Olympiacos vs AEK Athens Prediction & Betting Tips - Superleague

Prediction published on 07/01/2024, 05:12  by Joseph King in Football Predictions

A meeting of the two most recent champions in the Greek Super League kicks off for matchday 17 as fourth-place Olympiacos hosts third-placed AEK Athens. Olympiacos finally return to the Karaiskakis Stadium after four straight league matches away from home. The 47-time league champions sit fourth and will have to make up a six points gap on leaders PAOK if they are to reclaim the title that they last won in the 2021/22 season. The hosts will be desperate for the three points here after suffering a 1-0 away loss to Lamia in their most recent outing. To go along with a goalless draw with Atromitos and a 2-2 draw with Volos, Thrylos have now managed only a single league victory in their last four Stoiximan Super League outings. Olympiacos have now failed to score in their last two straight games, uncommon territory for the team that has finished as the top-scoring side in the division for 13 consecutive seasons.

AEK find themselves just above their Athens rivals in the standings, maintaining a three point lead over Olympiacos heading into the matchday. The defending champions are three points off the top of the table in their bid to retain the Super League crown. AEK have been an exceedingly hard team to beat this season and have the lowest amount of losses in the division at just one. They enter this match following a comprehensive 3-0 home win over Volos four days prior, snapping a three match winless run. The Double-Headed Eagle is unbeaten in its last five away trips in the Super League. They’ve been one of the most consistent attacking sides in the division and have failed to find the net only once in their 16 league matches.