Aris vs PAOK Prediction: Thessaloniki derby can decide the champion

As part of the last round of the Greek championship, Aris will welcome the angry city rival - PAOK. Fate wanted the Thessaloniki derby to decide the national champion. This match for the host has no result significance, but it has much greater importance for their fans - tripping up the biggest rival in the quest for the title! PAOK only needs a victory in this match, so it will be interesting to see what kind of team they choose from the start. The game is scheduled for 20:00. 

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Aris struggled for a long time with huge financial problems during the previous decade, now the situation is a little better, but they still fail to join the leading "big four" of Greek football. Fifth place is the highest they managed, and the season will be satisfactory only if they prevent the other half of Thessaloniki from celebrating the title. How big this rivalry is shown by the fact that only 25 football players have defended the colors of both clubs throughout history. Aris are in good form, they won two games, first away to Panathinaikos and then against Lamia at home.

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Now PAOK are in an ideal position to win the first title since the 2018/19 season when Razvan Lucescu was also their coach! The Black and Whites reached 77 points, AEK have two less, and Olympiakos and Panathinaikos lost their theoretical chances to possibly steal the title in the final round. True, the work for the Thessaloniki club is not over yet, and the match ball will be a visit to city rival Aris. The calculation is clear - if they win the Thessaloniki Derby, they will be champions. A draw does not suit PAOK, because in the case of the same number of points in the end in Greece, the mutual score decides. Both teams have one win and two draws, but the goal difference in the head-to-head matches is on the side of AEK, which welcomes weak Lamia in the last round.

A match of the highest importance for PAOK, who in case of victory will become the new champion of Greece. I think that PAOK will go all in in the attack, but the pressure is huge so it’s possible that we may see a very tight first half of the match. However, I believe that PAOK will win this Thessaloniki Derby and become the new champion of Greece.