Olympiacos and Panathinaikos go meet for the Derby of the Eternal Enemies for Karaiskakis Stadium on Sunday 11 October, as Greek Super League fifth-placed side face the league leaders. Na di kind match wey no dey need extra pepper. Kick-off for Greece and Cyprus na 9:00 PM, while Mexico City get 12:00 PM and USA get 2:00 PM EDT plus 11:00 AM PDT.
Olympiacos come into this one after 1-0 away win over Levadiakos at Livadias Stadium. The Piraeus team hold 71% possession, manage three shots on target, and Manolis Saliakas score late winner. Before that, dem also beat Jagiellonia Bialystok for UEFA Europa League. Kajetan Szmyt open scoring under 20 minutes, but Armando Gonzalez equalize before break with him first European goal, then Roman Yaremchuk find net for 84th minute.
Panathinaikos no dey joke too. Dem win previous five games, including 1-0 road triumph at Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium against Kalamata. The Shamrock hold 65% possession, manage five shots on goal, and Andrews Tetteh score for 33rd minute. Currently, Panathinaikos top table on 15 points.
Head-to-head history favour Olympiacos small. Olympiacos claim back-to-back victories over Panathinaikos. Most recent na 1-0 home success at Karaiskakis Stadium, which follow 2-0 away win at Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium. For previous 10 H2H meetings, four Olympiacos triumphs, four draws, two Panathinaikos wins.
Form stats for last 10 Super League matches show Olympiacos get five wins, two losses, three draws, averaging 1.0 goals from 5.4 shots on goal and 16.4 attempts. Dem dey hold 55.9% possession and 6.9 corners per game. Opponents average 0.7 goals from 2.7 shots on goal and 8.1 attempts, while dem receive 2.4 corners. Rodinei na top goalscorer with 4, Jota Silva get 2, Manolis Saliakas and two other players get 1. Chiquinho don make most assists with 2.
Panathinaikos get five victories, three defeats and two draws, averaging 5.0 shots on goal, 12.4 attempts and 1.5 goals. Jacob Neestrup side average 43.4% possession, 5.1 corners awarded and 4.0 corners against, while dem concede 0.9 goals from 9.6 attempts and 3.5 shots on goal. Top scorers na Andrews Tetteh and Vicente Taborda on 4, with Azzedine Ounahi getting 1. Santino Andino Valencia, Davide Calabria and Giorgos Kyriakopoulos be top assists providers with 1 in previous 10 games.
Olympiacos confirmed lineup for 4-2-3-1: Stefan Ortega for goal, Manolis Saliakas, Panagiotis Retsos, Lorenzo Pirola, Nair Tiknizyan, Gustavo Puerta, Remo Freuler, Jota Silva, Chiquinho, Konstantinos Fortounis, Marius Mouandilmadji. Panathinaikos confirmed lineup for 4-4-2: Inaki Pena for goal, Davide Calabria, Stefan de Vrij, Rick van Drongelen, Giorgos Kyriakopoulos, Vicente Taborda, Etienne Camara, Imran Louza, Santino Andino Valencia, Andrews Tetteh, Azzedine Ounahi.
For betting market, odds dey point to low goal count. Under 2.5 goals dey priced at -161, and bookies make am 61.7% chance. Tipsters calculate probability to be 65-70%, so dem see am as value wager. Correct score 1-1 dey available at +425. Total Corners line dey -154, because five consecutive Olympiacos matches don cover 8.5 corners, and same thing happen in three straight Panathinaikos games. Full-time result: Olympiacos +107, which imply 48% chance, Panathinaikos +255. Olympiacos -0.25 Asian Handicap dey -139. Both Teams to Score na two-way market with little to separate Yes and No.
Olympiacos preparation for derby don intensify since Wednesday. Several players return from international break. At least five players return to Rentis, plus three wey already come back. Manager Imanol Alguacil go happy say players like Panagiotis Retso, Manolis Saliakas, Marcus Pedersen, Roman Yaremchuk, Zinedine Smailovic, Balsa Popovic, Nair Tiknisian and Bruno Oniemaeci don rejoin team. Dem expected to resume training Thursday. Remo Freuler, Armando González and David Carmo still expected back Thursday morning. Gustavo Puerta go rehabilitation in afternoon as last to return from Colombian national team. Alguacil want minimum two training sessions before derby. Leon Bailey and Gustavo Sa don rejoin training and expected available. No real problems ahead of Panathinaikos clash.
Fans for Greece and Cyprus go watch live on MagentaSports and CytaVision Sports 3. Mexico audience get Claro Sports, while USA fans get SportPlus. The match na Stoiximan Super League blockbuster and Derby of the Eternal Enemies. Olympiacos last 10 home games: four wins, three draws, three losses, averaging 0.60 goals per match and conceding 0.40. Panathinaikos last 10 away matches: six wins, two draws, two defeats, scoring 1.30 goals per game and conceding 0.50. Past meeting at Karaiskakis Stadium see Olympiacos defeat Panathinaikos 1-0. For past 10 H2H games at Karaiskakis Stadium, Panathinaikos get four victories, Olympiacos get three wins, and three draws end level.
