Thursday, from 14:00, Asteras Tripolis will receive a visit to PAOK Thessaloniki in a match for the return of the Greek Cup semifinals. The match will take place at the “Theodoros Kolokotronis” stadium in Tripoli.
Jubilees after the huge success of the championship, conquering the title after a 34-year break, PAOK are forced to come back with their feet on the ground to avoid surprises on the way to the Greek Cup final. In Thessaloniki, there was a general celebration after the success of Sunday night, 5-0 with Levadiakos, but now Razvan Lucescu’s students have to go back to the facts to conquer the event. Luckily for PAOK, she is in the shelter of a solid advantage following the success of the 2-0 tour of Thessaloniki. In addition, Asteras is not, even so, the kind of band able to recover from such a handicap. Despite the euphoria after winning the title, we believe that Lucescu’s students will manage this situation without any problems.
In the last ten direct clashes between the two bands, PAOK imposed seven times, while Asteras Tripolis won the other three disputes;
The previous direct duel took place in the turnoff of the Cup semifinals, when PAOK scored 2-0 on his own field;
The last success of Asteras in front of PAOK dates back to March 2018, from a 3-2 on his own field;
Given the circumstances of this game, we expect a balanced deployment of hostilities. In the context of appealing both to the offensive weakness of the hosts, which is inferior from the PAOK point of view and at the moment when the guests are euphoric after the title, we think we will not find a spectacular outcome in Tripoli.
PREDICTION: PAOK to win @ 1,85
