Olympiakos – Rijeka PREDICTION & TIPS
Olympiacos Piraeus
If the factors of international experience and quality are included in the squad, the team from the Greek port city should be regarded as a clear favorite. Coach Besnik Hasi has Marin, Elayounoussi or Fortounis players in the squad, who already have experience in the best leagues of the world and were already active in the Champions League. However, there are also some facts that speak against Piraeus or at least make Rijeka an enormously unpleasant opponent. First and foremost, there would be the lack of gameplay. Piraeus has not completed any compulsory games in the Greek league. Conversely, one could lead to the meeting that the team is still resigned and not confronted with the double load. However, since Besnik Hasi is only in office and dignified until June of this year, one or other of the probation tests would not have been bad in order to be able to implement the game idea and the necessary automatisms even better. The 2: 2 in front of their own audience in the 3rd qualifying round against Partizan Belgrade proved that they can be faced with problems even against alleged outsiders. Although they were still able to get out of the way with a 3-1 away win, the draw could be a shot in front of the bow in the right time. Bitter: With Emanuel Emenike the absolute star new entry of the Greeks – the Nigerian came from Fenerbahce Istanbul – will not be on the Wednesday, because he is currently still injured. To work, however, is more likely to be the defensive performance, especially against a physically strong opponent like Rijeka. In addition, Piraeus has to learn to keep the concentration high up to the end and, if possible, not to take a step aside against Belgrade twice. However, the home side of Piraeus, the opponents of the Greek Super League last season were able to feel it. In 15 league home games, one won 13 wins with only one draw and one defeat.
HNK Rijeka
All Rijeka dreams of a continuation of the fairy tale, which has been going on since the beginning of last year’s Ligasaison in the Croatian coastal town. After making Dinamo Zagreb a sensational sensation in the battle for championship and cup, the team from Matjaz Kek is currently taking the big shot. Advantage Rijeka: Even the achievement of the Europa League would be a success for the team, so you can go completely without pressure in the duels with Piraeus. The previous round has shown that it is also possible to force the opponent out of the game and even to force his opponent to phase out his game. Against Red Bull Salzburg they were the better team in the away game, especially in half-time one, could have done one or the other goal more. On the other hand, they had a lot of luck in half-time and also in the return leg, because if the regular goal of the Salzburg were not denied in the away game, Rijeka would not be in the playoff. The game of the Croatians seems however predestined for a continuation of the series against Piraeus. The Croatians are extremely compact on the defensive and then switch to the attack mode in the blink of-an-hour and also in the required number of people. Gavranovic and Gorgon, who are a bit more proactive, have two technically strong and strong players who can handle the scores here. The rehearsal for the first leg in Piraeus, however, went wrong. With a 2-0 draw against Dinamo Zagreb, Previously, Rijeka had also struck against Osijek (0: 1). Bitter: The Croatians will also miss their top striker – at least in the first leg. Mario Gavranovic is currently working on an adductor injury. The record of Greek clubs against Croatian clubs also speaks against Rijeka. In six duels, there was a win, a draw and four pledges.
Olympiakos – Rijeka FREE TIPS
Olympiakos win @ 1.55
Over 2 goals @ 1.75
