Olympiakos Piraeus welcome the visitors PAS Lamia 1964 in the Greek Cup Play-offs – Quarter-finals. The match will be held on Thursday, February, 28th, at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus).
Last week, Olympiakos Piraeus have dropped out from the Europa League, conceding to Dynamo Kyiv out, 1:0, but they had at least 2 100% chances to score. In the first leg against the Kyiv outfit, the team netted twice, though they lost twice as well. In the league, the hosts on the day made 45 goals. In 8 of their 12 home encounters, they netted 2+ goals. In the last-round Cup encounter against AO Xanthi, the side featured a minimum 0:1 win away, while at home, they scored them thrice. So, Olympiakos suffer no effectiveness problems, as we see it.
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PAS Lamia 1964 do not boast their defense – in the league fixtures, they allowed 27 goals. In the last-round Cup clash, they passed Panathinaikos by an aggregate scoreline – losing at home, 0:1, they won out, 0:1, and were stronger in the shootout. In the first leg against Olympiakos, Lamia gave some hope to their fans, ending in 3:3, but that hope will most likely disappear in the trip to Piraeus.
The homeside have dropped out from the Europa League; in the national competition, they run 7 points behind the leaders PAOK. Theoretically, Olympiakos could manage this breakaway in 8 remaining rounds, if the toppers’ form was not that blistering. Therefore, the champions will most likely be defined in 5 or 6 rounds, and these will not be Olympiakos. Thus, Pedro Martins’ side may only compete for the Cup. A home stalemate will be fine after their 3:3 draw away. However, the hosts will hardly take this risk – they will probably look to secure their position by a goal or more. As noted above, the team score to every side in the league. They won Lamia at home, 3:0. In the first leg, they also shipped 3 goals to them. The guests have no other choice but to net to progress to the next stage, thus, they will have to open sooner or later, and then Olympiakos will start pleasing their fans with goals. We expect 2 goals at least on Thursday. Miguel Guerrero has made 5 goals, Ahmed Hassan did 7, Giorgos Masouras boasts 8 goals, and Kostas Fortounis does 10. Olympiakos will probably enjoy their attacking style and add up to their goal tally. In the last league fixture, Pedro Martins’ men smashed OFI, 5:1. We might not see 5 goals tomorrow, but over 2 ones will be there for sure.
Prediction for the match: Olympiakos Piraeus to score over 2.0 goals.
