Olympiakos Piraeus vs Maccabi Haifa Match Preview

Greek champions Olympiacos Piraeus host Israeli champions Maccabi Haifa in this second leg of the UEFA Champions League second qualification round.

The "red-and-whites" have a lot of experience in European competitions as they participated three times in the group stage of the biggest European club competition in the last five years. In "Georgios Karaiskakis" the hosts have  defeated European giants such as Milan and Arsenal in recent years, while under the guidance of the Portuguese Pedro Martins they have excellent statistics in the qualifiers of the European competitions. Olympiacos at home generally appears powerful having only three defeats in twenty-eight games in the previous season.

On the other hand, the visitors pushed for an equalizer in the first leg after conceding a goal in the seventh minute hitting the posts twice but managed to equalize in a lucky way two minutes before the end of the match. They entered the domestic competitions on the left foot after losing the Super Cup on penalty shootout to Hapoel Be'er Sheva.

In conclusion, I consider Olympiacos Piraeus as a big club with huge European experience and clear favorites to qualify. Olympiacos Piraeus to win is priced at 1.74 odds which I think is worth a 5-unit stake, having also in mind the support of their fans that will push the hosts one step closer to victory.