AEK-Volos: In the OPAP Arena license for the return to positive results

Back to action for AEK and Volos, with the two teams facing off in New Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon (3/1, 19:00) as part of the 16th round of the Stoiximan Super League.

A special game for the “Union”, which will host a game for the first time without people in OPAP Arenathen the relevant measures against fan violence.

The game will be televised from Cosmote 2 HDradioed by News Bulletin 247while there will be live updates from sport-fm.gr.

The “yellow and black” used the holiday break for two purposes, apart from the work they did in training. On the one hand, to “clean” their minds, after the two straight away miscues with Pan-Italian and Pan-Serraic. On the other hand, they counted a lot returns from the full absence they had. In particular, Amrabat, Pineda, Pizarro, Callens, Stankovic and Ponce gradually rejoined, Jonson who had left the Serres match with discomfort and Fernandez after his serious Achilles injury.

Of course, the goal of Matias Almeida’s team (and) for today is only victory, in order to get back to positive results and make use of any point losses of its competitors. He’s got 32 degrees, as much as Olympiacos, I was at -3 from the pioneer PAOK and at -2 from the second Panathinaikos. In fact, on Sunday (7/1, 21:00), he faces the “red and white” in “G. Karaiskakis”, having entered a very “heavy” month with consecutive games, while next week the games with Aris and Panathinaikos, for the Cup and the championship respectively, follow in the “caps”.

On the other hand, the year for Volos (10th, 14th) ended with a home defeat (0-3) by Panathinaikos. However, it was preceded by one four-game unbeaten run in the league, with two wins and the same number of draws (one against Olympiakos). Space, in other words, where the Angel Lopez on the bench of the Magnesia team, with the return of the Spanish technician having helped them.

In the competitive part now, AEK – despite the collected returns – will line up again with several absences. If the “two-headed” also did not announce a mission, it is considered almost unlikely that they will “attend”. Araujo and Sidibewhile the Mukudi, Hadjisafi, Mohammadi and Zini who have been integrated into their national teams. THE Vida he managed to train normally on Tuesday (2/1), after the traumatic injury he suffered, however it is possible that he will be protected in view of the upcoming derby with Olympiakos. Also, it remains to be seen when he will return to missions and o Fernandes.

The Voliotes will line up with three absences, with Lopez not counting on the suspended Kalogeropoulos but also to Tsokani and Glavcic.

The possible compositions of the two teams:

AEK (Matias Almeida): Stankovic – Rota, Mitoglou, Cullens, Pelios – Eliasson, Simanski, Pineda, Gacinovic – Garcia, Zuber.

Volos (Angel Lopez): Kostic – Mygas, Aslanidis, Sielis, Kitsos – Alcho, Metaxas, Trouier, Koba – Garcia, Moraitis.

Referee: Konstantinos Perrakis

First Assistant: Ioannis Karagizopoulos

Second Assistant: George Christakoglou

4th referee: Michael Matsoukas

VAR: Evangelos Manouhos

In the first round match, AEK prevailed 3-2 with a goal in stoppage time and while playing from the 24th minute with one less player.

In five games with home team AEK:

2 AEK wins

1 draw

2 Volos victories

Goal: 10-7

The two teams have met once in New Philadelphia. In the last matchday of last year’s Playoffs, where AEK sealed the conquest of the championship by winning 4-0.