Aris vs PAOK Match Preview

In this Greek Super League game with local rivalry, Aris face PAOK. These two teams have only one point difference in the league table, where PAOK is placed 2nd and Aris 3rd.

The hosts are having a great season so far, having just 1 defeat, in the match against the league leaders, Olympiakos. Last Sunday, Aris shared points with Atromitos, in a match where they manage to make a huge comeback, playing with a player less since the 35th minute, as Rose was sent off. They found themselves back in the score by a two-goal margin, but they managed to equalize even playing with 10 players.

Aris is in great shape this season. In fact, they have registered only wins after 10 games played, having just 2 draws and 1 defeat, these against PAS Giannina and Atromitos, where they were losing by two and managed to equalize in both matches, while against Olympiakos, they got too close again getting one point but at the end, they suffered a 1-2 defeat.

PAOK, on the other hand, is sitting at 2nd place in the standings, but the team still lacks consistency. The club made a manager change recently and seems that this brought some optimism to the players, but unfortunately, they just couldn't keep up the pace. On Thursday, they faced Granada for the last round of the Europa League group stage, and the match ended with a goalless draw. With the match against Aris being just three days later, the fatigue of their players could affect the final result.

This local derby could definitely go one way or another. However, I think Aris has a slight advantage of playing at home and having more fresh legs as their players had the whole week to get prepared.

In conclusion, I think Aris can win this match or get at least a draw. The double chance 1X is my call in this one.