Olympiakos Piraeus vs PAOK Match Preview

Olympiacos welcomes PAOK for the 3rd matchday of the Greek Super League playoffs.

Missed points for Olympiakos last Sunday, they played a 2-2 draw at home against Aris Thessaloniki. In the first hour of the match, the hosts were the team that dominated and had a lead of two goals. In the last half hour of the match, however, they fell into defensive mistakes and gave the guests chances to score twice and shape the final result.

Thus, the end of the 2nd matchday of the playoffs found Olympiakos in 3rd place with 60 points, 3 less than Panathinaikos and AEK who share first place. This tie and the way it came also brought Mitchell's resignation from Olympiakos' bench, with former sporting director Zose Anigo being the one to sit on the bench in today's match.

PAOK also come from a bad result, in the derby of the 2nd matchday they were defeated in Toumba by AEK 1-0. It was a fair result as they were unable to impose their pace despite having chances to score. In contrast to their opponent who seemed to control the pace and be more efficient by scoring the winning goal in the last quarter of the match.

Thus, PAOK lost the opportunity to get closer to the top of the standings, remaining in 4th place with 57 points, 6 less than Panathinaikos and AEK.

It is an important encounter in the battle for the title with both rivals coming off bad results and looking to return to success. The winner of this matchup will continue to hope while the loser will hardly have time to cover the lost ground. Both have plenty of quality in the middle and upfront and score with ease. My pick is BTTS at 2.25 odds.