Olympiakos Piraeus – Plzen Prediction & Picks (30.07.2019)

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Olympiakos Piraeus – Plzen SOCCER PICKS

Olympiakos Piraeus and Viktoria Plzeň measure forces in Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, in a second leg for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (2nd Qualifying Round), after the tie for (0-0) in the first leg. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, since Viktoria Plzeň has considerable differences in its results at home and as a visitor.

Olympiakos Piraeus:

The home team comes to this second leg after a goalless draw as a visitor, so in case of victory they will confirm the qualification to the next phase. This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 matches it records 9 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses as a visitor, with 34 goals scored and 12 suffered; against 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat in his stadium, with 41 goals scored and 13 suffered. In the last 10 games played at home for all competitions, Olympiakos Piraeus won 6, drew 3 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly, as they scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games.

Without a doubt, it was not the best result that Olympiakos could have had in the first leg of this Champions League. This is said because he ended up drawing 0x0, because despite losing he needs to win if he wants to pass the phase. A victory for any result guarantees the qualification of the team and for playing against their fans we believe that it has a certain advantage. Therefore, we hope that the owners of the house will have the main actions of the game and should seek to score a goal as quickly as possible. In this match the best players available will enter the field.

Viktoria Plzeň:

The away team comes to this second leg after a goalless draw with the advantage of not having suffered goals at home in the first leg. This is a stronger team with the support of his fans, since in the last 30 games he has 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 23 suffered; against 12 wins and 3 draws in his stadium, with 36 goals scored and 13 suffered. The team arrives at this match after a home victory with Karviná by (3-2). In the last 10 games played as a visitor for all competitions, Viktoria Plzeň won 6, drew 2 and lost 2. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 7 of the last 10 games, so his defense needs to improve, but his attack He has scored regularly, as he scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games.

It was not the result expected by Viktoria Plzen that of the first leg, because at home it is always good to win in a tie. However, in a competition in which the goals as a visitor are a tiebreaker criterion, not having suffered goals at home is important. Thus, in this case the 0x0 was not a negative result, because now it has in its favor any draw with goals and any victory. Regularly during the ninety minutes they can achieve the necessary result to achieve the qualification. This is a game to have a lot of attention and concentration, since there can be no mistakes, which can directly interfere with the final result. In this match the best available players will be on the field.


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