Olympiakos Piraeus and Porto meet at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). Pay attention to the home factor, as Olympiakos Piraeus usually achieve different results at home and away.
Olympiakos :
After 1 win and 4 losses, the home team is currently in 3rd position, with 3 points won. In the last match, they lost (2‑1) away against Olympique Marseille, after in the previous match, they lost (0‑1) at home to Manchester City. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 15 suffered; against 13 victories and 2 defeats in his stadium, with 32 goals scored and 4 suffered. In their last match, for the Super league, they beat Volos NFC at home by (4‑1). In their last 10 home matches Olympiakos Piraeus has recorded 9 wins and 1 loss.
For this competition, he registers a sequence of 4 losses in his last matches. In 15 games, he only managed 1 comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 8 of their 19 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
Olympiakos arrive motivated for this round after a 4-1 victory against Volos, in a match that counts for the Greek championship: the team’s goals were sealed by Youssef El Arabi (3) and Georgios Masouras. It should be noted that the Greeks lost 4 of the 5 games played in the Champions League. The home team opts to play in a traditional 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are Georgios Masouras, Marios Vrousai and Youssef El Arabi. Even playing at home, Olympiakos are expected to adopt a more defensive stance, taking into account the quality of the ‘enemy’ they will face. Taking into account that coach Pedro Martins will not be able to count on Mathieu Valbuena and Ahmed Hassan for being injured.
Porto :
The visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 10 points won, after 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they won away against Olympique Marseille by (0‑2). In the last match, they drew at home against Manchester City by (0‑0). This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 11 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats in his stadium. In the last match they played, for the Primeira Liga, they beat Tondela at home by (4‑3). In their last 10 away matches, Porto has recorded 6 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. The defense has been strong and has only conceded goals in 1 of the last 5 matches, and their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their away matches there is a tendency for goals, since 15 of the last 23 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 15 games, they conceded the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 2.
FC Porto enters this journey motivated after winning, 4-3, against Tondela, in a match that counts for the Portuguese championship: the team’s goals were signed by Moussa Marega (2), Mehdi Taremi and Zaidu Sanusi. It should be noted that Porto players are already guaranteed access to the next phase of the Champions League. The foreign emblem usually acts in a tactical system in 4-3-3, where the three most advanced men are Luis Díaz, Jesús Corona and Moussa Marega. One of the greatest strengths of the FC Porto team is the way it manages to finish off the opportunities it creates. Sérgio Oliveira is the great scorer of this team with 7 goals scored. Coach Sérgio Conceição cannot count on Mouhamed Mbaye and Iván Marcano, both with physical problems.
