Olympiakos Piraeus on the visitors Besiktas in the first leg of Europa League round 16. The game will be played on Thursday, March 9th at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus).
Olympiakos are suffering a setback as the team had won only two times in their last five matches, drew one match and recorded two defeats. The team showed solid football in previous round of the competition, beating Osmanlispor, 0-0, 3-0. The hosts of the match have played 21 matches at on stadium this season, taking 13 wins, drawing five times and recording three defeats. The most recent home fixture ended with 0-1 loss to Panionios and ended 16-match undefeated run of the team in domestic competitions in matches at own stadium.
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Besiktas, in turn, had won their recent five matches in all competitions with 10-3 on aggregate. The Eagles have won both legs in their previous matchup in the competition against Hapoel Beer Sheva, 3-1 and 2-1. As to performance in matches on the road, Besiktas managed to win 10 out of their 19 matches on the road in all competitions with six draws and three defeats recorded. Two recent away matches ended with wins over Hapoel Beer Sheva and Galatasaray, 0-1.
The opponents haven’t faced one another in official matches earlier. Despite quite mediocre results in recent games, Olympiakos are still favorites of the match. They almost clinched the title in Super League and they now focus only on Europa League. On top of that, the team is known for strong performance in home matches so they should be closer to a victory in the first leg.
Prediction for the match: Olympiakos Piraeus to win with 0.0 Asian handicap.
