Sofronis Avgousti primarily uses a 4-2-3-1 formation with Omonia, focusing on building up play through the wings. When looking to score late in games, he adopts more attacking formations like 2-2-4-2, overloading the box. Defensively, his teams tend to press high but leave space out wide and struggle with transitions. Notable tactics include dropping defensive midfielders deep and wingers centrally to create passing options.

1. Sofronis
Avgousti

2. General Details
General
Details

3. Tactics - Formations
Team Matches Formations
Omonoia 8 4-4-2 double 6 [4], 4-2-3-1
3-1 (double 6) [2], 4-4-1-1 [1] ,
Karmiotissa 8 4-2-3-1 [5], 4-4-2 [3]
APOEL 46 4-2-3-1 [30], 3-4-2-1 [6], 4-3-3
*Data from Transfermarkt
Tactics - Formations

4. Omonia Games
Omonoia
Games
*Championship & Cup, 2022/23 season

5. Omonia Games
Formation Matches Result (W-D-L) Goals(F:A)
4-4-2 3 2-1-0 5:2
4-2-3-1 1 0-0-1 0:2
4-2-2-2 1 1-0-0 1:0
3-2-5 1 0-0-1 1:2
3-5-2 1 0-0-1 1:3
5-4-1 1 0-0-1 1:2
Overall 8 3-1-4 9:11
*Championship & Cup, 2022/23 season
Formation from average positions from theTSI platform
AEK Games

6. Most used
players
*Data from transfemarkt

7. Formation with most used
players

8. Opponent Formation OpponentFormation Score
Aris 5-4-1 3-4-3 1-2
APOEL* 3-2-5 4-2-3-1 1-2
Olympiakos 4-2-2-2 3-5-2 0-1
APOEL 4-2-3-1 4-2-3-1 0-2
APOEL* 4-4-2 4-4-2 0-2
Karmiotissa 4-4-2 5-2-3 1-2
APOEL 4-4-2 4-4-2 1-1
Apollon 3-5-2 4-2-3-1 3-1
Formation vs Formation
**Formations based on average positions on theTSI platform.
*Cup game

9. Opponent Formation Times opposite Record (W-D-L)
4-4-2 2 1-1-0
5-2-3 1 1-0-0
4-4-2
Opponent Formation Times opposite Record (W-D-L)
4-2-3-1 1 0-0-1
4-2-3-1
Formation vs Formation
Opponent Formation Times opposite Record (W-D-L)
3-5-2 1 1-0-0
4-2-2-2
Opponent Formation Times opposite Record (W-D-L)
4-2-3-1 1 0-0-1
3-2-5
Opponent Formation Times opposite Record (W-D-L)
4-2-3-1 1 0-0-1
3-5-2
Opponent Formation Times opposite Record (W-D-L)
3-4-3 1 0-0-1
5-4-1

10. Substitutes
Match Score Def-Mid-Att Goals/Assists
Aris 1-2 0-2-3 0/0
APOEL* 1-2 1-1-3 0/0
Olympiakos 0-1 2-1-2 0/0
APOEL 0-2 1-1-3 0/0
APOEL* 0-2 1-1-3 1 Bezus/0
Karmiotissa 1-2 0-2-3 1Ansarifard/1 Kakoullis, 1 Cassama
APOEL 1-1 1-2-2 0/1 Papoulis
Apollon 3-1 0-1-4 0/0
Overall - Average: 1-1-3 Total: 2Goals & 2Assist
Substitutes
*Cup game

11. Most influential players as sub
Most influential players as
subs
Small sample, a couple of players with 1 contribution. Can not make assumptions.

