SLGR Stats: Aris enjoy landmark win against PAOK
AGONAsport rounds up the statistics to emerge from matchday 17 of the 2019/2020 Super League regular season.
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ARIS RUN RIOT
Aris had long been waiting for a day like this. With passionate fans inside the Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium creating a memorable pyrotechnic show, Aris subsequently produced a ruthless performance against arch-rivals PAOK, taking advantage of practically every opportunity to earn an impressive 4-2 victory.
Before the match at the weekend, Aris hadn’t beaten PAOK for 10 years since May 19, 2010 (3-2). Also, at the same time, it was the first occasion in 20 years when Aris managed to knock four goals past PAOK.
With 17 rounds in the books, Aris currently occupy fourth position of the Super League table, trailing third-placed AEK by six points.
PAOK FINALLY BEATEN
The unbeaten streak in the Super League has ended at 51 games.
Previously undefeated since March 11, 2018, when they lost to Asteras Tripolis on the road, PAOK conceded a loss in the domestic championship for the first time in 52 matches. In the first half, in-form Polish striker Karol Swiderski initially handed PAOK the lead, but Aris subsequently responded with four successive goals from Daniel Larsson, Fran Velez, Lindsay Rose and Lucas Sasha. During the closing stages, Leo Matos grabbed a consolation for the visitors, but it made little difference to the outcome.
The result in Thessaloniki means that Olympiacos’ long-standing record of 58 consecutive defeats in the Alpha Ethniki (1973/1974 season) is safe.
It must also be noted that PAOK have not won a single Super League derby against either AEK, Aris, Olympiacos or Panathinaikos under the leadership of Abel Ferreira yet, with five games having been played with the opponents in question. PAOK will have a chance to put that right when AEK visit the Toumba Stadium on matchday 18.
EL ARABI FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS FOR OLYMPIACOS
Youssef El Arabi is continuing to prove that he was one of the best transfers of the summer.
Scoring with regularity, the Moroccan forward has been lethal for Olympiacos in the penalty box, and he grabbed the winner against Panathinaikos inside an empty Karaiskakis Stadium on Sunday as he brilliantly volleyed Mathieu Valbuena’s cross beyond Sokratis Dioudis. El Arabi is the Super League top scorer with 10 markers on the board.
Olympiacos have won every league match so far in which El Arabi has scored.
OTHER NOTABLE STATISTICS
PAOK have now suffered 500 defeats in the top tier of Greek football in their entire history;
The reigning Greek champions conceded four goals in one single game for the first time since a 4-3 loss to Atromitos in November 2016;
Marko Livaja, who scored twice against Panetolikos in a 3-1 triumph, has now made 100 appearances across all competitions for AEK;
There weren’t any draws across the seven matches this week;
Lucas Sasha’s goal against PAOK for Aris was the 300th of the 2019/2020 Super League championship;
Dimitris Pelkas has competed in 200 matches with Greek clubs as a senior professional footballer;
Panetolikos scored their first goal at AEK in 672 minutes of play;
Six players made their debuts for their respective new clubs after transfers;
Lefteris Lyratzis became the third teenager of the current Super League season to score.
TOP PERFORMERS
Marko Livaja was at his best for AEK against Panetolikos, scoring twice and winning the penalty for Daniele Verde’s marker;
Youssef El Arabi continued his fantastic scoring form for Olympiacos with the winner against Panathinaikos in Piraeus;
Giorgos Manousos is on fire for Atromitos, scoring two goals against Asteras Tripolis to increase his season tally to nine;
Jordan Faucher registered two markers for Xanthi in the important 2-1 triumph over AE Larissa;
Fran Velez scored against PAOK for the second season in a row.
