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PSV vs Olympiacos Piraeus Prediction & Betting tips
PSV is on the verge of collapse in the Europa League. Last week, the team from Eindhoven lost 4-2 at Olympiakos, and will therefore have to beat the Greek top club with at least two goals in the return in their own Philips Stadium. So it is Thursday evening all or nothing for the Brabanders.
PSV Eindhoven:
Roger Schmidt’s PSV is still kind of a work in progress. Especially from a defensive point of view, the team from Eindhoven are extremely vulnerable, as was painfully clear again last week in the 4-2 defeat at Olympiakos. It was thanks to the two important outings of Eran Zahavi that the red and white still have a chance of reaching the eighth finals of the Europa League. ‘We score easily, and perhaps should have scored more goals. We can still qualify, ”said the Israeli match winner.
Schmidt is best known in Eindhoven for his remarkable setups and ditto exchange policy. Also last weekend he raised the necessary eyebrows by leaving the base against Vitesse Donyell Malen, Jordan Teze and Mario Götze at home. PSV went to the tea with a 0-1 deficit, but in the second half the substitutes Malen (one goal) and Götze (two goals) made the save: 3-1. On Thursday evening, however, Schmidt has no choice but to start immediately with his strongest team. After all, PSV only has ninety minutes to brush up on last week’s 4-2 defeat, otherwise the European dream is over.
Olympiacos:
Olympiakos is on roses after the 4-2 victory in the first leg. The Greeks already celebrated their party right after the final whistle last week, but will still have to be on their guard in the return. After all, with a 2-0 defeat in Eindhoven, the team of trainer Pedro Martins is simply out of the Europa League. “We are the favorites to reach the next round, but there are still ninety minutes to play,” said defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos.
However, Olympiakos had a bad dress rehearsal last weekend by playing a 1-1 draw in-house against Aris. However, the red and white remain the leader in the Greek Super League, with a street-length ahead of closest attacker PAOK. In addition, Martins gave important players such as Yann M’Vila, Youssef El-Arabi and Mathieu Valbuena (partial) rest.
PSV vs Olympiacos Piraeus head to head matches
18.02.21 EL Olympiacos Piraeus PSV 4 : 2
24.07.18 CF PSV Olympiacos Piraeus 4 : 0
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Prediction: | PSV to win |
Selection odds: | 2,03 |