SLGR Stats: Klonaridis scores for first time in 477 days
SLGR Stats: Klonaridis scores for first time in 477 days
AGONAsport rounds up the statistics to emerge from matchday 20 of the 2019/2020 Super League regular season.
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KLONARIDIS STRIKES FOR FIRST TIME IN OVER A YEAR
Viktor Klonaridis is back. In the current campaign, the 27-year-old attacker has struggled with injury problems, but he finally scored his first goal of the campaign on Wednesday as AEK comfortably defeated Volos NFC 3-1 on the road. With AEK already leading 2-0, Klonaridis successfully connected with Helder Lopes’ low cross from the left wing, calmly turning the ball beyond the goalkeeper to put the match out of Volos’ sight.
The goal was Klonaridis’ first since 2 October 2018, when he scored twice in a 3-2 home defeat to Benfica in the UEFA Champions League group stage. 477 days came and went between those his goals against Benfica and Volos.
Klonaridis is under contract at AEK until the 2019/2020 season ends. It remains to be seen if he will regularly feature in the starting line-up under the leadership of Italian coach Massimo Carrera.
OLYMPIACOS WITHOUT DEFEAT IN 30 CONSECUTIVE GAMES
Olympiacos are approaching a full year without suffering defeat in the Super League.
At the moment, the Erythrolefki hold a slender one-point lead over PAOK in first position of the championship, with the two clubs involved in a two-horse race for the title. This week, Olympiacos edged past OFI 1-0 in Heraklion thanks to Mohamed Camara’s goal, a victory which marked the 30th successive Super League game in which the Piraeus-based organisation didn’t suffer a loss.
Olympiacos’ most recent league defeat was conceded on 10 February 2019 when PAOK claimed a vital 3-1 victory at the Toumba Stadium on their way to the crown. So far, in the 2019/2020 campaign, Olympiacos have tallied 15 victories and five draws in 20 matches.
50 LEAGUE GAMES AT THE OLYMPIACOS HELM
The 1-0 triumph at OFI was a special day for Pedro Martins.
Martins, who became the head coach of Olympiacos in the summer of 2018, has now been at the helm for 50 Super League games, achieving 39 victories, eight draws and three defeats with the Thrylos. Interestingly, OFI and PAOK are the only two Super League clubs to have beaten Martins’ Olympiacos.
The Portuguese coach published this following post on Twitter:
OTHER NOTABLE FACTS
14 different players have scored for AEK this season already, with Nelson Oliveira the top scorer with nine goals to his name;
Asteras Tripolis boast 100 home victories in the Super League after defeating Panionios 2-0;
In 80 league games, Lamia have earned 30 wins and 20 draws while conceding 30 defeats;
Jeronimo Barrales has notched 38 goals in 100 matches for Asteras Tripolis;
Panathinaikos defeated Atromitos by a difference of three goals for the first time in 10 years;
Three games in a row between AE Larissa and Panetolikos have finished level at 2-2;
10 different players have scored for Volos in the championship.
TOP PERFORMERS
Helder Lopes provided two assists for AEK, while Christos Almpanis caught the eye with a strong showing in the same game against Volos;
Dimitris Kourbelis scored with a stunning strike against Atromitos to fire Panathinaikos to victory in Athens;
Jeronimo Barrales has scored nine goals for struggling Asteras;
Youssef El Arabi, the Super League top scorer, showed great tenacity to steal possession and make an assist for the Olympiacos winner at OFI;
PAOK full-back Leo Matos scored his second goal of 2020 as his team defeated Lamia.
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