12. Formation changes when
winning
It started as a 4-2-2-2 and changed to a 4-2-3-1 on the 74th minute,
with Charalampous playing as a number 10.
Started as a 4-4-2 and changed to a back-5 formation to hold his lead
In the last minutes.
APOEL
Olympiakos

13. Small sample size and difficult to make assumptions.
Most of the time his team needed to score a goal instead of holding
the lead. Along with the small sample, I can not make assumptions.
Overall

14. Formation changes when looking for a
goal
Started the game as a 4-2-3-1 but with
Matthews staying behind it seemed as a
3-5-2. He changed personnel until the
75th minute, whereas he put Zachariou
to play on the right side, playing more
offensively, and Bezus as an inside
winger. Charalampous was dropping
deep to help with the progression of the
ball, creating a back 3.
Apollon APOEL - Playoffs Karmiotissa
Started the game as a 4-4-2 and
changed only personnel until the end of
the game, with some positional changes.
Papoulis was playing more central,
whereas Lecjaks was providing the width
on the left side.
Started the game as a 4-4-2 and
changed only personnel. Papoulis and
Loizou playing more centrally and giving
the width of the flanks to the wing-
backs.

15. Formation changes when looking for a
goal
Started the game as a 4-2-3-1 and to a
4-4-2 in the 62th minute, bringing on
Ansarifard for Bezus.
APOEL APOEL - Cup Aris
Started the game as a very attacking 3-
2-5 formation, with Kitsos playing close
to the CBs and Matthews playing very
high on the pitch. In the last minutes, he
overloaded the area in a 4-2-4
formation aiming to find a last-minute
goal.
Started the game as a 5-4-1 and quickly
changed to a 4-2-3-1. He changed on a
4-4=2 in the 62nd minute, with
Ansarifard playing as a second striker.

16. When looking for a goal in the
last minutes he tends to risk a
lot, leaving two and a defensive
midfielder at the back.
Usually, a 2-2-4-2 formation,
with the two wingers playing
centrally, both wing-backs
providing width and two central
forwards.
Overall

17. • Changing side of play.
• Wingers playing more central and dropping deep to provide passing options.
• They mainly aim to play through wide areas.
• Defensive midfielder drops deep between central defenders to help with ball progression.
Build-up against
Apollon

18. • They were defending/pressing high or mid-block with a 4-2-3-1 formation.
• Triggering high press when ball was played to the wide areas.
• When defending they seem to be leaving a lot of space wide.
Defending against
Apollon

19. • Wingers dropping into half-spaces to provide passing option.
• Defensive midfielder dropping deep to create a back-3.
• Full-back runs behind defence.
Build-up against APOEL -
playoffs

20. • They were defending/pressing with a 4-1-4-1 formation.
• Besedin dropped very deep to help with defending.
• Sometimes they seemed to overhold the ball.
• Sometimes they showed inability to track runs.
Defending against APOEL -
playoffs

21. • They went long a lot of times during that game. They played for second balls.
• Defensive midfielder drops deep to create a back-3.
• Wingers playing centrally and wing-backs provide width.
Build-up against APOEL -
Cup

22. • They were pressing with a 4-4-2 variation formation.
• Pressed very high on the pitch with the 2 forwards but not very efficient.
• When opponent in their half, Besedin drops very deep creating a 4-3-3 formation in defence.
Defending against APOEL -
Cup

23. • Defensive midfielder drops deep to create a back-3 when building up.
• Wing-backs play very high and width.
• Wingers centrally into half-spaces to provide passing options.
Build-up against
APOEL

24. • They were pressing in with a 4-1-2-3 formation very high on the pitch.
• The opponent was able to create their chances due to winning the ball high on the pitch.
• Vulnerable on transition.
• Not tracking runs.
Defending against
APOEL

25. • The defensive midfielder drops back to create a back-3 when building up.
• Changing side of play.
• Wing-backs provide width and play very high on the pitch.
• Runs behind the defence.
Build-up against APOEL -
Cup

26. • They were pressing in with a 4-4-2 formation very high on the pitch.
• Vulnerable on transitions.
• Vulnerable on change of play.
Defending against APOEL -
Cup

27. Things to
mention/observations
• High pressing but without much anticipation.
• A lot of runs behind the defence.
• Performs better on a 4-4-2 formation.