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The Tottenham Hotspurs 2018/2019 impressively proved that an excellent start to the group stage is not absolutely necessary for an outstanding performance in the UEFA Champions League. After three games in a group with Barcelona, Inter Milan and PSV Eindhoven, the English had only a single point in the account and were able to cheer at the end of the preliminary round progressing to the second round.
The way of the Pochettino Elf is well known. Through the stations Dortmund, Manchester City and Ajax Amsterdam, the Spurs moved into the final, but they lost to the Premier League rivals from Liverpool. The expectation before the start of the 19/20 campaign is therefore high and should be confirmed by a better start.
On Wednesday night, the match between Olympiacos Piraeus and Tottenham will take place on matchday one. According to the quotas, the trumps are in the hands of the “Lilywhites”, who at European level, however, have had problems time and again when it comes to scoring away in the recent past.
In addition, guest appearances in Greece are always a challenge. The red-and-white hosts are considered extremely home strong and the fans present will turn the Karaiskakis Stadium into a real cauldron.
Because the Spurs would not be the first top team to feather in the Hellenic port, we would basically foresee a prediction on the outcome of the match between Olympiacos Piraeus and Tottenham. A recommendation to one goal or the other, especially after the break, seems more sustainable, especially since Harry Kane and Co. have proven their offensive qualities in the domestic league during the season.
Olympiacos Piraeus:
For the seventh time this season Olympiacos Piraeus has successfully qualified for the Champions League group stage. After the red-whites were last represented in 2017/2018 in the premier class, but then with only one point out of six games failed sang- and unashamedly, celebrate the Greeks now their return to the largest European football stage.
The path to the exquisite field of the most important club competition on this continent was by no means easy to contest. With Viktoria Pilsen, Istanbul Basaksehir and FK Krasnodar, Olympiakos had to compete with three uncomfortable opponents, but in the end all of them had no chance.
With five wins and a draw in the six qualifiers and only one conceded goal (in 2-1 in Krasnodar) underlined the team of Portuguese coach Pedro Martins the impressive early form.
Striking was the fact that the red-whites usually steered only after the half-time break, the matches in their tracks. Eleven of the total of 13 goals scored in the three qualifying rounds fell in the second round. In this respect, among other things from statistical approach between Olympiacos Piraeus and Tottenham a tip on more goals after the break is reasonably plausible.
In addition worth mentioning is the traditional home strength of the 44-time national champion. Olympiakos has not lost in front of its own fans (seven wins, two draws) for nine European Cup games. The last home defeat dates from the 2017/2018 season, when Juventus won 2-0 in the Karaiskakis Stadium.
The record against English clubs can also look very good, as five of the recent six matches in front of home crowd against teams from the English Premier League were made victorious.
With a bit of courage to take risks, it might therefore make sense to test the odds between Olympiakos Piraeus and Tottenham to double the chance 1 / X.
The dress rehearsal on the weekend was also on schedule. Against Volos NFC the Martins-Elf retained the upper hand 5: 0. Thanks to the clear success, Olympiakos has reached the top of the table in Greece with nine points from three games (7-0 goals).
In all nine competitive games, the score stands at eight wins (a draw) and 20: 1 goals. It will therefore be interesting to see on Wednesday how the supposedly safe defense against the Tottenham attackers works.
The absence of midfield strategist Konstantinos Fortounis is difficult for the Greeks to compensate. However, the 26-year-old has not been available for several months because of his cruciate ligament rupture.
In addition, coach Martins has to do without center-back Ruben Semedo. In the offensive, the focus should be primarily on Podence, El-Arabi and the experienced Mathieu Valbuena.
Tottenham:
Many professional teams seems to have helped the first international break of the new season. The Tottenham Hotspurs also saw a significant increase after 14 play-free days last weekend.
While the Londoners introduced only five points in the first four matchdays of the Premier League season, the points account on Saturday could be increased by a 4-0 victory against Crystal Palace. Coach Mauricio Pochettino is currently living very well with third place, especially since the “Lilywhites” have already drawn a draw at both Arsenal FC and reigning champions Manchester City.
Admittedly, it would be a bit presumptuous to claim that a team that marks two own hits in the London derby at the Gunners as well as at the dominant Citizens will also score at least twice in Piraeus. Nevertheless, our Olympiacos Piraeus vs.. Tottenham tip in a similar direction.
We believe that after the break, there will be two goals, no matter which side. From the gameplay, we trust the Greek Underdog to act at eye level for 45 minutes. However, the longer the encounter lasts, the greater in our eyes the likelihood that individual lapses or lack of concentration at this early stage of the season will lead to numerous chances to score.
From the point of view of the English it will be important to have a better start than last season, in which the Spurs were still at one point after three matchdays. In general, the Pochettino Elf did not stain at all in the group stage with fame. The north Londoners from the Haringey district, in particular, had massive problems, especially abroad.
In 2018/2019, Harry Kane and Co. only collected a meager two points from three away games in the group stage. In fact, the Hotspurs retained only in three of twelve appearances in the Champions League preliminary round the upper hand. The “Hautpstadt-Club” is even only in competition with six successes from the past 21 European away games.
Not least because of that we will face Olympiakos Piraeus before the match. Tottenham’s forecast that alternative bets on the Tor market offer more value than, for example, a recommendation on the – subjectively seen – poorly quoted away win. Despite the supposedly higher quality, the guests are not a team that easily restricts a nominally weaker opponent away from home.
Newcomer Giovani Lo Celso, who is expected back in late October, will definitely be out of action. The stakes of Davinson Sanchez and Kyle Walker-Peters are also more than questionable. Coach Pochettino, who of course would like to look again towards the Champions League final, can call on the recently injured Ndombele and Dele Alli.
Olympiacos Piraeus vs Tottenham head to head matches
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