OR AEK welcomes the PAOK (19:00, Cosmote Sport 2, Live from Newsit.gr) with the two “biceps” wanting the win at the Super League playoff premiere to get to the right in the mini league.
Both AEK and PAOK were badly closed its obligations in the regular season of the Super League, as the Union stayed 0-0 against Mars in “Kleanthis Vikelidis” while the Thessaloniki lost 2-1 to Athens Kallithea in “Apostolos Nikolaidis”.
Which means that victory is an end in itself for both, who aim to leave behind their ugly lasting time and perfectly enter the playoffs.
AEK wants to keep its hopes of winning the title alive, starting with a victory that will bring it to -4 by the pioneer Olympiacos, who later competes with Panathinaikos. On the other hand, the Union aims to take 2nd place, which secures the next year’s Champions League qualifiers. AEK is currently at 53 points, with 3 points difference from Panathinaikos and 7 from PAOK.
Matthias Almeida has not announced as usual mission, with himself holding his derby papers closed.
For his part, PAOK, who has never won the new AEK stadium in six games, is counting two defeats and two draws against the Union, with the “black and white” even unable to win any of this year’s derby!
Indeed, Razvan Lutsescu, like Matthias Almeida, has not announced a mission.
Referee: Brich
Assistants: Lup, Roofman
4th: Papapetrou
Var: Guenter, Avar: Sidiropoulos