Atromitos-PAOK: A demanding test in Peristeri for the pioneer

One of the most important matches for the 21st matchday of the Stoiximan Super League is that between Atromitos and PAOK, with the two teams facing each other in Peristeri (20:30, Novasports Prime, News Bulletin 247, sport-fm.gr) !

Both teams want the three points of victory each for different reasons, with Atromitos looking to put behind their elimination by Panathinaikos in the quarter-finals of the Betsson Hellenic Cup and get back closer to the top six of the standings, while PAOK wants to make any sacrifice the three points that will only keep him at the top.

Without a win in the three most recent league games o Fearless (two defeats and one draw), last week they were beaten 3-1 in Tripoli by Asteras, while they were preceded by a heavy 5-0 defeat by AEK in New Philadelphia, a result that ended their unbeaten run 13 games that the Peristerians had made with him Sasha Ilyich on their bench.

In midweek, Atromitos battled it out against Panathinaikos, claiming a big berth in the Cup semi-finals, but ultimately failed to defend their 2-1 win from the first leg, with the Greens celebrating thanks to a Mladenovic goal in 90’+5′. Sasha Ilic has to manage four important absences, since o Tzavellas is suffering from a virus and is not available, while also out of the mission were Imrekov, Keshrida , Vrakas and Agibu Kamara. On the other hand, the Jubitana and Kuen they return and will be at the disposal of the Serbian technician.

The Intrepid Mission: Tsintotas, Marketzani, Dimos, Kivrakidis, Pomonis, Tsakmakis, Acevedo, Athanasiou, De Bock, Conte, Erlingmark, Gondhaleth, Kuen, Fridjonsson, Robay, Dirks, Jubitana, Vergos, Valencia, Andzielski, Trimmatis.

As for him PAOK, comes to tonight’s game enjoying the solitude of the top and looking for the three points that will keep him in the lead. At +2 from AEK, +3 from Panathinaikos and +6 from Olympiakos, the “Double Header of the North” have won 10 of their most recent 11 matches at league level, with their only defeat coming in his away derby with Aris. The previous matchday he celebrated the great 2-1 victory over Panathinaikos, while midweek… he finished the job against Panserraikos, whom he eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Cup with a total score of 9-0!

Given that Rasvan Lucescu’s team is in a very good playing condition, with the Romanian coach not having the injured players at his disposal for tonight’s match Vierinia, Ricardoas well as the newly acquired Yoni, who was deemed unprepared. Also left out of the mission were Ekong, Nasberg and Jimwhile on the other hand, the mission included Samataafter his return from the Africa Cup of Nations.

The mission of PAOK: Kotarski , Zivkovic , Balomenos , Sastre , Kenziora , Michaelidis , Koulierakis , Baba , Rafa Soares , Ozdoev , Meite , Tsigaras , Schwab , Marcos Antonio , Murg , Konstantelias , A.Zivkovic , Despodov , Tyson Brandon , Samata.

In the meeting of the two teams for the first round, last October, PAOK celebrated the victory with 2-0 in Tuba, with Ozdoev as his big star, who had scored both of his team’s goals.

Possible lineups:



Fearless (Ilyich): Tsintotas – Kivrakidis, Acevedo, Tsakmakis, De Bok – Conte, Ender, Erlingmark – Robay, Jubitana, Andielski

PAOK (Lucescu): Kotarski – Sastre, Keziora, Koulierakis, Rafa Soares – Ozdoev, Meite – Despodov, Murg, Tyson – Brandon

Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos

Assistants: Iordanis Aptosoglou, Andreas Meidanas

Fourth: Aristides Vatsios

VAR: Stefanos Koumbarakis

AVAR: Georgios Stefanidis