Olympiacos vs Crvena Zvezda Match Preview

Olympiacos performed very well in almost all of their Champions League matches, actually, they could have gotten more points. In fact, on their 5 group games, they managed to bag only 1 point and their European future is questionable. However, they still have a chance to qualify in the next round of the Europa League (last 32), in fact, they only need to win tonight to secure the 3rd place and continue in the European competitions.

So far, the Greek team performed well, especially in their home games against Tottenham and Bayern Munich, but they couldn't get more points. Olympiacos will compete against Crvena Zvezda without their key midfielder Matte Valbouena who has not been able to recover on time from his injury.

This is also considered as a "final game" for Crvena Zvezda, since they will finish 3rd if they manage to get a positive result in G. Karaiskakis Stadium. The performance of the Serbian team in the Champions League so far is quite average. Their home game against Olympiacos is no exception, despite their 3-1 win. They managed to get the three points by taking full advantage of the mistakes in their opponent's defense. All the other games in this group showed the weakness of the Serbians clearly, where they scored 3 goals and conceived 19 so far in the competition.

Olympiacos seems to be the favorites of this matchup. If the Greek team performs well as they did in their previous home games, they will not face any problems on getting a positive result. It will be a big failure for Olympiacos if they don't win this match. I expect a quite easy win from the Greek team with over 2.5 goals to be scored.