Panserraikos-PAS Ioannina: To ensure survival against relegated PAS, Serrai

Panserraikos and PAS Ioannina face off at the Municipal Stadium of Serres (15:00, Novasports Prime, News Bulletin 247, sport-fm.gr) for the 5th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League playouts, with the hosts looking for the victory that will secure the stay against the Epirotes who, after yesterday’s results, were mathematically relegated to the second division.

In the third place of the playouts with 32 points o Panseraikos, is at +7 from the danger zone. It comes from two consecutive draws against Atromito and OFI, last week it found itself leading by two against the Cretans, thanks to the goals of Aleksic (22′) and Bedancourt (33′), but failed to “lock” the three points and tied for the final 2-2 by Bakits, in the 75th minute. Nevertheless, a win today will ensure his presence in the next Stoiximan Super League.

As far as racing is concerned, Pablo Garcia he left both him out of commission Frankincensealthough he returned to training for the first time since the end of February, as well as the suspended one Moreira. In addition, the Uruguayan coach cannot count on the services of his main goalkeeper, Hovanas well as Maskanakis, Gotzamanidis, Papavasileiou and Anakoglou.

The mission of Panseraikos: Katsikas, Tsombanidis, Avlonitis, Diamantis, Bergstrom, Dunkerloui, Deligiannidis, Petaurakis, Peleas, Oikonomou, Ouedraogo, Staikos, Hadjistravos, Mourgos, Sofianos, Thomas, Warda, Alexic, Gouleri, Bendancor

On the other hand, Mr PAS Ioannina after yesterday’s great away victories of Kifissia and Panaitolikos in Peristeri and Tripoli respectively, they were also mathematically relegated to Super League 2. The three remaining games they have to play against Panserraikos, Kifissia and Volos are procedural in nature, in an extremely disappointing season with just three wins in 30 games. He has celebrated just one victory in his most recent 13 matches, he has not managed to score in the last two of them, while last week he experienced the painful home defeat-“tombstone” (0-1) with a goal in the 90’+3′ from Asteras Tripoli.

In racing, o Michalis Grigoriou he cannot count on the services of the wounded Rosales, Chaos and Thereofwhile Garo, Soulis, Demir and Bala were left out of the mission for tactical reasons.

The mission of PAS Ioannina: Athanasiou, Bakadimas, Conte, Begala, Eramuspe, Gino, Karahalios, Kiakos, Kyrkos, Leo, Liassos, Nagi, Pamlidis, Panagou, Pantelakis, Rienstra, Rossero, Sobotchinski, Soria, Tzimas.

Panserraikos was the winner in both meetings between the two teams for this season, prevailing with 3-2 at home for the 6th matchday last September, with Aleksic scoring the match-winning goal in the 90th minute, while Pablo Garcia’s team also won the January match, with 2-0 in “Zosimades”.

Possible lineups

Panserraikos (Garcia, 4-2-3-1): Katsikas – Deligiannidis, Avlonitis, Bergstrom, Petavrakis – Ouedraogo, Staikos – Hadjistravos, Thomas, Warda – Alexics

PAS Ioannina (Grigoriou, 4-2-3-1): Nagy – Soria, Pantelakis, Eramouspe, Kiakos – Gino, Karahalios – Rosero, Rienstra, Pamlidis – Conte

Referee: Efstathios Gortsilas

Assistants: Achilleas Nikzas, Nikolaos Torosiadis

Fourth: Konstantinos Poulikidis

VAR: John Papadopoulos

AVAR: Petros of Patras