UEFA Europa League

AEK Athens vs Brighton 2023-24 UEFA Europa League, Group Stage

AEK Athens
  • Red Card 65': Mijat Gacinovic
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0 - 1
Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 55': João Pedro (P)

Introduction

AEK Athens are hosting Brighton & Hove Albion at OPAP Arena, Athens, Greece, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Europa League.

Match Commentary

  • 12': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, AEK Athens 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
  • 55': Goal! AEK Athens 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. João Pedro (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 63': Steven Zuber (AEK Athens) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Second yellow card to Mijat Gacinovic (AEK Athens) for a bad foul.
  • 69': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Mahmoud Dahoud replaces Kaoru Mitoma.
  • 72': Substitution, AEK Athens. Sergio Araújo replaces Petros Mantalos.
  • 72': Substitution, AEK Athens. Ezequiel Ponce replaces Steven Zuber.
  • 72': Substitution, AEK Athens. Niclas Eliasson replaces Nordin Amrabat.
  • 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Milner replaces João Pedro.
  • 82': Substitution, AEK Athens. Rodolfo Pizarro replaces Orbelín Pineda.
  • 87': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Joshua Duffus replaces Evan Ferguson.
  • 88': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Carlos Baleba replaces Billy Gilmour.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Europa League

Venue: OPAP Arena
Location: Athens, Greece
Attendance: 30,520

UEFA Europa League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 4
4 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
44.5 Possession 55.5
9 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
344 Accurate Passes 437
411 Passes 497
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
7 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
37 Long Balls 44
18 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 7
15 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
6 Interceptions 8
22 Effective Clearances 10
22 Clearances 10

Line-Ups

AEK AEK Athens (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Cican Stankovic (GK)
2 Harold Moukoudi
21 Domagoj Vida
4 Damian Szymanski
28 Ehsan Hajsafi
12 Lazaros Rota
13 Orbelín Pineda
20 Petros Mantalos
8 Mijat Gacinovic Yellow Card
5 Nordin Amrabat
10 Steven Zuber Yellow Card
Substitutes:
Ezequiel Ponce, Milad Mohammadi, Gerasimos Mitoglou, Panagiotis Ginis, Djibril Sidibé, Georgios Athanasiadis, Sergio Araujo, Niclas Eliasson, Rodolfo Pizarro.

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Bart Verbruggen (GK)
3 Igor Julio
5 Lewis Dunk
41 Jack Hinshelwood
34 Joël Veltman Yellow Card
28 Evan Ferguson
11 Billy Gilmour
13 Pascal Groß
9 João Pedro
22 Kaoru Mitoma
24 Simon Adingra
Substitutes:
Facundo Buonanotte, Jason Steele, Jack Hinchy, Samy Chouchane, Ben Jackson, Tom McGill, Carlos Baleba, James Milner, Joshua Duffus, Leigh Kavanagh, Mahmoud Dahoud.

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