OFI-Panaitolikos: A key match for both

Today’s match OFI-Panaitolikos in Heraklion is expected with special interest, in the match that opens the 19th game of the Super League (17:15, Cosmote Sport 3, bwinΣΠΟΡ FM 94,6 and sport-fm.gr).

The Cretans, after the defeat by PAOK in Toumba, want to return to the victories in order to strengthen their position in the first six of the standings, against the background of the playoff process.

For their part, Agriniotes managed to achieve two important victories over AEK and Olympiakos (in the Cup) and want to continue their excellent course (with parentheses the defeat by PAOK in Toumba).

Tradition

Until the end of 2019 with absolute consistency, the respective home team always came out the winner. This had happened in six games in Heraklion and six in Agrinio. But since 2020, things have changed. In September, Panaitolikos drew in Heraklion and did it again in the Playouts in May 2021.

And while on January 3, 2021 in Agrinio the tradition was kept with seven to seven of Panetolikos, OFI went there last October and not only did not lose for the first time, but also won.

In the last four, that is, only one was won by the home team, while it was 12 out of 12. And in October we had the first “double” after 15 games.

The compositions

OFI: Waterman, Marinakis, Vouros, Diamantis, Balogiannis, Neira, Toral, Megiado, Lambrou, De Guzman and Tsilianidis.

Panetolikos: Melissas, Louis, Vrgots, Cornelius, Houhoumis, Antones, Flores, Barbosa, Duarte, Karelis.

Referees

The match was appointed to be led by Mr. Sidiropoulos, with the help of Mr. Thanasia, Moussiadis and fourth Mr. Tsagarakis. In the VAR will be Messrs. Karantonis and Buxbaum.

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