Greek League
2007-01-20 - Aris Salonica vs Egaleo
A Sports Betting Pick by Egaleo_city12
Aris comes into this game hosting Egaleo and their main concern is not to draw again as they have by far the biggest draw record in the whole division.ARIS
To be honest i really have lost track of who has come and left in the club. Coach Hoyos has been replaced by Spaniard Enrique Quique Hernandez and for that game new signings Coira and Alex Perez are at his disposal. The fans are somewhat disappointed, to the best of my knowledge, at the fact that Hoyos was forced to leave but i expect a strong home support today. Aris holds a stunning record for draws this season as they have drawn 11 out of the 17 they played so far. They have the second worse home record with only 2-4-2. In their last game they drew 1-1 away at Kerkyra and in fact it was their fourth consecutive 1-1 draw.
EGALEO
The win against Kalamaria in the previous match came quite easily but everyone in the team was more happy to see Ghanaian midfielder KoumorTzi winning the MPV award for the round. With this victory Egaleo have climbed to the sixth place of the table, but extra care is to be taken now, as 15th spot is only 6 points away(!). Coach Hatzaras is an Aris veteran player who left Egaleo 2 years ago and signed with Aris in an effort to help them avoid relegation. He was unable to do so and left the club in a bad way, but having led them to the Cup final and Europe competition before. For this game he won't have right full back Papoutsis available as well as midfielder Omo. Egaleo have a 2-2-4 away record which is pretty decent for the greek league.
HEAD TO HEAD
Past matches do not show a clear trend towards a certain result or overs/unders although there are no away wins of either team. The two teams also met in the 2003 Cup semi finals were Aris qualified on away goals.
Egaleo:Aris Saloniki 2:1 17.04.2005
Aris Saloniki:Egaleo 0:0 11.12.2004
Aris Saloniki:Egaleo 1:0 02.05.2004
Egaleo:Aris Saloniki 3:1 07.12.2003
Greek Cup 2002/2003
Aris Saloniki:Egaleo 0:0 23.04.2003
Egaleo:Aris Saloniki 1:1 09.04.2003
Aris Saloniki:Egaleo 2:1 09.02.2003
Egaleo:Aris Saloniki 3:0 15.09.2002
Aris Saloniki:Egaleo 1:0 17.02.2002
Egaleo:Aris Saloniki 0:0 14.10.2001
FIRST ROUND MATCH
In the first round clash between the two teams none was able to get all three points, as the game finished 1-1. That seems to be Aris' favourite result as they have 7 1-1 draws.
VERDICT
Aris are in the middle of changing processes, having hired a new coach and some new players. They don't have a good home record and though they have strong home support this sometimes puts a lot of pressure on their shoulders for a good result. Egaleo seem to have found some form again after their dreadful 5 defeat streak. This is a really tough match to predict but I think the best option is to go with the DRAW again here, available at 3.00 on most bookies. I believe Egaleo will try to keep the score low, aiming mainly at the draw. Both teams average about one goal for and one against each match so if statistics matter to you a 1-1 draw is perfect. The game is open to every result so whatever you may decide keep the stakes low. If you fancy handicap betting Egaleo is a good option at 1.875 (pinnacle, bet365)
The Pick :
DRAW 1-1 (small stakes)
