AEK Athens vs Antwerp

UEFA Champions League - Play-offs 30 Aug 2023, 19:00
AEK Athens
AEK Athens
1–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Antwerp
Antwerp
🏟 OPAP Arena (Athína (Athens)) 👤 Jesús Gil

Match report

Antwerp edged past AEK Athens 2-1 in the UEFA Champions League - Play-offs on 30 August 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

AEK Athens dominated possession with 63% of the ball and had 17 shots to Antwerp's 7.

The match was played at OPAP Arena (Athína (Athens)), with Jesús Gil in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 63% - 37% Shots 17 - 7 On target 3 - 3 Corners 8 - 1 Fouls 12 - 7 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Michel Ange Balikwisha
Antwerp · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Orbelín Pineda 85 passes (82% accurate)
7 Sergio Araujo 1 goal
7 Gyrano Kerk 1 goal
7 Lazaros Rota captained the side
First half vs second half
Antwerp came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–2 8–5
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–2
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 3–1 5–0
Match statistics
17 Shots Total 7
3 Shots On Goal 3
10 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 1
11 Shots Inside Box 2
6 Shots Outside Box 5
12 Fouls 7
8 Corners 1
2 Offsides 4
63% Ball Possession 37%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 2
543 Passes Total 330
442 Passes Accurate 248
Line-ups 4-3-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
AEK Athens · 4-3-1-2
1 C. Stankovic
12 L. Rota 21 D. Vida 2 H. Moukoudi 28 E. Safi
5 N. Amrabat 4 D. Szymanski 10 S. Zuber
13 O. Pineda
8 M. Gacinovic 14 E. Ponce
Antwerp · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Butez
2 R. Laet 23 T. Alderweireld 44 S. Coulibaly 21 S. Vines
48 A. Vermeeren 27 M. Keita
10 M. Balikwisha 24 J. Ekkelenkamp 11 A. Muja
18 V. Janssen
AEK Athens
Coach
M. Almeyda
Substitutes
  • 19 Niclas Eliasson
  • 11 Sergio Araujo
  • 6 Jens Jønsson
  • 20 Petros Mantalos
  • 70 Rodolfo Pizarro
  • 30 Giorgos Athanasiadis
  • 39 Panagiotis Ginis
  • 3 Milad Mohammadi
  • 24 Gerasimos Mitoglou
  • 29 Djibril Sidibé
  • 25 Konstantinos Galanopoulos
Antwerp
Coach
M. van Bommel
Substitutes
  • 33 Zeno Van Den Bosch
  • 7 Gyrano Kerk
  • 8 Alhassan Yusuf
  • 17 Jacob Ondrejka
  • 81 Niels Devalckeneer
  • 91 Senne Lammens
  • 9 George Ilenikhena
  • 19 Chidera Ejuke
  • 55 Anthony Valencia
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ Z. Van Den Bosch ↓ T. Alderweireld Antwerp
  • 66' ↑ G. Kerk ↓ J. Ekkelenkamp Antwerp
  • 69' ↑ N. Eliasson ↓ N. Amrabat AEK Athens
  • 70' ↑ S. Araújo ↓ S. Zuber AEK Athens
  • 80' ↑ P. Mantalos ↓ M. Gaćinović AEK Athens
  • 80' ↑ R. Pizarro ↓ D. Szymański AEK Athens
  • 80' ↑ J. Jønsson ↓ L. Rota AEK Athens
  • 83' ↑ A. Yusuf ↓ V. Janssen Antwerp
  • 90+8' ↑ J. Ondrejka ↓ M. Balikwisha Antwerp
Cards
  • 90+7' P. Mantalos AEK Athens
Head-to-head
AEK Athens 1 0 draws 2 Antwerp
2023-08-30 AEK Athens vs Antwerp 1 - 2
2023-08-22 Antwerp vs AEK Athens 1 - 0
2021-07-06 Antwerp vs AEK Athens FC 0 - 2
Recent form
AEK Athens W D D D D
Antwerp D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in AEK Athens vs Antwerp?
AEK Athens lost 1-2 against Antwerp on 30 August 2023.
Who won AEK Athens vs Antwerp?
Antwerp won the match 2-1.
Where was AEK Athens vs Antwerp played?
The match was played at OPAP Arena (Athína (Athens)).
Who had more possession in AEK Athens vs Antwerp?
AEK Athens had 63% of possession, compared to 37% for the other side.