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Friday, December 19, 2008

Super League Round 15 (20/12 - 21/12)

Matchday 15 and the middle point of the Greek Super Liga before the winter break. Looking to Saturdays matches first with Panserraiko playing hosts to high flying PAOK followed by Panionios vs Asteras Tripolis...

Friday, December 12, 2008

Super League Round 14 (13/12 - 14/12)

Matchday 14 is upon us then in the Greek Super League as we near the winter break and this round has a few great matches starting from Saturday. Satrting with the early kick off between Larissa and Olympiakos and followed by another tough battle between PAOK versus Xanthi. On Sunday you better get glued in front of the idiot box as Panathinaikos hosts Panserraikos followed by our recommended game of the round Aris versus AEK.

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Super League Round 13 (06/12 - 07/12)

The return of Greek Super League on Football Analysis after a months' hiatus brings us straight into Saturdays Matchday 13 matches...
And on to Sundays with three great matches beginning with Panionios vs. Larissa followed on by PAOK vs. Asteras Tripolis and continued with Olympiakos against Levadeiakos.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Super League Round 9 (08/11 - 09/11)

Matchday 8 saw the return of the big 3 to winning ways with Panathinaikos taking a 2-1 win away to Panionios, AEK stealing the win from Asteras Tripolis hands with two late goals in front of their fans with a 2-1 scoreline and Olympiakos defeating Ergotelis at the Karaiskaki Stadium by 2-0. PAOK could only manage a draw away to struggling Iraklis after the home side converted an early penalty. PAOK though was able to get back in the game and take a 1-1 draw. Xanthi and Panthrakikos were the only other winners with Xanthi defeating OFI away by 2-0 and Panthrakikos clinching a 1-0 victory over Thrasyvoulos. Levadeiakos and Panserraikos shared the spoils and so did Aris with Larissa both ending with 0-0 scorelines.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Super League Round 8 (01/11 - 02/11)

Matchday 7 in the Greek "Super Liga" has left many fans of the Big 3 (Olympiakos, Panathinaikos and AEK) bewildered. Panathinaikos drew 2-2 with Iraklis at home and followed that by losing midweek against Ergotelis 2-3, also at home. Olympiakos has now lost two in a row in all competitions with a 1-0 defeat away to Galatasaray, and another loss away to Aris by the same margin. AEK are also in terrible form with 3 draws and 1 loss in their last 4 matches. In their last outing, AEK managed to squander a 3-0 half time lead to cellar dwellers Thrasyvoulos to eventually hang on for a 3-3 draw. In other results, the 'fourth biggest' side in Greece, PAOK, continued in their rich vein of form as they cut down Olympiakos' lead to one point on the top of the ladder after a good, solid home win against Levadeiakos (3-1). Panionios blasted five goals at Ergotelis (2-5), Panthrakikos won 2-1 in Larissa and Xanthi got a 2-1 home win against Panserraikos. OFI visited Asteras Tripolis and came away with a respectable 2-2 draw.

Friday, October 24, 2008

Super League Round 7 (25/10 - 26/10)

Matchday 6 wrapped up with 5 draws, 4 of them with 0-0 scorelines. PAOK, who hosted Panathinaikos in Toumba Stadium, was one of those goalless scorelines. Leaders Olympiakos saw off Panthrakikos in Karaiskaki Stadium by a 2-0 scoreline with Luciano Galletti scoring both goals for his side to keep them at the top of the Greek Super League. AEK conceded a heart wrenching last minute goal to Larissa who equalized through Argentine midfielder Marcelo Sarmiento. AEK had gone ahead earlier through a penalty converted by striker Ismael Blanco. OFI was embarassed at home by Thrasyvoulos 1-3 after Slovakian striker Jozef Kozlej scored a hat-trick for the away team. To wrap things up for Matchday 6, Panionios made a great come back from 0-1 down at home to defeat Aris 2-1 thanks to goals by Giannis Maniatis and Anderson Gonzaga.

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Super League Round 6 (18/10 - 19/10)

Matchday 5 was another action packed weekend in the Greek Super League which saw a goalfest between Larissa and OFI with Larissa prevailing with a 4-3 home win. Aris returned to winning ways while PAOK lost ground to league leaders Olympiakos after a goaless draw away to Ergotelis. Newcomers Panserraikos and Panthrakikos came out with 1-0 wins against Thrasyvoulos and Panionios respectively to climb away from the bottom of the ladder. In Sunday's big derby, AEK was handed a 2-0 defeat after Olympiakos came to life midway through the second half thanks to goals by Kovacevic and Diogo.

Friday, October 3, 2008

Super League Round 5 (04/10 - 05/10)

Matchday 4 produced quite a few surprises with Olympiakos and AEK both failing to secure three points away to OFI and Panionios respectively. In other fixtures, Larissa won at Panserraikos, PAOK were too strong at home in the Saloniki derby against Aris while Panathinaikos versus Ergotelis was postponed to enjoy a night in bed with Madonna (Madonna concert held at PAO's stadium).

Friday, September 26, 2008

Super League Round 4 (27/09 - 29/09)

Fans of the Greek Super League were treated to an action-packed Round 3 which saw all four Greek Giants get wins to continue their push for top spot. Olympiacos handed new arrivals to the Super League, Panserraikos, a 4-1 beating while PAOK and AEK defeated Panthrakikos and Iraklis respectively by nervy 1-0 scorelines. Panathinaikos visited Aris and earned 3 very important points. Round 4 features the PAOK versus Aris derby in Toumba Stadium. The Battle of Thessaloniki is our pick of the week.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Super League Round 3 (20/09 - 21/09)

Round 2 of the Greek Super League saw traditional rivals PAOK and AEK share the points (1-1) in what was a scrappy and physical affair. Fellow giants, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos bagged maximum points against Xanthi and Panthrakikos respectively. Surprise packet Ergotelis continued their winning ways with a 3-0 win over Aris. In round 3, Aris will look to redeem themselves in front of their fanatical support in Saloniki, against Athens giants Panathinaikos. This is our match of the round.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Super League Round 2 (13/09 - 14/09)

The opening round of the Greek Super League was one of very few upsets with fancied sides Olympiacos, PAOK, and Larissa all notching comfortable wins.
The match of the round, the Athenian derby between AEK and Panathinaikos went by the way of the black and yellows with a 2-1 victory, Karagounis scoring a consolation goal for the away team deep into injury time.