SLGR Stats: PAOK extend impressive unbeaten run in derbies
AGONAsport rounds up the statistics to emerge from the 12th round of the 2019/2020 Super League campaign.
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PAOK EXTEND IMPRESSIVE UNBEATEN RUN IN DERBIES
PAOK refuse to lose. Withstanding heavy pressure in the closing stages, PAOK earned an important point at the Karaiskakis Stadium against Olympiacos, holding their opponents to a tense 1-1 draw. Olympiacos equalised with a second-half penalty from Mathieu Valbuena after Sverrir Ingi Ingason had initially given PAOK the lead.
The reigning Greek champions are now unbeaten in 10 consecutive Super League derbies against AEK, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos:
29/04/2018, Panathinaikos - PAOK - 0-3
23/09/2018, PAOK - AEK - 2-0
30/09/2018, Olympiacos - PAOK - 0-1
29/10/2018, PAOK - Panathinaikos - 2-0
03/02/2019, AEK - PAOK - 1-1
10/02/2019, PAOK - Olympiacos - 3-1
03/03/2019, Panathinaikos - PAOK - 0-2
29/09/2019, AEK - PAOK - 2-2
03/11/2019, PAOK - Panathinaikos - 2-2
01/12/2019, Olympiacos - PAOK - 1-1
At the moment, both Olympiacos and PAOK share first place of the Super League table with 28 points each after 12 rounds.
DONIS ACHIEVES 100 WINS
Panathinaikos’ narrow 1-0 win against Asteras Tripolis at the Olympic Stadium means that Giorgos Donis has now achieved 100 victories as a coach in the top level of Greek football. Tasos Chatzigiovanis, who has improved in recent weeks after an underwhelming start to the campaign, scored the winner from the penalty spot.
Overall, Donis is the 27th coach in history to tally 100 wins in the championship. He is the 14th Greek manager to achieve this feat.
Donis’ Alpha Ethniki/Super League statistics as head coach:
Matches: 268
Wins: 100
Draws: 90
Defeats: 78
Donis’ Alpha Ethniki/Super League wins by team:
Atromitos: 32
AE Larissa: 30
PAOK: 18
Panathinaikos: 17
AEK: 3
KRISTINSSON GETTING A TASTE FOR ASSISTS
Ogmundur Kristinsson is playing a key role for AEL at both ends of the pitch. Earlier in the season, the 30-year-old Icelandic goalkeeper provided an intelligent assist for Amr Warda’s winning goal at the OAKA against Panathinaikos, and he repeated the trick on Saturday by assisting the second marker scored by Abiola Dauda. AEL edged past Volos NFC 2-1 in Larissa.
“I have gained assists in the past, but this is the first time when I have made two of them in one single season,” revealed Kristinsson when speaking to Nova Sports after beating Volos.
OTHER NOTABLE FACTS
PAOK avoided defeat in Piraeus for the second successive season;
Olympiacos continue to comfortably boast the best defensive record having only conceded five goals in 12 games;
All of Mathieu Valbuena’s four Super League goals for Olympiacos have been converted penalties;
Sverrir Ingi Ingason scored his maiden PAOK league marker;
AEK have conceded at least one goal in their last six Super League matches, with their most recent clean sheet having been recorded in Larissa against AEL;
Nikos Kostenoglou has been a head coach for 100 Super League games, tallying 38 wins, 30 draws and 32 defeats;
Asteras Tripolis goalkeeper Nikos Papadopoulos has participated in 100 Super League matches;
Atromitos have competed in 600 Alpha Ethniki/Super League games.
TOP PERFORMERS
PAOK goalkeeper Zivko Zivkovic made a handful of tricky saves in the second half to secure a precious point against Olympiacos;
Lisandro Semedo scored a fantastic individual goal in Heraklion to earn a 1-0 triumph for OFI against AEK;
Bachana Arabuli has now registered six Super League goals for Panionios after he hit the target in an emphatic 3-0 beating of Panetolikos;
Sverrir Ingi Ingason and Jose Angel Crespo produced a solid display in the centre of defence for PAOK;
Daniel Larsson scored his second Aris goal in as many weeks;
Brazilian forward Thuram has netted three Super League goals in Lamia’s last four games.
