Greek League
2006-11-18 - Aris Salonica vs Olympiakos
A Sports Betting Pick by censor
Aris (12th, 10 points in 10 games, 1-3-1 at home)Aris are low in the table.They started well the season, but have many draws. Aris come from a surprising elimination from the Cup by Niki Volou away at Extra Time, a B Ethniki team that are last in the table. Before that they had a draw away vs Iraklis 0-0, with a rather mediocre performance, in a game they faced a motivated opponent. Aris play technical football, with some talented players forward, still they have some problems in the finishing. They have good home support. Aris performs better away when they find open spaces, however this can be the case in this game. In this game Aris will miss influential regulars Papadopoulos (D), Tinga (D) also regulars Garcia (M), Nasimento (M). On the contrary regular Touta (M) returns in the squad.
Olympiakos (1st, 24 points in 10 games, 3-0-2 away)
Olympiakos are first in the table, 2 points above second Panathinaikos. They come from a home win 5-0 vs Kalamaria, in a game they had a good performance after some mediocre ones. Note that Olympiakos have a game midweek for the Champions League away vs Valencia. A team with some quality players in the frontline, but not that good defense. In this game they will miss influential regular Kostadinou (F), regular Domi (D), also Uaddhou (D), Patsatzoglou (M). On the contrary influential regular Kastillo (F) returns in teh squad.
The weather is predicted good in Greece this weekend.
Ref of the game is Zografos.
Teams Form
Niki Volou - Aris 0-0 (2-0 E.T.) Cup game
Iraklis - Aris 0-0
Aris - AEK 1-3
OFI - Aris 1-0
Aris - PAOK 0-0
Olympiakos - Kalamaria 5-0
Atsalenios - Olympiakos 0-2 (Cup)
Panathinaikos - Olympiakos 1-0
Roma - Olympiakos 1-1
Olympiakos - Ergotelis 1-0
Past results
2005 Aris - Olympiakos 0-1
2004 Aris - Olympiakos 0-3
2003 Aris - Olympiakos 0-0
2002 Aris - Olympiakos 1-5
Verdict
Olympiakos are favourites in this game. They look in better form and are much motivated in this game. Also they have the quality to win at this difficult home ground. Aris is not in their best form, and the last result in the Cup troubled. Aris have some talented players in teh frontline and can create chances, but still they have some scoring problems. The hosts have some important absents, and thats an advantadge for the guests. Difficult game to predict in o/u and Asian Handicap bets. Possibly over, but Aris scoring ability is not predictable. A narrow away win looks the more possible result. The odds don't represent value, but in some cases are acceptable for combos or single.
The Pick :
Aris - Olympiakos 1-2
