Clinical Edge
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC finished well above what their chances were worth — 5 goals from 3.53 xG.
- Goals
- 5
- Expected goals
- 3.53
- Overperformance
- +1.47
Super League 1 · Matchday 3AEK Athens FC
B. Varga 11', 62'
R. Marin 66'
A. Koita 75'
Zini 90'
5 – 0
FT
HT 1–0
Aris Thessalonikis
Super League 1
Matchday 3AEK Athens FC5–0Aris Thessalonikis
3.53
Expected goals
0.40
11′62′66′75′90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: AA 3.53, AT 0.40.
Match report
AEK Athens FC 5-0 Aris Thessalonikis
AEK Athens FC took apart Aris Thessalonikis 5-0 at Allwyn Arena in Super League 1. Varga opened the scoring for AEK Athens FC on 11', Varga added his second on 62', Marin made it 3-0 to AEK Athens FC on 66', Koita made it 4-0 to AEK Athens FC on 75' and Zini made it 5-0 to AEK Athens FC on 90'.
Expected goals finished AEK Athens FC 3.53, Aris Thessalonikis 0.40. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. AEK Athens FC held 60.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. AEK Athens FC graded out for clinical edge — 5 goals and 3.53 expected goals. AEK Athens FC graded out for better chances — 0.17 xg per shot and 21 v 7 shots.
Lovro Majer came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.3 for AEK Athens FC from 2 assists, 4 key passes and 1 shot.
It was a niggly afternoon: 33 fouls between them and 2 yellow cards, with Aris Thessalonikis conceding the most free-kicks (17).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
60%Possession40%
21Shots7
3.53xG0.40
What the numbers say
4 readsBetter Chances
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.17 xG per attempt against 0.06.
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Opponent
- 0.06
- Shots
- 21 v 7
Box Occupation
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC kept getting bodies into the area — 76% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 16 of 21
- Share
- 76%
- xG per shot
- 0.17
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — AEK Athens FC scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Timeline
B. Varga — assist: L. Majer
⚽11'
Lovro Majer
Foul
🟨27'
Lazaros Rota
Foul
🟨40'
Half-time
🔄46'
C. Kouame ↑ M. Garcia ↓
🔄46'
S. Palacios ↑ G. Gianniotas ↓
B. Varga — assist: M. Gacinovic
⚽62'
🔄64'
M. Hongla ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓
🔄64'
R. Mir ↑ T. Kadewere ↓
R. Marin — assist: L. Majer
⚽66'
A. Koita ↑ M. Gacinovic ↓
🔄68'
Zini ↑ L. Jovic ↓
🔄68'
Barnabás Varga · Goal cancelled
📺72'
A. Koita — assist: M. Vitalis
⚽75'
P. Mantalos ↑ B. Varga ↓
🔄80'
K. Arriaga ↑ R. Marin ↓
🔄80'
Petros Mantalos · Penalty cancelled
📺82'
🔄82'
O. Boussaid ↑ B. Garre ↓
O. Zubkov ↑ L. Majer ↓
🔄83'
Zini — assist: P. Mantalos
⚽90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenueAllwyn Arena, Athens
RefereeAlexandros Tsakalidis, Greece
CompetitionSuper League 1
Season2026
RoundMatchday 3
StatusMatch Finished