Asteras T. vs PAOK Prediction: Tough challenge for the champion

An interesting duel in the best Greek football league awaits us this Sunday. Asteras T. will welcome the champion PAOK in a match in which both teams will try to get back to winning after being defeated before the international round. Asteras are playing very well this season, while PAOK aren’t as confident as they were, so this will be a very tricky challenge for them.

Form: LWWWD

Asteras T. are in 7th place in the table, with 16 points, 4 wins, 4 draws, and 3 defeats. They can be very pleased with their current form and can hope to finish in the Championship group. At home, they have a record of 2 wins, a draw, and 2 defeats, but they are undefeated in their last 3 matches in this stadium. However, in the previous round, they suffered a heavy defeat against AEK Athens as visitors and they had two players sent off Alagbe and Tzandaris, two important midfielders who will miss this match. I think that it will be very difficult for Asteras to play their game without them.

Form: LLWWL

It seems that playing in the Europa League have a big impact on PAOK’s performances in the domestic league. They are far below their last season’s form and are in 4th place with 20 points, 6 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Even though PAOK will play against RFS in the Europa League on Thursday, I expect much of them in this match after the defeat in the previous round against their biggest rival Olympiakos in Thessaloniki. PAOK enjoys playing away from home, they are the best visiting team in the league with 4 wins and a draw.

PAOK won the last two matches against Asteras and in this stadium, the result was 4:1. I think that things are very different now compared to last season, and that match. Asteras are now a tougher team, they won against Olympiakos and I expect them to be a very tricky opponent for PAOK as well. The pressure on PAOK is growing after the defeat in the last round but I don’t expect them to put everything in this match, mostly because they are playing in the Europa League next week, and I expect a high-scoring duel in which both teams will score.