PAOK-AEK: Crucial “double-header” derby in Toumba

Key match in Toumba! PAOK welcomes AEK in the big match of its 23rd matchday Stoiximan Super League (20:30, bwinSPORT FM, www.sportfm.gr, Novasports), with the “double-header” derby being of great interest and expected to play an important role in the continuation of the championship.

THE PAOK comes from the… shocking draw in Tripoli, after seeing him Star with two goals from the 90′ ​​and then to tie at 2-2. Of course, midweek the “black and whites”… were vindicated because two days later with their announcement they exposed the refereeing team for the offside in the goal of the equalizer by Arkades, but the damage was done in terms of points. Nevertheless, everyone in Thessaloniki was asked to put everything aside and focus on today’s derby. He has 44 points so far with a record of 12-8-2 being undefeated for 12 consecutive matches.

The “two-headed man of the north” has won just one derby this year in Tubathe one with him Mars while he lost to Panathinaikos and came level with him Olympic. He is looking for a three-pointer that will reduce the gap to him AEK and will keep him on top track, while until the end of the regular season, the Thessalonians have passable matches and are capable of the absolute. Koulierakis, Kotarski are returning and will play as starters, while Razvan Lucescu will not have El Kaduri, Qualiata, Vieirinia, Lyratzi, Kurtic available to him again.

THE AEK on her part it comes from 3-0 upon him Levadeikou, while he has built a streak of five victories in the championship. Of course, four of them have come to New Philadelphia! Away from home, he presents a different face than in the “OPAP Arena” where he goes… by train. To put the difference in perspective, Union away from home has a record 6-2-2i.e. four losses of points while inside he has 10-0-1, with the only defeat coming from Volos in Rizoupoli. He doesn’t have the easiest program until the final, since he has to play an away match with Fearless (who was vindicated by the court but the “yellow and black” appealed), OFI, while at home he has to face Astera Tripoli and Olympiacos, while he is looking for the three points to send a “title message”.

In pure racing, o Matias Almeida saw him Araujo training and included him in the squad, while it does not seem at all unlikely to start him alongside Levi Garcia in the attack. On the contrary, Galanopoulos, who felt unwell and did not practice today, is out, as are the injured Mohammadi and Fernandes. The mission in detail: Stankovic, Athanasiadis, Mukudi, Rota, Vida, Mitoglou, Hadjisafi, Sidibe, Tzavellas, Simanski, Jonson, Gacinovic, Pineda, Franson, Mandalos, Amrabad, Levi Garcia, Van Weert, Zuber, Araujo, Eliasson.

Her last victory AEK in Toumba in the league in the 2019/20 season with a score of 2-0 thanks to the goals of Chygrinski, Livaya, while since then and until today they have 2 defeats and 2 draws with the host PAOK. In the match of the first round, the “yellow and black” beat the “black and white” 2-0.

Possible lineups:

PAOK (Razvan Lucescu): Kotarski – Sastre, Ingason, Koulierakis, Rafa Soares – Augusto, Schwab – Narey, Constantelias, Zivkovic – Oliveira.

AEK (Matias Almeida): Athanasiadis – Rota, Mukudi, Vida, Hadjisafi – Jonson, Simanski, Pineda, Amrabad – Araujo (Zuber), Levi Garcia.

Referee: Eskas (Norway)

Assistants: Engan, Bashevkin (Norway)

Fourth: Manouhos

VAR: Render (Norway), Papadakis