Kifisia away, and no mass away end behind you
Olympiacos go to Kifisia on Saturday at 18:00 without the mass presence of their own fans (2). That changes the game. Kifisia's defensive organisation and their counter-attacks are flagged as the two real dangers (2), with Sebastian Leto the name to watch (2).
You are second on 19 points from 8 games, +10, and you have won five straight (2). Kifisia will sit deep and wait. The crowd will not be yours.
On paper this is three points. On the pitch, it is the kind of away day where a slow first 20 minutes turns into a grind.
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Alguacil's cup side kept a clean sheet
Olympiacos beat Marko in the Greek Cup under Immanol Alguacil and did not concede (7). The report from that game lands on four words: seriousness, readiness, adequacy, completeness (7).
The kids are growing. Balsa Popovic, Fili, Toufaki, Bakoula, Karmo, Bailey, El Arabi, Nekoul, Retsos, Pirola and Smailovic all came through it (7).
There was a warning attached for Sa and Yaremchuk, and it was aimed at the first team (7). Squad depth only counts if the senior men match it.
PAOK will likely be missing Michailidis on 8 November
Giannis Michailidis has a grade one to two strain, confirmed by MRI, and is highly doubtful for PAOK's visit to Karaiskakis on 8 November (11). He signed a new contract to 2030 before this (11).
PAOK also have questions over Alisio Lisi and Dimitris Pelkas (11).
That is PAOK's first-choice centre-back likely out for the biggest home league game of the autumn. Before that you have Stade Rennais away in the Europa League on 4 November (2).
