Olympiakos Piraeus vs PSV Match Preview | Gurusoccer

Panathinaikos put an end to Olympiakos' unbeaten streak in the previous round, winning 2-1 over the Greek league leaders. Despite playing under heavy rotation, Olympiakos had a great overall performance in the match and I think they deserved to get at least a point. Hassan, Masouras, and Androutsos missed some big goal-scoring chances of equalizing in the game, but unfortunately for them, they failed to maintain their unbeaten streak in the league. Today they face a very difficult opponent and the missing of defender Semedo makes things even tougher for them, while M'Vila remains doubtful.

PSV maintains the same way of play throughout the season. They keep their pressure high, near the opponent's first pass to make them lose the ball and attack right next to their defense area. When they succeed they can be very dangerous with instant attacks. But when the opponent breaks this pressure, PSV does not have a good defensive transition making their defense vulnerable. Especially if the opponent manages to isolate PSV 's last defense line, they tend to be quite unreliable.

Olympiakos aims to get a lead here in the first leg against PSV, but of course, it won't be an easy task to face, considering the missings of some of their key players. Based on the recent reports, Ba, Papastathopoulos, Lala, and Reabciuk will join the defensive line for Marins' team. The three of them are new to the team, while Sokratis Papastathopoulos is not 100% fit yet. In conclusion, I think that both sides can score at least one goal here. BTTS: Yes is my final call for this one.