Olympiacos vs AEK Athens Prediction & Betting Tips - Superleague

Prediction published on 15/05/2024, 04:11  by Kennedy Kechula in Football Predictions

Olympiakos will play their final home game of the season this Wednesday, hosting AEK Athens in the Super League 1 championship round. Coming into this game, Olympiakos are fourth, four points below AEK Athens. Chances that Olympiakos can stall AEK’s title hopes look really slim at this point. Having secured a place in the Conference League final, there’s a feeling they are sparing their best for that game. That could be seen clearly in their 2-0 defeat to PAOK last time out. It was quite a drop, coming on the back of straight wins against Aston Villa in the Conference League semi-finals. That loss ended their run of five matches unbeaten and Olympiakos will want to return to winning ways in a big way. The last time they faced AEK, it ended in a 1-0 defeat and they have motivation to bounce back. This, however, isn’t a fixture that has favored Olympiakos in the recent meetings. They failed to win any of the last five meetings with AEK, losing three. In their three meetings this season, Olympiakos won just a point.

Visitors AEK Athens are out to bounce back here following their last defeat to PAOK in the last round of matches. Coming from down to lead 2-1 in their last game, AEK felt the job was done. However, two goals in the last nine minutes saw them fall 3-2 to PAOK at the end of April. After a two-week break, AEK are back in action seeking to stay top, where they lead PAOK by a point. Their loss in the last game leaves them with little room to wiggle; as things stand, only straight wins will see them finish top. In the league, they have just one loss in the last six matches, winning four times. Their three losses so far in the league are five less than Olympiakos’ tally of defeats after 34 matches. Being out of European competitions means AEK have rested more than Olympiakos coming into this game. They should be in a position to send out their strongest, available players for this encounter.