Match report

Olympiakos Piraeus 1–1 Wolves: Europa League Draw in Athens

Olympiakos Piraeus
Olympiakos Piraeus
1–1
FT
Wolves
Wolves
Mar 12, 2020

Olympiakos Piraeus and Wolves secured a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Europa League clash, with Y. El Arabi opening the scoring for Olympiakos and P. Neto equalizing for Wolves. The match was marred by a red card for Olympiakos' R. Semedo early in the game, yet the home side managed to hold on for a vital away goal.

Key Facts

  • • Olympiakos Piraeus 1–1 Wolves (UEFA Europa League)
  • • Y. El Arabi scored for Olympiakos at 54'
  • • P. Neto equalized for Wolves at 67'
  • • R. Semedo was sent off for Olympiakos at 28'
  • • Matt Doherty (Wolves) received a yellow card at 8'
  • • C. Coady (Wolves) received a yellow card at 38'
  • • P. Neto (Wolves) received a yellow card at 90'

Lineups

Olympiakos Piraeus

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI

  • 1 José Sá (G)
  • 14 Omar Elabdellaoui (D)
  • 3 Ruben Semedo (D)
  • 24 Ousseynou Ba (D)
  • 21 Konstantinos Tsimikas (D)
  • 8 Guilherme (M)
  • 5 Andreas Bouchalakis (M)
  • 4 Mady Camara (M)
  • 28 Mathieu Valbuena (F)
  • 11 Youssef El Arabi (F)
  • 19 Giorgos Masouras (F)

Substitutes

  • 16 Bobby Allain
  • 66 Pape Abou Cissé
  • 76 Bruno Gaspar
  • 35 Vasilīs Torosidīs
  • 7 Kostas Fortounis
  • 97 Lazar Randjelović
  • 22 Maximiliano Lovera

Wolves

Formation: 3-4-3

Starting XI

  • 11 Rui Patrício (G)
  • 15 Willy Boly (D)
  • 16 Conor Coady (D)
  • 27 Romain Saïss (D)
  • 2 Matt Doherty (M)
  • 8 Rúben Neves (M)
  • 28 João Moutinho (M)
  • 29 Rúben Vinagre (M)
  • 37 Adama Traoré (F)
  • 9 Raúl Jiménez (F)
  • 18 Diogo Jota (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 John Ruddy
  • 59 Oskar Buur
  • 49 Max Kilman
  • 10 Daniel Podence
  • 32 Leander Dendoncker
  • 6 Bruno Jordão
  • 7 Pedro Neto

Timeline

  1. Wolves
    8' Wolves Card · Yellow Card
    Matt Doherty
  2. Olympiakos Piraeus
    28' Olympiakos Piraeus Card · Red Card
    Rúben Semedo
  3. Olympiakos Piraeus
    34' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Giorgos Masouras · On: P. Cissé
  4. Wolves
    38' Wolves Card · Yellow Card
    C. Coady
  5. Wolves
    46' Wolves subst · Substitution 1
    Off: Matt Doherty · On: P. Neto
  6. Olympiakos Piraeus
    54' Olympiakos Piraeus Goal · Normal Goal
    Y. El Arabi · Assist: Guilherme
  7. Wolves
    67' Wolves Goal · Normal Goal
    P. Neto · Assist: João Moutinho
  8. Olympiakos Piraeus
    74' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Y. El Arabi · On: K. Fortounis
  9. Wolves
    79' Wolves subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Rúben Vinagre · On: Daniel Podence
  10. Olympiakos Piraeus
    84' Olympiakos Piraeus subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Valbuena · On: Bruno Gaspar
  11. Wolves
    85' Wolves subst · Substitution 3
    Off: João Moutinho · On: L. Dendoncker
  12. Wolves
    90' Wolves Card · Yellow Card
    P. Neto

Match Stats

Stat Olympiakos Piraeus Wolves
Fouls 7 13
Pass Accuracy 85% 87%
Offsides 3 0
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 6 13
Corners 1 7
Total Passes 517 472
Yellow Cards 1 3
Blocked Shots 2 1
Shots on Target 3 4
Shots off Target 1 8
Possession 51% 49%
Accurate Passes 439 409
Shots Inside Box 2 6
Saves 3 2
Shots Outside Box 4 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ R. Semedo's red card at 28' drastically changed the momentum of the match, leaving Olympiakos to play a man down.
  • ▸ Y. El Arabi's goal at 54' gave Olympiakos a crucial lead despite being a man down, but Wolves equalized through P. Neto at 67', securing a valuable away goal.