The action returned to the Super League, with Sunday's program having games for PAOK, AEK and Olympiacos.
Few could have imagined that Sunday's match between PAOK and Volos for the 6th game would be a derby ... of champions. This is because the visitors are making a great start to the tournament, collecting 12 points from four wins and just one defeat in five matches. Coach Guillermo Abascal shows great prospects, presenting the team - a surprise of the league so far.
However, the victory for PAOK is an imperative. Not only for points, but also because the away matches with Copenhagen and Olympiakos follow, so a twist against Volos would have a negative effect on the psychology as well. Rasvan Lucescu has some questions about the readiness of players coming from injury, but in any case he expects a lot from Andrija Zivkovic. And the Serbian hunter in turn is looking for a racing outburst. Zivkovic to score and PAOK to win, at odds of 3.30 in Stoiximan.
The ... back of Tsouber to Giannikis
With Argyris Giannikis making his debut on the bench, AEK welcomes Atromitos to OAKA. The transition from one coaching philosophy to another will not be easy or quick for the Union, however the results can not wait. The Peristeriotes have disappointed so far, as their roster does not justify the poor harvest of two points to date. However, they are expected to gradually improve after the arrival of George Paraschos instead of Angel Lopeth.
After the new data that have been formed on the bench of AEK, in the first games of the new coach, the most experienced or quality players of the roster must come forward. Steven Chuber combines both of these elements, while he seems capable of leading the field. At odds of 3.25 in Stoiximan, the Swiss midfielder can score at any time of the match.
The time of El Arabi in Ioannina
In parallel with the match in OAKA, it is also being held in Zosimades between PAS Giannina and Olympiakos. Very competitive is the face that the hosts show, as 'witnesses' the undefeated they maintain after the first five games. Iraklis Metaxas has created a difficult team, which hardly concedes goals and manages to keep the games at the pace that suits it.
In turn, the 'red and whites' are obliged to increase their speed as they enter a series of very demanding matches, which include the matches against Eintracht Frankfurt and PAOK that follow. So the victory at Zosimades is the only thing that Martins and his players want, in order to get impetus and psychology for the future.
Ticino is the one who gives solutions to the scoring lately, however the activation of El Arabi is necessary for the difficult matches to come. The goal scorer of Piraeus in recent years is the man who 'speaks' in difficult times. He wants to do the same and against the granite defense of PAS. El Arabi to score in the first half of the match against Zosimades, at odds of 4.25 in Stoiximan.
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