Levadiakos vs PAOK Prediction: The champions are in crisis

PAOK will travel to Levadia to face Levadiakos in the 7th round of the Greece Super League. They have 3 defeats in a row in important matches and the pressure is very high at the moment in Thessaloniki. Levadiakos are still winless in the league, and they are struggling to adapt to this level of playing, so they are the main candidate to be relegated at the end of the season.

Form: DLDDL

Levadiakos are in the last 14th place in the table with four points. They played a draw against Athens Kallithea in the 1st round and were defeated in the 2nd round by Panathinaikos 1:0. AEK also defeated them 3:0 in this stadium and since then they have three draws in the league with Panserraikos, OFI Crete and Asteras T. It’s clear now that they will have to improve more, even to buy some players this winter if they want to keep their place in this league.

Form: LLLWD

The champions are in crisis, they are in 4th place with 13 points, but they have 3 defeats in a row. In the league they lost in the city derby against Aris at home, and in the Europa League, they lost in Turkey against Galatasaray and last week against Romanian FCSB at home in Thessaloniki. This match against the last-placed team in the league comes at the right time for them to win and end that bad run, before the break for the international matches. 

PAOK have 4 wins in their last 5 matches, and everything else but an away win will be a huge surprise. Levadiakos aren’t playing well at home, they have 2 draws and a defeat but only one goal scored, while PAOK have 2 away wins in 2 matches. I expect PAOK to finally perform well in the league, they don’t have European matches next week and this match against Levadiakos is perfect for them to show that they are not in crisis and that they can bounce back.