Barcelona – Olympiakos Piraeus Prediction & Preview and Betting Tips (18.10.2017)

Barcelona and Olympiakos Piraeus meet at Camp Nou in a game for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, since they have never faced before.

Barcelona :

After 2 victories, the home team reaches this 3rd day in the 1st position of Group D, with 6 points won. On the previous day, he won by (0-1) away against Sporting Lisbon, after in the first game of this group stage to have won by (3-0) at home against Juventus. The team comes to this match after a draw with Atletico Madrid by (1-1). In the last 10 home games for all competitions, Barcelona won 9 and lost 1. Their defense has been very solid, having only conceded goals in 3 of the last 10 matches, and their attack has marked regularly, and who scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 games. In their home games there is a tendency to have goals, as 27 of their last 31 games have ended with over 1.5 goals and 24 in 31 have finished with over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, he only managed 1 comeback in all 5 matches in which he suffered the first goal.

The Barcelona come to this match after a draw forastero, a ball, during the visit to the field of Atletico Madrid. The home team is one of the most feared teams in the world, being that the front of attack has players of extreme quality, such as Messi, Iniesta, Suarez and Busquets. It is possible that in the midfield Iniesta, Busquets and Rakitic are the players selected by the Blaugrana coach. Of note that one of the gaps of this supercomputer is in the air game. The coach of the house will not be able to count Turan, Dembélé and Rafinha, injured.

Olympiakos Piraeus :

The visiting team arrives in Group 3 in Group D in 4th place, with no points won, after 2 defeats. In his first game in this group stage he lost at home to Sporting Lisbon by (2-3). In the second day, lost away against Juventus by (2-0). The team arrives to this match after a victory outside with the Panionios by (3-4). In the last 10 matches played as a visitor for all competitions, Olympiakos Piraeus won 5, tied 2 and lost 3. His defense has not been very solid, having conceded goals in 5 of the last 6 matches, but his attack has marked regularly, as he scored goals in 5 of the last 6 games for this competition. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there were 2 periods in the standings: he scored 4 of his 9 goals in the minutes (16′-30 ‘ ); suffered 5 of his 9 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘).

The Olympiakos arrive at this motivated performance, after a triumph away, by 3-4, in the visit to the field of the Panionios: Cissé, Ansarifard and Fortounis marked the goals of the victory. Like the rival of this match, the visiting club usually acts in a 4-3-3, using three players of quality in the line of the forehead: Seba, Ansarifard and Pardo. Romao, Fortounis and Odjidja-Ofoe play the midfield. The foreign coach will not be able to count on Ben, injured.