Larissa
- Larissa have drawn two and lost three of their last five Super League matches, losing 0-1 to AEK and 0-3 at home to OFI.
- Larissa are just above the relegation zone and Asteras are deeper in trouble, with a win for the hosts on Saturday likely to take them further from the drop-zone while a victory for the visitors could close the gap.
- Larissa sit 12th in the Super League table with 21 points from 24 games, five more than Asteras in 13th.
- Savvas Pantelidis has taken a pragmatic approach to managing a club that was promoted the previous season, making his team hard to break down and dangerous on the counter-attack.
- His players can play a 4-2-3-1 or line up with three at the back, depending on the game, but the common theme is compactness and the ability to create fast transitions from defense to attack.
Asteras Tripolis
- Asteras Tripolis have lost four and won one of their last five Super League contests, beating Volos 2-0.
- Asteras’ caretaker manager Giorgos Antonopoulos, recently promoted from the B team, will have to improve the defense and find enough belief and momentum in the squad to make a survival push.
- His team will line up in a traditional 4-2-3-1 with a double pivot system, although he cannot be as positive as Pantelidis because they are not a natural possession side.
- They have defensive injuries and suspensions ahead of this relegation decider to suggest the Larissa midfield and attack can get some joy on the turnovers.
Key Players
- Larissa
- Leandro Julián Garate provides experience and hold-up play, while Ľubomír Tupta and Bojan Kovačević offer additional attacking options.
- We believe Giannis Pasas is a very strong candidate for a Larissa goal at any time because he leads the team in league goals and is their best finisher from set pieces and penalties.
- Asteras Tripolis
- Julián Bartolo has been Asteras’ biggest goal threat in the 2025/26 campaign, coming through the middle or either flank, and is the key to their forward play.
Betting Insights
- Larissa (2.41) are slight favorites to beat Asteras (3.19), with a draw 2.95.
- The odds for Under 2.5 goals, priced at 1.5, look generous considering the defensive issues both teams have had and the fact that neither can be trusted to score more than one goal at present.
Prediction
The draw looks the more likely result than an away win, which is priced at 3.19 , but there is a strong case for a narrow 1-0 or 1-1 result in favor of the hosts.
