Olympiacos Piraeus vs Aris Match Preview

Olympiacos faces Aris for the 1st round of the Greek Super League playoffs.

The hosts prevailed easily by 3-1 over Larissa in the last round of the regular season and finished 1st totaling 67 points, They have a huge difference from the rest of the teams, and they have simply to wait for the end of the playoffs process to be crowned champions.

Last Thursday, Olympiacos won 1-0 against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium for the UEFA Europa League last 16 stage, but failed to qualify in the quarter-final as they had already lost 3-1 in the first leg at their home.

Aris, on the other hand, won 1-0 over OFI for the 30th round of the Greek Super League. They opened the scoreline in the first 10 minutes of the game and managed to keep their lead till the final whistle. I think they deservedly took all three points, as they dominated in the pitch and created many goal-scoring chances. They could easily have scored some more goals.

The visitors remain undefeated for 6 consecutive rounds, finishing 2nd in the regular season with 51 points. Their main target is to maintain a top-three spot to win a European ticket.

Olympiacos are by far the best team in the Greek Super League, while Aris are deservedly in the top spots of the standings. I expect a fast-paced game with many goal-scoring chances here, so BTTS: Yes seems a good selection here, offered at decent 1.96 odds with Betshop.