Olympiakos vs AEK Athens Prediction: A red-and-white party is getting ready in Piraeus

Last week, Olympiakos had the first match ball for the title but did not use it. Panathinaikos won against AEK, but Jose Luis Mendilibar's team was defeated in Thessaloniki by PAOK, so the promotion was probably postponed for tonight (21.00). The victory of the red and whites against the yellow and blacks brings great celebration at Karaiskakis. A draw would lead Olympiakos to the title, if the second match of playoffs between Panathinaikos and PAOK end in a draw. Spaniard Mendilibar brought the first international trophy to Athens last year, the Conference League, and now the title should return to the port of Athens. Four rounds before the end, the point advantage is 10 points. It is clear that Olympiakos will be the champion of Hellas, the only question is when?

Olympiakos

Form: LLWWW

Karaiskakis Stadium will be packed. There is no doubt that everything is ready for the celebration. AEK were a candidate for the title until a month ago, but then they extinguished themselves. In the last four matches, only one point, so it called into question the second and third positions. By the end of the championship, the big fight will be for the “level 2” that leads to the Champions League qualifications. PAO and AEK have a point more than the still defending champions, the black and whites from Thessaloniki. Mendilibar changed the formation last week in Thessaloniki, playing with 4-4-2, with a pair of classic strikers, Moroccan El Kaabi and Ukrainian Yaremchuk. The red and whites conceded two quick goals, which only softened the defeat (1:2). The talented striker Haralampos Kostoulas is still missing from the red and white camp. Orta and Ortega are also out, while full-back Retsos is returning to the team. El Kaby should be in the attack, with Chiquinho expected behind him, and Rodiney and Gelson Martins on the wings.

AEK Athens

Form: LWLDL

The yellow-blacks have not won their last four league matches, which is the first time in the three-year tenure of Argentine Matias Almeida on the bench of the giants from the Hagia Sophia Stadium. AEK brought in sound reinforcements this summer, Antonio Martial and Erik Lamela, but not everything is going as they imagined in the camp of the team from New Philadelphia. The most prominent in the forward line will be Franji Piero, while Martial and Lamela are expected to make a difference in the class. Earlier this month, these teams played the second leg of the Greek Cup semi-final, when the score was 2:0 for the yellow and blacks. However, Olympiakos are the finalists after the score was 6:0 for the red and whites at the Karaiskakis. In the two championship matches, the team from Piraeus won both times against their next rival, at home with a score of 4:1 and in the second leg with a score of 1:0.

Expert Betting Tips

In the last round, PAOK defeated Olympiakos 2-1 in Thessaloniki, and before that, AEK defeated them 2-0 in the second leg of the Cup semi-final, so although those defeats were painless, fans certainly expect the team to return to winning ways and avoid any stressful situations until the end of the season. I think that Olympiakos will play very aggressively and will want to win the trophy against their great city rival officially. I expect a true spectacle, a full stadium and atmosphere known only in Greece. I think that neither of these teams will calculate and we will watch a great derby with many goals, and I believe that from tonight Olympiakos will be the new champion of Greece.

Our prediction for the match is over 2.5 for the odds of 2.29 at 1xbet.

Our second prediction is BTTS for the odds of 2 at Betway.

Our third prediction is W1 and over 2.5 for odds of 3.65 at Bet365.