Volos vs Lamia Match Preview

Volos welcome Lamia in the opening game of the Greek Super League 2021-22.

Volos starts the new season with great expectations after last season's 7th place. This season they will target a play-off spot, something that seems achievable with their existing roster. In the preparation games, they did it quite well, excluding the friendly with Utrecht where the team was still not formed. In their 2 strongest friendlies they played in Greece, they beat AEK and were defeated to Aris with the same score (4-3) showing that they have a great appeal in scoring.

In the recent transfer window, they lost their key forward Duvica who went to Utrecht, but in his place, they signed the experienced striker Tom van Weert, who has scored many goals in the Dutch leagues and for the Danish Aalborg where he played the last 3 seasons with a significant track record of 27 goals.

Lamia will try this season to avoid early the relegation troubles, as in the last season they had to try really hard to collect the required points, after their mediocre performances in the beginning of the league. In the preparation games after the victories over PAS Giannina and the newcomers to Super League, Ionikos, they did not manage to get another victory in the more demanding games with AEK, Atromitos, Aris, and Panathinaikos.

They will travel to Volos with the main purpose of securing at least one point and are expected to play very defensively.

The home win here is definitely a value pick at 2.15 odds and I will bet on this early, as I believe that by the time of the match it will have fallen below 2.00. Volos seems very strong this season and wants to start with a victory that will give them the confidence to chase a top-six place. They are superior in quality and all that remains is to prove it on the field.