Two strong derbies start next weekend Super League Playoffs 1where AEK salutes Panathinaikos and Ari salutes PAOK in a classic match in Thessaloniki.

Olympiacos starts from Volos and after Sunday’s victory in North Philadelphia, if he takes advantage of his favorable early schedule, he will enter the title battle mentally and points-wise very strong. The Red-Whites welcome PAOK in the 2nd and 3rd matches, and if they start with three victories in a row, they will face defeats from AEK and Panathinaikos, who go to the same matches once in Thessaloniki, with they also play with each other. The difficult part for Olympiacos comes at the end of two rounds.

The dates and times of the 30 (competitive) 3×10 games will be determined by the Super League in cooperation with the two subscription channels. With the consent of the teams, only foreign referees will be used, especially in games between four contenders in the Elite category. Standings carry over as-is from the first 26 non-draw matches as in the past, with the title determined at the end rather than as previously in the regular season. Wednesday will also feature three exciting matchdays, which will feature PAOK being invited to play in each of them after the away derby: Matchday 3 against Olympiacos, Day 6 against AEK and Day 8 against Panathinaikos .

Another feature of the program is that the remaining three contenders for the title will need to play three derbies (between them) in a row, which is to be expected, since each matchday includes at least one derby. Panathinaikos will play in the 7th, 8th and 9th rounds respectively AEK – PAOK (Leoforo) and Olympiakos (away), AEK 5-6-7th Olympiakos (Faliro), PAOK (Philadelphia), Panathinaikos (Leoforo) ), Olympiacos 3-4 and 5th. PAOK (Faliro), Panathinaikos (Leoforo), AEK (Faliro), as well as 8-9-10 AEK (Philadelphia), Panathinaikos (Faliro), PAOK (Toumba).

Playoff schedule in detail: Round 1 (18-19/3): AEK – Panathinaikos, Aris – PAOK, Volos – Olympiacos. 2nd game day (1-2/4): Olympiakos – Aris, Panathinaikos – Volos. PAOK – AEK. 3rd round (5/4): Volos – AEK, Aris – Panathinaikos, Olympiakos – PAOK. Round 4 (8-9/4): AEK – Aris, Panathinaikos – Olympiacos, PAOK – Volos. Round 5 (22-23/4): Volos – Aris, Olympiakos – AEK, PAOK – Panathinaikos. Round 6 (26/4): AEK – PAOK, Aris – Olympiakos, Volos – Panathinaikos. Round 7 (29-30/4): Olympiakos – Volos, Panathinaikos – AEK, PAOK – Aris. Round 8 (3/5): AEK – Olympiakos, Aris – Volos, Panathinaikos – PAOK. Round 9 (6-7/5): Aris – AEK, Volos – PAOK, Olympiakos – Panathinaikos. Round 10 (13-14/5): AEK – Volos, Panathinaikos – Aris, PAOK – Olympiakos.

Playoffs for … three

In the last playoff matches, the six-point games were drawn between Ionikos, Lamia, Levadekov, who are fighting to avoid the last two places for SL2. The points difference is big and it makes sense that the other teams won’t be in this battle unless they make huge mistakes. Schedule: 1st game day (18-19.03): Asteras Tripoli – Panaitolikos, Atromitos – Ionian, OFI – Levadeikos, Lamia – PAS Ioannina. 2nd game day (1-2/4): Ionian – Asteras T., Levadeiacos – Atromitos, Panaitolikos – Lamia, PASH – OFI. 3rd game day (8-9/4): Tr Asteras – Levadeiakos, Atromitos – PASH, OFI – Lamia, Panaitolikos – Ionian. 4th game day (22-23/4): Levadeikos – Ionikos, OFI – Tr. Asteras, PASH – Panaitolikos, Lamia – Atromitos. 5th game day (29-30/4): Tr Asteras – Lamia, Atromitos – OFI, Ionikos – PAS, Panaitolikos – Levadeikos. 6th round (6-7/5): Atromitos – Panaitolikos, OFI – Ionikos, PAS – Asteras Tr., Lamia – Levadeikos. Round 7 (13-14/5): Asteras T. – Atromitos, Ionian – Lamia, Levadeiakos – PASH, Panaitolikos – OFI.