Olympiacos Piraeus – Manchester City PREDICTION (25.11.2020)

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Olympiacos Piraeus – Manchester City SOCCER PICKS

Olympiakos Piraeus and Manchester City meet at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). In this match, the home factor may be decisive, as Olympiakos Piraeus present considerable differences in their results at home and away.

Olympiakos :

The home team is currently in the 3rd position, with 3 points won, after 1 victory and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Porto by (2‑0). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Manchester City by (3‑0). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 13 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a home win against Panathinaikos by (1‑0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Olympiakos Piraeus won 9 and lost 1. In 15 matches, they never managed to come back in the 4 matches in which they conceded the first goal. In the last 8 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 6 of their 15 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).

Olympiakos enter this performance motivated, after a 1×0 win at home over Panathinaikos: Fortounis, at minute 21, scored the only goal of the match. Like the rival in this match, the home team usually acts in a tactical design at 4-3-3, using three quality players in the front row: Georgios Masouras, Hugo Cuypers and Bruma. The midfield is supposed to be occupied by Yann M’Vila, Mady Camara and Tiago Silva. The coach should not be able to count on Ahmed Hassan, Youssef El Arabi, Mathieu Valbuena and Vasilios Sourlis, due to injury.

Man City :

The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 9 points won, after 3 victories. In the penultimate match, they won away against Olympique Marseille by (0‑3). In the last match, they won at home against Olympiakos Piraeus by (3‑0). 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 12 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in his stadium. In their last match, for the Premier League, they lost to Tottenham Hotspur by (2‑0). In their last 10 away matches Manchester City has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 5 times and only managed 1 comeback.

Manchester City enter this performance unmotivated, after a 2×0 loss at home in the Tottenham stadium visit. Like the rival of this day, the visiting club usually acts in a tactical design in 4-3-3, in which the three men responsible for launching the panic between the defensive rival defenders are Ferran Torres, Gabriel Jesús and Riyad Mahrez . Therefore, despite being acting away from home, it is guessed that Manchester City will have a more offensive stance, given that they have more individual and collective quality. For this game the coach should not be able to count on Sergio Agüero, Philippe Sandler and Nathan Aké, delivered to the medical department.


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