab (7.1), Andrija Živković (6.4), Omar El Kaddouri (6.9), Giannis Konstantelias (7.3) and Nélson Oliveira (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Živko Živković, Panagiotis Panagiotou, Ivan Näsberg (6.7), Giannis Kargas, Diego Biseswar (6.7), Filipe Soares (6.6), Nicolás Quagliata, Douglas Augusto and Brandon (6.6).

Substitutions

PAOK made 4 changes: K. Koulierakis for I. Nasberg (64′), O. El Kaddouri for F. Soares (70′), N. Oliveira for B. Thomas (79′) and G. Konstantelias for D. Biseswar (79′).

Best player: Sverrir Ingi Ingason

The player that probably impressed the most for PAOK was Sverrir Ingi Ingason.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 76 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.

PAS Giannina – Formation

PAS Giannina

Vasilios Athanasiou 99.Greece

6.4

Carles Soria 2.Spain

6.1

63'

Epaminondas Pantelakis 4.Greece

7.0

81'

34'

Rodrigo Erramuspe 15.Argentina

6.8

S. Pilios 3.Greece

6.6

Manssou Fofana 18.Ivory Coast

6.3

46'

Iker Bilbao 6.Spain

7.0

Kevin Rosero 11.Colombia

6.2

90'

Angelos Liasos 80.Greece

6.2

90'

Alexandros Lolis 8.Greece

6.8

Claudiu Bălan 91.Romania

6.4

64'

Substitutes

Vasilios Soulis 64.Greece

Gerasimos Bakadimas 45.Greece

Louis Poznanski 12.Germany

Petros Bagalianis 40.Greece

Angelos Tsavos 22.Greece

90'

Angelos Tsiris 32.Greece

90'

Apostolos Stamatelopoulos 88.Australia

6.4

64'

Ahmad Mendes Moreira 7.Netherlands

6.8

46'

83'

Georgios Pamlidis 14.Greece

81'

PAS Giannina started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Thanasis Staikos played with: Vasilios Athanasiou (6.4), Carles Soria (6.1), Epameinondas Pantelakis (7.0), Rodrigo Erramuspe (6.8), Stavros Pilios (6.6), Kevin Rosero (6.2), Angelos Liasos (6.2), Iker Bilbao (7.0), Manssou Fofana (6.3), Alexandros Lolis (6.8) and Claudiu Balan (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Vasilios Soulis, Gerasimos Bakadimas, Louis Poznański, Petros Bagalianis, Angelos Tsavos, Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (6.4), Angelos Tsiris, Ahmad Mendes Moreira (6.8) and Giorgos Pamlidis.

Substitutions

PAS Giannina made 5 changes: M. Fofana for A. Mendes Moreira (46′), C. Balan for A. Stamatelopoulos (64′), E. Pantelakis for G. Pamlidis (81′), K. Rosero for A. Tsavos (90′) and A. Liasos for A. Tsiris (90′).