Just a few hours after the curtain fell on the regular season in the Super League 1, PAOK and Olympiacos emerged as the big winners of the 26th match-day. The black-and-whites claimed the top spot after AEK’s draw with Aris, while the red-and-whites found themselves in third place due to Panathinaikos’ draw in Heraklion. Now, all eyes turn to the playoffs, which kick off next Sunday, March 10th.
Before the draw, it was known that PAOK and Olympiacos couldn’t face each other on Match-day 1, as both teams have European matches for the Round of 16 in the Conference League.
Therefore, the likelihood of derbies with the other two teams increased, and in the opening round, we have the eternal derby and the Thessaloniki derby, with AEK starting from Lamia’s home stadium.
1st Match-day
Olympiacos – Panathinaikos
Closure
PAOK – Aris (behind closed doors)
Lamia – AEK
2nd Match-day
AEK – Olympiacos
Aris – Lamia
Panathinaikos – PAOK
3rd Match-day
Olympiacos – Aris
Panathinaikos – AEK
PAOK – Lamia
4th Match-day
AEK – PAOK
Aris – Panathinaikos
Lamia – Olympiacos
5th Match-day
AEK – Aris
Panathinaikos – Lamia
PAOK – Olympiacos
6th Match-day
Aris – AEK
Olympiacos – PAOK
Lamia – Panathinaikos
7th Match-day
AEK – Panathinaikos
Aris – Olympiacos
Lamia – PAOK
8th Match-day
Olympiacos – Lamia
Panathinaikos – Aris
PAOK – AEK
9th Match-day
Olympiacos – AEK
PAOK – Panathinaikos
Lamia – Aris
10th Match-day
AEK – Lamia
Aris – PAOK
Panathinaikos – Olympiacos
The standings with which the teams will enter the playoffs are: PAOK 60, AEK 59, Olympiacos 57, Panathinaikos 56, Aris 42, Lamia 34.
Criteria for ranking in case of a tie:
– The total points each team gathered in all their matches in the Stoiximan Super League (during the regular season and playoffs combined, i.e., in the four matches where the teams faced each other in the championship).
– The goal difference of each team among the newly tied teams in all their matches of the championship (combined during the regular season and playoffs).
– The position each team held among the newly tied teams in the regular season of the championship.