Olympiakos (home)
- Olympiakos are unbeaten in their last three Super League matches, including a 2-1 away win at Panserraikos and a 0-0 draw with PAOK.
- Olympiakos Piraeus FC have the home advantage in Sunday’s big Super League Championship Group derby with AEK Athens, a clash of two of Greece’s biggest clubs which may well decide the title race.
- AEK are two points clear of their hosts on 60 points from 26 games, while Olympiakos are on 58.
- José Luis Mendilibar has turned Olympiakos into a pressing team that can get at the ball in numbers and are well equipped to deal with any threat AEK can pose to them.
AEK Athens (away)
- AEK Athens are in strong domestic form and are performing well in the Conference League too.
- Marko Nikolić has done a brilliant job at AEK, blending a possession-based style with enough tactical flexibility to cope with most situations.
- His team have enough creative quality to get the ball into Jović’s path and have the defensive structure to grind out wins when they don’t play their best.
- They have kept several clean sheets in recent weeks, so the double of league and Europe in March has not been too much for them.
Head-to-Head
Olympiakos are well established as the dominant force in the Super League and derby rivalry with AEK, but the last two meetings have been close affairs .
Key Players
Ayoub El Kaabi is top of the Super League’s goal charts and Luka Jović provides a great target man when his side needs to sit in and hold up the play.
Betting Insights
The odds on an Olympiakos win are 1.78 , under 2.5 goals are 1.7 , and both teams to score - No is 1.77 .
Prediction
Backing the hosts to edge this should they have to in a tight game seems the best approach here, although it is not out of the question that the defences take control of this game and the goals are at a premium.
