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Match report · Super League Greece

AEK Athens 5:0 Aris Thessaloniki

AEK Athens Home 3.53 xG · 21 shots
Aris Thessaloniki Away 0.40 xG · 7 shots
50 The scoreline reflected the chances

AEK Athens were the model's likeliest winner before kick-off at 57%. They won 5–0. The biggest difference was AEK Athens's attack: 3.53 xG against 1.62 projected (+1.91). Aris Thessaloniki produced 0.40 xG against 0.76 projected (−0.36).

Goals

  1. 11' Barnabás Varga AEK Athens · 0.70 xG chance 1–0
  2. 62' Barnabás Varga AEK Athens · 0.24 xG chance 2–0
  3. 67' Răzvan Marin AEK Athens · 0.47 xG chance 3–0
  4. 75' Aboubakary Koita AEK Athens · 0.05 xG chance 4–0
  5. 90' Zini AEK Athens · 0.57 xG chance 5–0

The model against the result

priced before kick-off
AEK Athens
57% What happened
Draw
28%
Aris Thessaloniki
15%

Data coverage Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Projected vs produced

Expected goals
AEK Athens The model projected 1.62 Produced 3.53 Difference +1.91
Aris Thessaloniki The model projected 0.76 Produced 0.40 Difference -0.36

AEK Athens produced 1.91 xG more than projected

Projected before kick-off Produced on the night

The shots behind it

AEK Athens Aris Thessaloniki
Shots
21
7
On target
10
2
Inside the box
16
3
xG per shot
0.16
0.06
Open play xG
3.09
0.31
Set-piece xG
0.37
0.10
Penalties
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Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 3.54 for AEK Athens and 0.40 for Aris Thessaloniki.

Shot map

Both teams shown attacking the same goal for comparison.

AEK Athens · Barnabás Varga · 11' · Goal · 7 m · 0.70 xG AEK Athens · Zini · 90' · Goal · 5 m · 0.57 xG AEK Athens · Răzvan Marin · 67' · Goal · 9 m · 0.47 xG AEK Athens · Mijat Gaćinović · 25' · No goal · 5 m · 0.30 xG AEK Athens · Lazaros Rota · 79' · No goal · 14 m · 0.26 xG AEK Athens · Barnabás Varga · 62' · Goal · 9 m · 0.24 xG Aris Thessaloniki · Christian Kouamé · 72' · No goal · 16 m · 0.19 xG AEK Athens · Stavros Pilios · 18' · No goal · 8 m · 0.13 xG AEK Athens · Luka Jović · 6' · No goal · 7 m · 0.12 xG AEK Athens · Lazaros Rota · 79' · No goal · 13 m · 0.12 xG AEK Athens · Filipe Relvas · 6' · No goal · 9 m · 0.09 xG AEK Athens · Zini · 89' · No goal · 21 m · 0.07 xG AEK Athens · Luka Jović · 38' · No goal · 9 m · 0.06 xG Aris Thessaloniki · Christian Kouamé · 85' · No goal · 26 m · 0.06 xG AEK Athens · Luka Jović · 2' · No goal · 10 m · 0.05 xG AEK Athens · Barnabás Varga · 59' · No goal · 11 m · 0.05 xG AEK Athens · Aboubakary Koita · 75' · Goal · 13 m · 0.05 xG AEK Athens · Lovro Majer · 78' · No goal · 21 m · 0.05 xG AEK Athens · Lazaros Rota · 17' · No goal · 12 m · 0.04 xG Aris Thessaloniki · Uroš Račić · 41' · No goal · 26 m · 0.04 xG Aris Thessaloniki · Benjamín Garré · 54' · No goal · 15 m · 0.04 xG AEK Athens · Mijat Gaćinović · 48' · No goal · 22 m · 0.03 xG Aris Thessaloniki · Rafa Mir · 77' · No goal · 5 m · 0.03 xG AEK Athens · Petros Mantalos · 90' · No goal · 15 m · 0.03 xG Aris Thessaloniki · Christian Kouamé · 90' · No goal · 16 m · 0.03 xG AEK Athens · Lazaros Rota · 25' · No goal · 24 m · 0.02 xG Aris Thessaloniki · Martin Hongla · 90' · No goal · 28 m · 0.02 xG AEK Athens · Stavros Pilios · 2' · No goal · 31 m · 0.01 xG

All shots

28 shots · 3.87 xG

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  • AEK Athens
  • Aris Thessaloniki
  • Filled = goal
  • Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)

Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
AEK Athens

1.44 xG created 0.85 xGA

  • D 2.19 created, 1.21 conceded against Panathinaikos
  • W 2.16 created, 0.45 conceded against Panathinaikos
  • D 1.02 created, 1.35 conceded against PAOK
  • D 0.78 created, 0.62 conceded against Olympiacos FC
  • W 2.06 created, 0.38 conceded against Iraklis 1908
  • D 0.42 created, 1.11 conceded against AE Kifisia
Aris Thessaloniki

1.67 xG created 1.04 xGA

  • W 0.77 created, 0.59 conceded against OFI Crete
  • W 1.76 created, 1.53 conceded against OFI Crete
  • W 1.40 created, 0.42 conceded against NPS Volos
  • W 1.64 created, 0.97 conceded against APO Levadiakos
  • W 2.69 created, 1.41 conceded against PS Kalamata
  • W 1.75 created, 1.34 conceded against OFI Crete

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Head to head

AEK Athens: 1 won · 1 drawn · 0 lost

Pre-match model & market record

5 opportunities flagged0 won5 lost

  • Lost
  • Lost
  • Lost
  • Lost
  • Lost
View pre-match record
The outcomes the model flagged on AEK Athens against Aris Thessaloniki before kick-off, in the order they ranked, with the price, the edge and what became of each.
Selection Price Edge Result
Draw 4.33 +22.9% Lost
Aris Thessaloniki to win 8.00 +16.5% Lost
Under 2.5 goals 2.00 +13.3% Lost
Both teams to score 2.20 +6.2% Lost
Under 1.5 goals 3.75 +1.7% Lost

Pre-match model vs market

Outcome Model Market Difference Fair odds
AEK Athens 57.1% 66.8% −9.7 pp 1.75
Draw 28.4% 21.6% +6.8 pp 3.53
Aris Thessaloniki 14.6% 11.7% +2.9 pp 6.87

Other markets

Outcome Model Market Difference Fair odds
Both teams to score 48.3% 42.3% +5.9 pp 2.07
Both teams not to score 51.7% 57.7% −5.9 pp 1.93
Over 1.5 goals 72.9% 75.0% −2.1 pp 1.37
Under 1.5 goals 27.1% 25.0% +2.1 pp 3.69
Over 2.5 goals 43.3% 52.6% −9.3 pp 2.31
Under 2.5 goals 56.7% 47.4% +9.3 pp 1.77

Prices and probabilities are the ones stored before kick-off; nothing here is recalculated. Edge is the model's probability times the price, minus one, so a flagged outcome that lost is the ordinary case rather than a contradiction.

Model details

Show
Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
AEK Athens sample
20 matches
Aris Thessaloniki sample
20 matches
Computed
4 hours before kick-off
Prices taken
5 hours before kick-off

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.