AEL Larissa vs Xanthi FC Match Preview

AEL welcomes the first placed Xanthi at the Alcazar Stadium for the 10th round of the Greek Super League 2.

AEL Larissa has not yet managed to transform the quality of their roster into victories. So they are already 9 points away from the top and any result here against Xanthi, except a victory, will knock them too early from the promotion battle. In the last two home matches, AEL Larissa shared points with two direct rivals for promotion (Veria and Anagennisi Karditsa). They also played a draw in the first cup match against PAOK.

In the most recent performance of Larissa, playing in Toumba for the rematch of the Cup, showed that the team has a very remarkable roster. AEL not only managed to equalize in Toumba but also hit the post after 1-1 and until the 90th minute claimed the qualification to the next stage of the cup competition. In general, they showed that they can play attractive football, against one of the best teams in the Greek Super League

Xanthi, after the draw in their opening game away at Pierikos, registered 7 consecutive victories and are alone at the top of the Super League 2 (North group). Up to the moment, their schedule was quite easy since they have not yet competed against the other contenders of promotion.
Away from home, apart from the draw in the match with Pierikos, they have also got 3 victories. One of them is against Kavala, which competes with youngsters and is the boxing bag of the category (7/7 defeats with 0-45 goals), while they won 2 times with the narrow 0-1 against Niki Volou and PAOK B '. Against Larissa will be the first difficult match of the season for Xanthi and they want to leave Alkazar at least with one point.

The match is undoubtedly the most important of the 10th round of Super League 2, between two teams that were relegated in the last two seasons from the Super League and aspire to return as soon as possible.

My choice in this match will be the victory of AEL, as they show that they can make the comeback and claim the promotion. Any result other than victory will be devastating for AEL and in fact, will knock them out very early in the promotion race, so they are expected to give their best for the victory in a very important match for them.

The odds for the home win are very attractive at the moment and it is worth betting before they start to drop.