The 2024-25 Greek Super League campaign is shaping up as one of the most open races in years, with Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK, and AEK Athens all harbouring genuine title ambitions. Olympiacos begin as marginal 2.75 favourites with most bookmakers after last season’s Europa Conference League triumph injected squad confidence and fresh revenue. Head coach José Carrión has kept the core of that continental run intact—Rodinei and Ortega on the flanks, While Camara anchoring midfield—while adding 21-year-old Brazilian striker Guilherme, whose pre-season hat-trick against Hoffenheim hints at instant adaption.
Panathinaikos, priced at 3.20, look the most likely to dethrone the Piraeus giants. Ivan Jevtić’s preseason 4-2-3-1 has turned Sporar and Ioannidis into a rotating striker duo that plundered 12 goals in eight warm-up matches. The acquisition of Sweden left-back Andersson solves a chronic defensive weakness, and if creative lynchpin Bernard continues his Salzburg form—five assists in six friendlies—the Greens could finally end their 12-year wait for a championship.
PAOK (6.00) remain the wildcard. Razvan Lucescu’s side boast the league’s deepest midfield: Schwab, Ozdoev, and the emerging Chatzistravos offer a blend of steel and vertical passing that murdered Ajax on the counter in Champions League qualifying. Yet defensive transition errors linger; 13 goals conceded in seven friendlies is alarming. Unless goalkeeper Kotarski improves distribution speed, PAOK’s talent may again yield only a top-three finish.
AEK Athens (7.50) are in transition after selling captain Livaja to Al-Nassr. New sporting director Ilić has recruited smartly—Japanese winger Saito arrives with 11 J-League goals, while centre-back Mitoglou returns from injury—but integrating seven new starters takes time. Expect Matías Almeyda’s side to peak late and threaten a run similar to 2017-18, though a title surge probably waits until 2025-26.
Dark Horses: Aris under Alan Pardew have adopted an aggressive British-style press that stunned Marseille in a friendly, and at 34.00 they are worth a each-way flutter. Meanwhile, promotion-made-volatile OFI Crete, led by injury-proof striker Douvikas, could gate-crash the top four if he repeats last season’s 18-goal Eredivisie form.
Bottom-half drama focuses on newly promoted Panserraikos and Veria, both operating shoestring budgets. Veria’s analytics-driven recruitment—signing undervalued full-backs from Croatia’s second tier—may keep them afloat, whereas Panserraikos’ over-reliance on 34-year-old captain Bargan looks ominous.
Predicted final table:
1. Panathinaikos – 78 pts
2. Olympiacos – 76 pts (runners-up on head-to-head)
3. PAOK – 69 pts
4. AEK Athens – 66 pts
5. Aris – 58 pts
6. OFI Crete – 53 pts
Relegated: Panserraikos, Volos (financial point deduction), Atromitos.
Golden boot: Guilherme (Olympiacos) 21 goals
Best signing: Andersson (Panathinaikos)
Breakthrough player: Chatzistravos (PAOK)
With Europa League spots also offering a lucrative lifeline, expect every club between fourth and seventh to trade blows until May. Buckle up—this Greek odyssey promises more twists than an Aegean coastal road.
