Levadiakos versus Olympiacos squad and injury updates
Levadiakos named a 25-man squad that includes the return of Liagas and Lamarana after earlier discomfort. Sout and Symelidis remain unavailable. The full Levadiakos squad is Anaker, Eliasi, Pantea, Manthatis, Kornezos, Liagas, Panzo, Tsaras, Filion, Tsivelekidis, Vichos, Lamarana, Kostis, Nikas, Entiaye, Goumas, Vrakas, Papadopoulos, Ursi, Balde, Rodriguez, Baousa, Emmanouilidis, Popescu, Komnan and Ozegovic. Olympiacos included new signing Marius Mouandilmadji in his first matchday squad along with Roka, Sipioni and Fortounis who recovered from injuries. Gustavo Sa stays sidelined while Leon Bailey is omitted. The 24-player group features Ortega, Popovic, Sturnaras, Saliakas, Smajlovic, Pirola, Carmo, Pedersen, Retsos, Bruno, Tsimikas, Fortounis, Zelson, Puerta, Sipioni, Frohler, Tsimikas, Ese, Roka, Yaremchuk, Jota, Gonzalez, Clayton and Mouandilmadji.
Volos versus AEK team news and absences
Volos selected 21 players after completing preparations at Panthessaliko Stadium. Kosellef, Siampanis, Tsokanis, Hurtado, Kampela and Lykourinos were left out for various reasons. The Volos squad is Londigin, Gerofokas, Katsikas, Migas, Tasiouras, Es Saoubi, Kargas, Atziakoua, Mendil, Fabio, Bernits, Komba, Garavelas, Grosdis, Negiou, Regis, Furtado, Tzoka, Gonzales, Lambrou and Charalampoglou. AEK did not publish a full squad list but confirmed Barnabás Varga will miss the game after sustaining posterior thigh discomfort during a cup match against Panserraikos. Coach Marco Nikolic stated the forward requires additional recovery time ahead of the international break.
Kalamata versus Panathinaikos selection details
Kalamata coach Jacob Nistrup named 23 players including Anas Salah-Eddine after his cup debut and Pedro Chirivella who overcame a muscular issue. Katridis, Biniaris, Tamborda and Christiansen were omitted. The Kalamata squad is Gelios, Vasilievic, Ginis, Rodrigues, Bakayoko, Stroungis, Gesan, Peres, Kaloutsikidis, Igniatovic, Chatzitheodoridis, Alonso, Ndiara, Pinieiro, Cataldi, Liatsikouras, Martin, Frimpong, Hamza, Boneto, Kourminovski, Moreira and Bolivar. Panathinaikos listed 23 players with Pena, Kotsaris, Tsaves, Kalampria, Kyriakopoulos, Salah-Eddine, Tsapras, De Vrij, Van de Ven, Palmer-Brown, Chirivella, Kamara, Louza, Kondouris, Kangwa, Ounai, Jagusic, Pelistri, Antino, Garcia, Tetei, Nders and Rastoder. No injury absences affected the visitors.
Panaitolikos versus PAOK preparation and personnel
PAOK completed training on 19 September and traveled by charter flight from Macedonia Airport. Suaylio Meite, Dimitris Giannoulis, Giannis Sarris and Fedor Chalov continued treatment while Kiril Despodov, Tom Luse and Pantelis Chatzidiakos followed individual programs. Jiri Pavlenka returned after midweek discomfort. Panaitolikos omitted Basi due to quadriceps discomfort ahead of the international break. The 24-player squad includes Alexic, Apostolopoulos, Bandzi, Bregou, Tzenepo, Erakovic, Esteban, Galiatsos, Granath, Kojic, Koutserenko, Manrike, Mavrias, Mechia, Nakamba, Nikolaou, Olson, Opoku, Pardalos, Prodromitis, Souma, Stajic, Thymianis and Xenopoulos.
Matchday 5 schedule and context
The five fixtures complete the fifth round. Results and updated standings will be available after the evening matches conclude. All listed teams aim to secure points before the national team break.
Frequently asked questions
Which teams play away on Matchday 5?
Olympiacos, AEK, OFI, Panathinaikos and PAOK all travel for their respective fixtures on 20 September 2026.
Who is missing for Olympiacos?
Gustavo Sa remains injured while Leon Bailey was left out of the traveling squad.
Why is Barnabás Varga absent for AEK?
The striker felt thigh discomfort during a cup match and needs recovery time according to coach Marco Nikolic.
Which Panathinaikos players were omitted for tactical reasons?
Katris and Biniaris were left out alongside injured Tamborda and unavailable Christiansen.
Who continued individual training for PAOK?
Kiril Despodov, Tom Luse and Pantelis Chatzidiakos followed separate programs while four others received treatment.
