AEK Athens vs Aris Thessaloniki

5 September 2026 · Super League Greece · 2026/27 · Referee Alexandros Tsakalidis

Full time 5 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

Barnabás Varga 11’, 62’
Răzvan Marin 67’
Aboubakary Koita 75’
Zini 90’

Match summary

AEK Athens won comfortably, 5-0 at home to Aris Thessaloniki. AEK Athens led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Barnabás Varga put AEK Athens ahead in the 11th minute. In the second half, Varga made it 2-0 with a header in the 62nd minute, Răzvan Marin made it 3-0 in the 67th minute, Aboubakary Koita made it 4-0 in the 75th minute, and Zini made it 5-0 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: AEK Athens created 3.54 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Aris Thessaloniki's 0.40 from 7.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%

21 Shots 7

10 Shots on target 2

2 Corners 2

112 Attacks 87

54 Dangerous attacks 37

542 Passes 357

87.3% Pass accuracy 80.1%

20 Tackles 16

16 Fouls 17

2 Yellow cards 0

3 Offsides 0

Key events

AEK Athens Aris Thessaloniki

Kick-off

Corner

2’

Barnabás VargaLeft foot shot

1-0

11’

Corner

17’

Lazaros RotaShot on target

25’

Lovro MajerFoul

27’

31’

Corner

31’

Corner

Lazaros RotaFoul

40’

Half-time1-0

46’

Christian KouaméManu García

46’

Sebastián PalaciosGiannis Gianniotas

Second half underway

Mijat GaćinovićShot on target

48’

Barnabás VargaHeader

2-0

62’

64’

Rafa MirTino Kadewere

64’

Martin HonglaTom Dele-Bashiru

Răzvan Marin

3-0

66’

Aboubakary KoitaMijat Gaćinović

68’

ZiniLuka Jović

68’

Barnabás VargaVAR: Goal given

72’

Aboubakary KoitaRight foot shot

4-0

75’

77’

Rafa MirShot on target

Lovro MajerShot on target

78’

Lazaros RotaShot on target

79’

Kervin ArriagaRăzvan Marin

80’

Petros MantalosBarnabás Varga

80’

82’

Othmane BoussaidBenjamín Garré

Petros MantalosVAR: Penalty given

82’

Oleksandr ZubkovLovro Majer

83’

ZiniShot on target

89’

ZiniRight foot shot

5-0

90’

90+4’

Martin HonglaShot on target

Full-time5-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

AEK Athens 3.54 xGAris Thessaloniki 0.40 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Aris Thessaloniki attacking AEK Athens attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Thomas Strakosha	90′	2	0	21	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Lazaros Rota	90′	4	1	–	6	1	35	5	–	–
Harold Moukoudi	90′	–	1	–	3	2	58	–	–	–	–
Filipe Relvas	90′	–	2	–	4	3	76	–	–	–	–
Stavros Pilios	90′	5	–	–	10	–	43	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Lovro Majer Taken off	83′	–	2	58	4	–	1	1	4	2	2
Milán Vitális	90′	–	1	53	3	–	2	–	4	–	2	–
Răzvan Marin Taken off	80′	1	–	60	2	–	1	–	2	1	–	–
Mijat Gaćinović Taken off	68′	–	1	27	2	–	2	2	6	3	3	–
Aboubakary Koita Came on as a substitute	22′	1	–	14	–	–	3	–	5	1	2	–
Kervin Arriaga Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	18	–	–	2	1	3	1	–	–
Petros Mantalos Came on as a substitute	10′	–	1	14	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Oleksandr Zubkov Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	7	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Barnabás Varga Taken off	80′	2	–	3	2	1.02	–	1	7	–	28	–
Luka Jović Taken off	68′	–	–	3	–	0.24	–	1	4	–	20	–
Zini Came on as a substitute	22′	1	–	2	2	0.67	–	1	–	–	10	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ricardo Velho	90′	5	5	25	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Noah Fadiga	90′	–	1	–	3	2	37	2	–	–	–
Boško Šutalo	90′	1	3	1	2	–	37	–	–	–	–
Omar Richards	90′	2	2	–	3	–	33	1	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Fredrik Jensen	90′	–	–	37	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Tom Dele-Bashiru Taken off	64′	–	–	30	1	–	4	1	6	1	–	–
Uroš Račić	90′	–	–	46	1	–	1	3	7	1	3	–
Benjamín Garré Taken off	82′	–	–	19	–	–	3	–	7	5	2	–
Manu García Taken off	45′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Giannis Gianniotas Taken off	45′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
Sebastián Palacios Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	12	–	–	–	1	7	–	5	–
Martin Hongla Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	17	–	–	4	–	5	–	–	–
Othmane Boussaid Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Tino Kadewere Taken off	64′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14	–
Christian Kouamé Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	3	–	0.28	–	–	4	1	19	–
Rafa Mir Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	1	1	0.03	–	–	1	–	10	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

AEK Athens win 71% Avg odds 1.29

Draw 19% Avg odds 4.80

Aris Thessaloniki win 10% Avg odds 8.88

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

AEK Athens W D D W D

Aris Thessaloniki W W W W W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Aris Thessaloniki 1-1 AEK Athens, 11 Jan 26 Next meeting: Aris Thessaloniki vs AEK Athens, 20 Dec 26 (upcoming) All AEK Athens vs Aris Thessaloniki meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.

AEK Athens vs Aris Thessaloniki

Match summary

Match stats

Key events

How the chances added up

Shot map

Lineups

Player stats

Before kick-off

Form going into the game

Previous and next meeting