PAOK – Olympiacos Piraeus Picks & Prediction
PAOK - Olympiacos Piraeus Prediction, Picks and Tips
PAOK versus Olympiakos, the crème de la crème of Greek football meets! For the first time this season, the big competition between the two top clubs will take place in Saloniki on Wednesday evening. As the current Super League table shows, Olympiacos is in pole position and is unstoppable for the 46th championship title in the Greek House of Lords.
The comfortable lead over the two title competitors from Saloniki is by no means a preliminary decision, after all, after the regular season, the championship playoffs will also be completed. In order to improve the starting position in the play-offs, PAOK is almost under pressure to win on Wednesday evening.
According to odds, the best bookmakers see the guests as favorites at the top game between PAOK Saloniki vs. Olympiacos Piraeus. In contrast to the black and whites from Saloniki, who have already lost two games this season, the Thrylos from Piraeus have not yet conceded a defeat. Accordingly, the favorite role of the table leader - despite the home advantage of PAOK - is understandable with a record of 13-2-0.
Last season it was already clear at the start of the championship playoffs that the title would go back to the record champions from Piraeus. PAOK Saloniki provided hardly any arguments throughout the entire regular season that would reinforce a potential catch-up in the play-offs. A similar scenario looms in 2020/21.
The gap to the league leaders from Piraeus is already ten points. If the upcoming six-point game is also lost, it seems only a matter of time before the arch-rival arithmetically bag the next championship.
For PAOK it is certainly a psychological advantage to play in the Toumba Stadium at home, but the home advantage of the black and white should not be overestimated. After all, due to the current audience restrictions, the otherwise so important cauldron atmosphere with the twelfth man behind you is missing.
In the Super League, the title contender from Saloniki had a record of 6-1-0 in seven home games. The third-placed player scored an average of two goals per home game and conceded a total of only four goals. Last weekend PAOK celebrated a victory over the eighth table in Volos and thus the fifth home win in a row in the Super League.
Compared to the latest squad against Volos, no major changes are expected in the third place in the table from Saloniki. With Wagué and Mihaj, two players are still on the injured list, head coach Pablo Garcia has no further restrictions to complain about.
If the black and whites celebrate a home win and thus shorten the gap to the league leaders, attractive odds for tip 1 are paid out at PAOK Saloniki vs. Olympiacos Piraeus.
Olympiacos is the figurehead of Greek football. Thrylos, as the record champions from Greece are called, not only has the most successes on a national level, but is also one of the few bright spots in Greek football on an international level.
This is also the case this season, as the red and whites were the only Greek team to enter the knockout phase of an international competition. In the Champions League, the leaders of the Super League took third place in a group with City, Porto and l’OM. This means that the international adventure will continue for the time being in the finals of the Europa League.
Everything is going according to plan in the Greek House of Lords, after all, Olympiacos currently have an eight point lead over Aris and ten points over PAOK Saloniki. So far, the Thrylos has a record of 13-2-0 with a goal difference of 42: 6.
There were both draws abroad. While the division of points at AEK Athens is still manageable, the draw at Giannina, eleventh in the Super League, was more than surprising.
It is quite possible that that balance will be expanded on Wednesday evening. At PAOK Saloniki vs. Olympiacos Piraeus, a prognosis for the guests is confirmed, especially with the most recent form curve. Most recently, the red and whites celebrated four wins in a row.
Head coach Pedro Martins has all his strength at his disposal for the away game in Salonika. Big changes in the starting XI are not to be expected after the strong performances in recent weeks.
Our recommendation tip for PAOK - Olympiacos Piraeus: BTS / NO @ 1.80