Olympiacos Piraeus take on the visitors Apollon in the second leg of UEFA Europa League qualification finals. First leg result: 1-1. The match will be played on Thursday, August 25th at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus).
Olympiacos regained its dominance in Greek football. Having become the champion in 2020 after a pause, it has already managed to defend the title twice. In parallel, good results were shown in the international arena. In 2019 and 2020, the Greeks were able to try themselves in the main round of the Champions League. In addition, consistently managed to get into the playoffs of the Europa League. Against this background, the Red-Whites failed in qualifying this summer. Having played 1-1 in Haifa, then they lost in their native Piraeus 0-4, on which the performance in the Champions League ended. Moreover, there was a risk that after that the wards of Carlos Corberan would immediately fly out of the Europa League. Both matches with Slovan Bratislava ended in draws - 1-1 in Greece, then it was the same in regular and extra time away. But at least in the penalty shootout, the Greeks showed themselves better. The streak of draws continued in Cyprus, with another 1-1.
| 2 x £10 Free Bet | Review | |||
| 100$-500$ for No Lose Free Bets | Review | |||
| 100% up to £200 | Review | |||
| Not available | Review |
Apollon brought huge positive emotions to its fans in the spring. They became the champion of Cyprus. This is only the 4th title in history, and more than a decade and a half have passed since the previous success. "Gold" was expected in Limassol since 2006. This, among other things, made it possible to return to the Champions League qualification. But the problem is that we had to play there right after the summer training camp, without the practice in official matches of the new season. Hence such a negative result: 0-4 with the same Maccabi, but in August. They won at home, but 2-0 was not enough for the overall success. And now the teams offended by the Israelis meet each other. And so far they have not determined the strongest among themselves. Last Thursday, the sides drew 1-1, quite quickly exchanging goals. Yanga opened the scoring in the 18th minute, but Hwang In Bum managed to answer by the end of half an hour. Of course, the strategic result for the Greeks is not bad. But they still need to win in their native Piraeus.
Greeks and Cypriots are kindred peoples. But for all the time only once, in 2011, a friendly match was organized between the clubs, which also ended 1-1. And at the official level a week ago they played for the first time. Bookmakers believe that Olympiacos have already made enough mistakes and should get together. We bet on the victory of the Greeks with a handicap of "-1 goal".
Prediction for the match: Olympiacos to win with -1.0 handicap.
