Match Recap
M. Cvetkovic struck in the 1st minute to catch PAOK off guard, giving Anderlecht an early lead they would hold until the final whistle for a 1-0 victory in the UEFA Europa League. That rapid opening goal caught the home side completely unprepared and dictated the flow of the entire match. PAOK spent the remainder of the evening pushing forward in search of an equalizer, but Anderlecht defended with composure to keep a clean sheet. While P. Stanic leads the league scoring chart with 7 goals, Cvetkovic made his early opportunity count to deliver the decisive blow. The early strike stood as the lone goal of the contest, proving enough to secure the win. Watch M. Cvetkovic score in the 1st minute to see how Anderlecht stunned PAOK.
Match Statistics
PAOK
VS
Anderlecht
64%
Ball Possession
36%
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Expected goals (xG)
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Total Shots
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2
Shots on target
2
11
Shots off target
2
3
Blocked Shots
0
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Shots inside box
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Shots outside box
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4
Corner Kicks
1
3
Offsides
3
15
Fouls
23
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
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Goalkeeper Saves
—
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Total passes
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Accurate passes
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Pass accuracy
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Goals prevented
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Lineups
PAOK
Alessio Lisci
4-2-3-1
Anderlecht
Vitor Bruno
4-3-3
Substitutes — PAOK
99Antonis Tsiftsis
6Aritz Elustondo
21Rahman Baba
25Konstantinos Thymianis
32Greg Taylor
97Dimitrios Bataoulas
2Mady Camara
10Dimitrios Pelkas
23Tom Louchet
52Dimitrios Chatsidis
19Alexander Jeremejeff
47Shola Shoretire
Substitutes — Anderlecht
32Justin Heekeren
2Zoumana Keita
6Ludwig Augustinsson
50Kaïs Barry
62Basile Vroninks
11Oliver Antman
13Nathan-Dylan Saliba
61Joshua Nga Kana
83Tristan Degreef
68Noah Kalonji
91Adriano Bertaccini
53Noa Thomas Ojea Cobiella
