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AEK host Olympiakos (19.30, NOVASPORTS 1 HD) in the derby that was scheduled for the first match and was postponed for some time later. This moment has come and finds the two teams at different times.
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AEK is in 4th place, concerned about their presence in the Europa League group, the loss to Panathinaikos and the competitive problems they have been facing lately.
Olympiacos are at the top, satisfied with their presence in the Champions League group, undefeated with only one draw in the Interwetten Super League. He also has his own problems, but he probably smiles seeing that his opponents’ are bigger.
Looking at the score and results is the casual way of comparing AEK and Olympiakos. Of course we will not be satisfied with that, but we will show you how the two teams reached the derby according to Opta statistics.
THE COMPARISON THAT SAYS MORE THAN THE SCORE
A true comparison of his performance on the grass, in defense and in attack. And in order not to tire you with too many charts, we’ve put together ten basic categories in one infographic so that you have them all in front of you at a glance.
The color differences were made to make it easier to see which team is superior in which area. However, in this infographic, the Olympiacos is superior in everything, which is why its own column is filled with yellow.
Martins’ team has more possession (63% -53%), but the most important thing is what they do with it. Olympiacos are the most threatening team in the league, with 1.85 xGoals per game, well ahead of AEK 1.29, which is the third Super League performance, behind PAOK.
At the same time, Olympiacos is the least threatened, with only 0.58 xGoals per game. AEK’s 0.71 is not bad at all, but it is still the league’s fifth performance: PAOK, Panathinaikos and Aris are less threatened by the Union.
Olympiakos performs better, while the final that the two teams accept is the only category in which AEK is not worse, since it has the same performance as the rojiblancos, it also accepts 8.1 finals per game.
Of course, the Union finals are more threatening, as we saw in xGoals Against.
KING OF GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND ATTACK
The rojiblancos are the kings of great opportunities, having made 32 (!) In their 10 games in Greece, with AEK in 20, 3rd performance behind the 22 of Panathinaikos.
It is understood that Olympiacos is at the forefront of accurate passes in attack with 107 per game and 70% accuracy in these transfers and has a stronger presence in opposing areas.
The rojiblancos have an average of 24 actions with the ball in the rival area, above 19 in the Union.
THE PROBLEM IN THE AIR
Lastly, the Union is facing a serious aerial duel problem, as we saw in a related topic last week. Since then the situation has worsened, with AEK currently winning just 42% of aerial duels, a performance that is the worst in the league.
At the same time, Olympiakos with 60% winnings in the air has the best performance of the championship.
A PHOTOGRAPHER
All of the above means that they do not prejudge the outcome of the derby. After the initial whistle, anything can happen.
But they give you an image, a “photo” of how the teams are in this derby, of what they have shown in the first ten league games.
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