GREEK LEAGUE BETTING PICK - OLYMPIAKOS V EGALEO

Greek League

2006-04-08 - Olympiakos vs Egaleo

A Sports Betting Pick by Censor

Olympiakos (1st 66 pts 12-0-1 at home)

Olympiakos are first in the table and almost the Champions. They lost to Iraklis last week away, so they can't afford to drop points. Midweek there is the Cup semifinal at Larisa, so probably they have to save energy for this game. A team with good offensive line and strong at home in front of the fans. They come from a loss 2-0 away vs Iraklis, in a game in heavy pitch due to rainfall, and against an opponent strong at home. In this game Olympiakos will miss influential striker Kostadinou, also Rivaldo and Dani (F) that missed the previous game.

Egaleo (9th 32 pts 2-5-6 away)

Egaleo are in the middle of the table actually with no targets for the season. They won Larisa 2-0 last round with a good performance, so now they are completely safe from relegation. A team with good defense. For this game coach Hatzaras stated thet will give chances to young players and test some reserves. So for this game Egaleo will miss regulars Nikolopoulos (F) and Popof (D). In the line up will be 3 players in the midfield and frontline that usually are not in the starting squad. On the contrary regular Edusei (D) returns in the squad after a long time absence.

Form

Iraklis - Olympiakos 2-0
Olympiakos - Atromitos 3-0
Olympiakos - Larisa 3-1 (Cup)
Xanthi - Olympiakos 1-0

Egaleo - Larisa 1-0
Levadiakos - Egaleo 2-1
Iraklis - Egaleo 4-2
Egaleo - Atromitos 0-1

Past results

This season Egaleo - Olympiakos 1-3
2005 Olympiakos - Egaleo 3-1
2004 Olympiakos - Egaleo 3-1
2003 Olympiakos - Egaleo 4-0
2002 Olympiakos - Egaleo 3-0

Verdict

Olympiakos are the big favourites in this game. They have to bounce back from the last loss, they are strong at home, and are a quality team. Egaleo will have some absences mainly in the front line, and also they are not much motivated. Predictions for o/u are difficult as Olympiakos, and Egaleo, have important absents in the front line. Still many Olympiakos games at home are overs. The line in the Asian is high at -1.75, as Olympiakos have an important game midweek for the Cup and probably will save some energy. Still Egaleo have many absents, and the home team would like to please the fans. The odds for the home win are low but fair for the low odds backers. It can be a part of a combo as well.

The Pick :

BEST BETTING TIP :

Consider the home win as a part of a combo.