A 'stop' in Tripoli

Not so good start for Asteras, since they have registered only one win against Apollon in home out of five games. The previous round they were defeated 2-0 from Aris in Thessaloniki. However, the team are quite optimistic for the future, as their schedule was very difficult so far, having faced opponents like PAOK, AEK and Olympiakos. They are in a quite low position on the table and that's not compatible with their performance.

Panathinaikos' young players made a pretty good start. Despite team's financial problems and the resigns of top players, they are still undefeated in the tournament after 5 rounds. Although they started with a -6 disadvantage, they managed to clear it immediately. George Donis' youngsters are full of pation in their play. The previous Saturday, they won PAS Giannina in OAKA, while Federico Macheda's goal gave them the win against Agrinio, in a midweek game for the Cup. Insua, Colovetsios and Puguras are ready to play. On the contrary, injured Anthony Mounier, Mattias Johansson, Omri Altman and Ergys Kaçe won't play.

Savvas Pantelidis' team will do their best to win in a home where they are always quite strong. Panathinaikos may are in a high flying mood but 'hurted' Asteras have a realy difficult home, even for the top teams.