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Olympiacos vs Volos: Rotation expected as Olympiacos eye European qualification

Published January 24, 2026, 09:30

Olympiacos hosts Volos at the 'Georgios Karaiskakis' stadium for the 18th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League, just days after their impressive victory over Bayer Leverkusen. The 'Reds' are in 3rd place in the standings and want to return to winning ways in the league, as they have one game in hand. Mendilibar is expected to make several changes to the starting lineup in order to rest his key players ahead of the match against Ajax for Champions League qualification. Volos, for their part, is in 5th place and wants to continue their winning streak to compete for a playoff spot and a European ticket. The Magnesia team comes from two defeats and will try to surprise Olympiacos with a strong defensive operation. Volos will have several absences due to suspensions, which will complicate their task. In the probable lineups, Olympiacos is expected to start with Tzolakis in goal, Kalogeropoulos, Biancon, Mansa and Bruno in defense, Sipioni, Garcia, Strefetsa, Pontense in midfield, and El Kaabi and Yaremchuk in attack. Volos will have Grammatikakis in goal, Soria, Kargas, Agiakoua, Abada in defense, Grosdis, Tsokanis, Bouzouk in midfield, and Pints, Magni, Lambrou in attack. Olympiacos is interested in signing Andre Luis, while other cases are being considered to strengthen the squad. The administration of Olympiacos is expected to proceed with some departures in order to create space for the new signings.