Olympiacos vs AEK: Analysis and Prediction – Olympiacos will host AEK in second round of Greek League game.
Olympiacos vs AEK Odds
Olympiacos Team News
After a big win over Panathinaikos and the announcement of another top season, it can be said that the red and whites slipped against Barcelona. The Catalans are somewhat underestimated due to the new inexperienced head coach and from such a position they surprised the Greek team in Piraeus.
Barcelona outplayed Olympiacos 77:68 away from home in the EuroLeague, in a game in which they were in a subordinate position in the fourth quarter, but in the end they turned it around with a big run and won. It is always the most important thing how the match starts and ends, and in the first and fourth quarters the three-time European champions were weaker than their rivals. First of all, it refers to the defensive, which Barcelona knew how to charge. Even the solid game of Thomas Walkup, who recorded 14 points, was not enough for Olympiacos to triumph in front of their fans. It was felt in this duel that the red and whites will also lack attacking production, which Sasha Vezenkov was responsible for last season. Now they will have to work a lot more defensively, if they want to achieve better results.
They will have their first chance to get back on the winning track against AEK in the domestic championship. Once upon a time, the derby, far from it today, should be an easy task for the team of Georgios Bartzokas, who will want to wreak havoc on a lower-quality rival.
AEK Team News
AEK did not start the domestic league in the best way. In the first round, this team lost to Lavri at home with 98:93 and hinted at another season that will be marked by a big fight for the playoffs.
Last season, AEK was defeated by Peristeri in the quarterfinals of the playoffs, and had a trip to the FIBA Champions League, where they also had to lend a hand to the better Hapoel Jerusalem at the same stage. There were some interesting changes in the offseason. One of the best scorers in Europe in the last 10 years, Keith Langford, who also retired, left the club, as did Akil Mitchell, AEK’s top scorer from last season. Big names joined the team, such as Ben McLemore, Langston Hall, Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Jordan McRae… The latter proved to be the best, but not good enough to push his team to win in the first round with 21 points.
AEK showed a lack of organization against Lavri, both in attack and defense. That will hardly be able to change against Olympiacos, who are a much more demanding rival. Therefore, the Athenian team will need a miracle to beat the red and whites, and it seems that they are not capable of such a thing.
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Olympiacos vs AEK H2H
In the last 10 games, Olympiacos won eight times.
Absences and Injuries
The home team against Barcelona was without Luke Sikma, Shaq McKissic and Nigel Williams-Goss. It is expected that in the next game, due to the double EuroLeague schedule, the number of omitted players against AEK will be even higher. There is no information about the available players for the red and white rivals.
Olympiacos vs AEK Prediction
Olympiacos will be looking to avenge their defeat to Barcelona, against a rival who showed very little in the first leg of the Greek championship. The home floor, as well as the tradition that says that Olympiacos won the last eight matches, with a much higher quality, leave no other option than to propose a victory for the red and whites greater than the offered handicap.
Tip-off Time: Sunday, 15.10.2023, 16:15 CET
Prediction: Olympiacos -16.5
Odds: 1.74
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