Super League 1 Matchweek 9 runs from 31 October to 2 November 2026, featuring seven fixtures in a round shaped by intense competition at the top of the table. League leaders Panathinaikos host third-placed AEK Athens FC in the weekend's marquee fixture, while second-placed Olympiakos Piraeus open the round aiming to keep pressure on the summit. The remaining calls appear on each match page the day before kickoff.
The match of the round: Kifisia vs Olympiakos Piraeus
Saturday's sole fixture sends Olympiakos Piraeus to face Kifisia, with the visitors boasting the sharpest back line in the division. Olympiakos have kept six clean sheets in their opening eight league outings, conceding just two goals while collecting 19 points. They enter this fixture following a 5-0 league win over Kalamata and a 1-0 European victory against Sparta Praha. While forward Jota Silva leads their attack with five goals across all competitions, the visitors must manage without the injured pair of Ayoub El Kaabi and Yusuf Yazıcı.
Kifisia sit seventh with 11 points and have proven sturdy on their own turf, losing only once at home this season. Their threat on the counter is spearheaded by Jorge Pombo, who has four goals in all competitions, though the home side are hampered by injuries to Giannis Doiranlis and Jon De Luis alongside the suspension of Imam Jagne.
Our model makes a firm call for an Olympiakos Piraeus win, backed by high confidence. It also leans firmly toward Olympiakos scoring the opening goal, supported by medium confidence that at least one side will be kept off the scoresheet. A speculative exact scoreline projection favors a 0-1 away victory, though exact score forecasts carry low confidence.
Sunday
Levadiakos host Aris Thessalonikis in Sunday's opening fixture. Levadiakos remain 12th in the table with three points and have yet to score a league goal this season across eight attempts, playing out consecutive 0-0 draws against Asteras Tripolis and Volos NFC. They will be without David Cobnan and Panagiotis Simelidis. Fourth-placed Aris have won three consecutive league matches, most recently defeating Atromitos 3-1, though they travel without injured attackers Bruma, Loren Morón, and Manu García, leaving defender Fabiano Leismann as their leading scorer with four goals.
Panetolikos welcome OFI looking to halt a three-match losing streak in league play. The home side have conceded nine goals without reply across losses to Kifisia, Olympiakos, and a recent 5-0 defeat at AEK Athens FC. Their difficulties are compounded by an injury list containing Charalampos Mavrias, Giannis Satsias, and joint-top scorer Gustav Granath. Sixth-placed OFI defeated PAOK 2-1 in their previous league outing, though they are missing Aaron Iseka, Emmanouil Chnaris, and Nikos Christogeorgos through injury.
PAOK return home to face Asteras Tripolis seeking stability after suffering two defeats in their last three league matches, including a 2-1 loss at OFI. The hosts are without top scorer Dimitrios Pelkas, as well as Fedor Chalov and goalkeeper Jirí Pavlenka. Asteras Tripolis sit 11th with six points from eight matches, having followed a heavy 5-1 defeat to Panathinaikos with a goalless home draw against Levadiakos. The visitors travel without Adrián Riera and Issiaga Sylla.
Sunday concludes with the top-of-the-table meeting between Panathinaikos and AEK Athens FC. League leaders Panathinaikos have accumulated 21 points from eight games, powered by striker Cyriel Dessers, who has nine goals in all competitions, though they are without Azzedine Ounahi, Sverrir Ingi Ingason, and Victor Kristiansen. Third-placed AEK sit four points behind with a game in hand and a superior goal difference of +18, having scored 21 goals in seven league fixtures. AEK bounced back from consecutive European defeats by beating Panetolikos 5-0, led by Barnabás Varga's seven goals, though goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha remains sidelined.
Monday
Atromitos host bottom-placed Volos NFC in a meeting between two sides searching for their first league victory of the campaign. Atromitos sit 13th with two points from seven matches following three consecutive 2-1 and 3-1 defeats, and they must cope without Cristopher Núnez, Gerasimos Mitoglou, and Jere Uronen. Volos NFC are rooted to 14th with zero points from eight matches and have scored just six goals all season. The visitors travel without the suspended Hamza Mendyl, as well as injured pair Hatim Essaoubi and Yvan Neyou Noupa.
The matchweek concludes as eighth-placed Kalamata meet ninth-placed Iraklis 1908. Kalamata have experienced an eventful run of form, beating PAOK 3-1 away and OFI 4-3 at home before falling 5-0 to Olympiakos. They will be without Dimitrios Naoumis, Panagiotis Panagiotou, and Pavlos Varelas, with Dawid Kurminowski leading their line with four goals. Iraklis have suffered consecutive 2-1 and 3-2 defeats to PAOK and Kifisia, and make the trip without injured duo Giorgos Giannoutsos and Panagiotis Panagiotidis, as well as the suspended Ivi López.
This round carries significant weight across the standings. A victory for Panathinaikos would open clear distance at the summit, while an AEK triumph or an Olympiakos victory at Kifisia could reshape the title race. At the bottom, the direct encounter between Atromitos and Volos NFC offers both struggling sides their best opportunity yet to lift themselves toward safety.
