The classic Athens derby, which at the same time has the shade of the most decisive between the two gladiators in the last decade, offers this three-day schedule of the 17th game of Super League 1. Almost halfway (overall, including the playoffs), AEK welcomes trailblazer Panathinaikos at ” Agia Sophia tomorrow, having poured as much milk last Tuesday in Ioannina as he had been patiently collecting in the churn lately. Her surprise loss to PAS sent her down -7 to the Greens and forced her to claim victory at all costs to stay competitive in the title hunt. New Philadelphia hasn’t dropped a single point yet, but will play the only undefeated team in the league to come this far with broken brakes.

With 13 wins and 3 draws in 16 games, Panathinaikos will bring the difference to +10 with a win, keep it at +7 with a draw, removing a large spike from his side, and only when he loses will it hurt, mostly psychologically, because even in this case, he will be where he was at the beginning of the last competition, i.e. by +4. Not bad for a team that started with two surprise draws in the second round of the league without losing any significant positions on the ground.

To take advantage of any result of the derby, Olympiacos and PAOK, coming from -10 from 1st and -3 from second, will have to beat Volos and Lamia respectively. They have already lost a lot of positions and are not eligible for new losses, especially in games against opponents with clearly less potential. In the fight for survival, the duel Levadeiakos – PAS Ioannina is very interesting, the guests signed two big surprises from the start of the second round, remaining undefeated until now. In the remaining three games of the schedule, the hosts are considered favorites but not firm to be considered a big surprise if any slippage occurs.

Summary of the program (round 17):

Saturday: 17:30 Levadeikos – PAS Ioannina, 19:30 Lamia – PAOK. Sunday: 16.00 Volos – Olympiakos, 17.00 Atromitos – Ionian, 19.00 Aris – Asteras Tripoli, 19.30 AEK – Panathinaikos. Monday: 17:00 Panahitolikos – OFI. Tournament table (15 games): Panathinaikos 42, AEK 35, PAOK 32, Olympiacos 32, Volos 26, Aris 25, Panaitolikos 19, Atromitos 19, Asteras Tr.17, Pas Ioannina 14, OFI 12, Levadeikos 11, Lamia 10, Ionian . 8.