SL1-R22: Larisa - PAOK (22.02.26, 18:00 EET)

[Blackhawk]

    VS

MATCHUP:           AE Larisa - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
COMPETITION:    Superleague – Round 22
DATE:                    22-February-2026
TIME:                    18:00EET  (16:00 UTC, 10:00 CST, 03:00 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:   Larisa – AEL FC Arena (Capacity: 17,118)
REFEREES:  
TELEVISION:       Novasports Prime (Greece, Cyprus), Sport Plus (USA, Canada, Australia)

Larisa – PAOK league history:

Superleague

2021-2025:  Larisa played in lower divisions
2020-2021:  1:1 (Vieirinha-p) - Attendance: NF
2019-2020:  1:2 (Limnios, Augusto) - Attendance: 3,120
2018-2019:  1:1 (Pelkas) - Attendance: 4,082
2017-2018:  1:1 (Matos) - Attendance: 4,813
2016-2017:  0:2 (Mystakidis, Matos) - Attendance: 2,559
2011-2016:  Larisa played in lower divisions
2010-2011:  1:2 (Contreras, Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 12,829  (First game at AEL FC Arena)
2009-2010:  2:1 (Contreras) - Attendance: 6,848
2008-2009:  0:2 (Bakayoko, Conceicao) - Attendance: 4,669    (Playoffs)
2008-2009:  0:0 - Attendance: 4,611
2007-2008:  4:3 (Athanasiadis 2, Balafas) - Attendance: 6,428
2006-2007:  1:2 (Mieciel 2) - Attendance: 7,358
2005-2006:  2:1 (Mieciel) - Attendance: 8,906

Alpha Ethniki (Professional)

1996-2005:  Larisa played in lower divisions
1995-1996:  2:1 (Gioukoudis-p) - Attendance: 1,618
1994-1995:  0:2 (Anastasiadis, Kapetanopoulos) - Attendance: ?
1993-1994:  1:1 (Karasavvidis) - Attendance: ?
1992-1993:  2:1 (Djurdjevic) - Attendance: ?
1991-1992:  0:0 - Attendance: 9,624
1990-1991:  1:1 (Lagonidis) - Attendance: 5,181
1989-1990:  0:1 (Skartados) - Attendance: ?
1988-1989:  2:1 (Giagkos) - Attendance: 10.986
1987-1988:  1:1 (Borbokis) - Attendance: 16,473
1986-1987:  2:1 (Vasilakos) - Attendance: 12,768 (Famous Blionas game)
1985-1986:  2:1 (Skartados) - Attendance: 4,120
1984-1985:  1:2 (Dimopoulos 2) - Attendance: 16,980
1983-1984:  1:1 (Dimopoulos) - Attendance: 11,015
1982-1983:  1:0 - Attendance: ?
1981-1982:  1:0 - Attendance: ?
1980-1981:  0:0 - Attendance: 9,704
1979-1980:  0:3 (Koudas, Orfanos) - Attendance: 10,516

Alpha Ethniki (Amateur/Semi-Professional)

1978-1979:  1:1 (Guerino) - Attendance: 2,000
1975-1978:  Larisa played in lower divisions
1974-1975:  0:2 (Kermanidis, Guerino) - Attendance: 6,000
1973-1974:  1:1 (Aslanidis) - Attendance: ?
1959-1973:  Larisa played in lower divisions

GAMES:  32   WINS:  10   TIES:  12   LOSSES:  10

[Blackhawk]

Tough game on Sunday, but we must win. Larisa has been playing well lately.

[PAOKSYD]

What is our likely lineup? 

Whos out of match?

[Dutch Eagle]

I think best 11 will play as most of them were rested/suspended on Thursday. 

Konstantelias, Ivanusec, Meite, Lovren, Pelkas and Despodov are (still) injured. So they won't play for sure.

Therefore the lineup will (probably) be: Pavlenka, Kenny, Kedziora, Michailidis, Baba, Ozdoyev, Camara, Zafeiris, Zivkovic, Taison and Giakoumakis. 

[Dutch Eagle]

On 2/21/2026 at 10:58 AM, Dutch Eagle said:

Therefore the lineup will (probably) be: Pavlenka, Kenny, Kedziora, Michailidis, Baba, Ozdoyev, Camara, Zafeiris, Zivkovic, Taison and Giakoumakis. 

9 out of 11 good:

Playing:

Pavlenka, Sanchez, Kedziora, Michailidis, Baba, Ozdoyev, Zafeiris, Chatsidis, Zivkovic, Taison and Giakoumakis. 

So Sanchez debuting. 

[pash]

When I think we'll zig, Lucescu zags

[Blackhawk]

Chatsidis 0:1

Possible offside.

[pash]

Chatsidis! But is it offside?

[Blackhawk]

It counts.

[Dutch Eagle]

Giakoumakis missing a sitter but I think it was offside anyway. 

[Dutch Eagle]

And Giakoumakis now just wide.

[Dutch Eagle]

020-boy saving. Their captain injures Pavlenka like a kamikaze. No yellow though but someone on our bench gets one though.

[italosPAOK4]

nikh kai 3 bathmous

[Dutch Eagle]

Pavlenka too injured and Tsiftsis replaces him at half time.

[Dutch Eagle]

Their captain is a scumbag. Only alities and dives but the ref refuses to give him a yellow.

[Blackhawk]

1:1

[Dutch Eagle]

Damn. 1-1. And the scumbag the one to score.

[Dutch Eagle]

Camara and Jeremejeff subbed in for Ozdoyev and Chatsidis.

[Dutch Eagle]

Kenny subbed in for Sanchez with a few minutes left.

[Dutch Eagle]

Tsiftsis missing the ball but it does not cost us. 

[pash]

Own goal. Incredible. F*** this.

[Dutch Eagle]

And there is the 2-1.  Mistake after mistake and own goal Kenny.

[Dutch Eagle]

VAR and still 1-1. Hands it was.

[Dutch Eagle]

FT. 1-1. Very very bad game by us. Two points to the drain. But we drew 1-1 in 2019 and became champions. Hope we do the same this season.

[Blackhawk]

Team is tired and missing key players. This tie can only be erased by a win at Olympiakos.