PAOK vs Olympiakos Piraeus Match Preview

PAOK welcomes Olympiakos at Toumba stadium for the 21st matchday of the Greek Super League.

It may have been more difficult than PAOK expected last Monday against Levadiakos, but in the end, they prevailed 3-2 deservedly. They started strongly in the first half and opened the scoring early on, conceding an equalizer right away but were fortunate to retake the lead before the break. In the second half they scored a third goal, and they conceded again but were able to keep the lead in their favor until the end of the match and get the valuable three points.

Thus, PAOK certified the very good playing situation they have been in lately by getting their 8th victory in the last 10 matches and has clearly entered the battle for the title. The end of the 20th matchday found PAOK in 3rd place with 42 points, 5 less than 1st-placed AEK, and 3 from 2nd-placed Panathinaikos.

Olympiacos also prevailed last week,  2-1 over OFI, playing at home.It was a deserved but at the same time difficult victory for the Piraeus team as they missed many great chances but also had to face a spirited and efficient team that gave them a hard time. The team from Crete was the one who opened the scoring after completing the first twenty minutes of the match with the home team managing to equalize before the half time. In the replay, Olympiacos pressed and missed many chances and in the end, they reached the winner in the 76th minute, avoiding the equalizer as the visitors missed two very big chances.

With this victory, Olympiacos remained close to the top of the standings, reaching 42 points, and is now 4th-placed, tied with their current opponent, having 5 points less than 1st-placed AEK.

This is an important match between two teams that are "running" to cover the lost ground in the battle for the title. The quality of both teams in midfield/offense is given and combined with their defensive weaknesses they can give us a match with many chances and some goals. My pick is Over 2.5 goals at 2.44 odds.