A tough match at Panthessaliko Stadium, as Volos hosts Heraklis (7:30 p.m.) in the game that kicks off the second matchday of the Stoiximan Super League.
The two teams are meeting again, having faced off 12 days ago in the Superbet Greek Cup, with Volos defeating Heraklis 3-1 and securing a spot in the tournament’s League Phase.
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As for the league, both teams got off to a rough start. First, for the home team, Kostas Bratsos’s team suffered a 2-0 loss to OFI at Pankritio Stadium, paying the price for a disastrous start in which they conceded a goal in the 6th minute, and then saw Nous score from the penalty spot shortly after the half-hour mark.
Volos’s roster was announced a short while ago and consists of the following players: Siabanis, Koselev, Mygas, Es Saoubi, Kargas, Atsiakoua, Medil, Lykourinos, Tsochanis, Fabio, Garavelas, Bare, Komba, Grosdis, Regis, Furtado, Tzoka, Lambrou, Gonzalez, Charalamboglou, Urtado.
On the other side, Hercules faced an incredibly difficult task in their season opener against defending champions AEK in Nea Filadelfia and were unable to come away with anything from the match, which they lost 4-0, with Giorgos Athanasiadis making several saves—especially toward the end of the match—that prevented the score from getting any worse.
The Thessaloniki team is looking to put in a performance that will earn them a point or points, since their start so far has been poor, with their elimination from the Superbet Greek Cup and a heavy defeat in the league opener.
Walter Mazzarri cannot count on the injured Jakub Chromada and Giorgos Giannoutsos, nor on the two new signings, Rasmus Lauritzen and Yoel Barsenas.
Here is Heracles’ full roster: Athanasiadis, Tsintotas, Karakassidis, Soria, Nizet, Nanou, Mir, Muñoz, Tsakla, Vouros, Pina, Ross, Kaiboue, Anastasiadis, Moreno, Radoya, Sourlis, Krainz, López, Kolic, Kusta, Marques.
Possible starting lineups:
Volos (Kostas Bratsos): Siabanis, Kargas, Es Saoubi, Medil, Koba, Lambrou, Tzoka, Charalamboglou, Urtado, Bare, Gonzalez.
Heraklis (Walter Mazzari): Athanasiadis, Pina, Vouros, Tsakla, Soria, Nizet, Krainc, Sourlis, Kaimboué, Ivi López, Kusta.
Referee: Stavros Tsimenteridis (Kozani)
Assistant Referees: Christos Kornas (Piraeus), Alexandros Baliakas (Kozani)
Fourth official: Konstantinos Katikos (Athens)
VAR: Dimitrios Moschou (Lasithi)
AVAR: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
*photo source: Iraklis FC
