Tsikinho was the lord of Olympiakos’ midfield as they thrashed OFI 4-0 in their best attacking performance of the league.
Olympiacos broke out against OFI. The red and whites, under the watch of Jose Luis Medilibar, won 4-0 against the Cretans for the 22nd matchday of the Stoiximan Super League.
They had absolute supremacy, took advantage of the guests’ mistakes and are now concentrating on the first match against Ferentsvaros for the Conference League playoffs.
The red and whites reached the three points with characteristic ease and indeed with their top performance this year in terms of threat. In particular, they finished the game with 3.4xGoals in the 21 finals they had. In fact, 16 of them were within the large area of OFI.
This is the second best performance in the league, not counting penalties. The record is held by PAOK in the match against PAS Ioannina for the 18th matchday, where it had 3.54xG.
Ciquinho put in a lot of work on the pitch
Olympiacos had four different scorers against OFI (Massouras, El Kaabi, Pontense, Fortounis). However, one of the protagonists of the match was Ciquinho, who played for the second time in a row as a starter, and put in a lot of work on the field. In the graph of Opta/Stats Perform you can see his actions.
The actions and top performances of Tsikinios in Olympiacos – OFI
Ciquinho had a total of 104 ball actions, the most of anyone in the game. He moved almost everywhere on the field and even had five actions in the opposing area. He was the absolute boss of the axis, also having a great partnership with Ese.
In short, he was one of the most important factors in Olympiakos’ absolute dominance in the match. His highlight was the wonderful assist on Fortounis. With a deep transfer from the center he found the captain of the red and whites on the back of OFI and he hung Bowman for 4-0.
In fact, the Portuguese could have scored in the 43rd minute, but his one-on-one shot from inside the area went wide. In addition, he had eight fumble recoveries and four steals, helping with blocks as well.
Creative and almost infallible
Ciquinho’s creative contribution was not only seen in the assist. With the help of Opta you can see all the transfers of the Portuguese midfielder in the match.
The transfers and the top performances of Tsikinios at Olympiacos – OFI
Ciquinho, as mentioned above, was the “metronome” of the midfield. In total he attempted 90 passes, with 83 finding teammates. He was the player with the most transfers in the game and even with a success rate of 92%.
In addition, he had 44/48 passes over the midfield and 16/19 turnovers in attack. He showed great accuracy and constantly pushed forward the game of the red and whites, trying to find cracks in the defense of OFI.
Finally, he was also the player with the most key passes in the match. Including the assist on Fortounis, he had four passes that created chances. Finally, Tsiquinio made a very positive appearance and showed signs of his quality against the Cretans.