Manchester City vs Olympiacos Piraeus Betting Predictions and Odds – Champions League 2020
Manchester City want the preliminary decision
Match: Manchester City vs Olympiacos Piraeus
Competition: Champions League 2020
Date: 03.11.2020
Betting Tips Over 3.5
Odds: 1.91
Stake: 4/10 units
On the third matchday of the group stage, Manchester City wants to take a big step towards the round of 16. A win against the Greeks from Olympiacos Piraeus could do this. The opponent is quite dangerous and not to be underestimated, but the Skyblues are making progress recently.
Before the game Manchester City vs. Olympiacos Piraeus, the odds of the best bookmakers also show that the host is a huge favourite. This is mainly due to the individual quality that Manchester City brings with it.
Olympiacos will try to surprise away from home. In the European Cup, however, the Greeks abroad are not exactly known for frequently getting good results.
Manchester City – Statistics & Current Form
For Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, the duel with Olympiacos is just a must. The home side did not lose the last 13 games in the group stage of the Champions League. There were ten wins and three draws. So Manchester City feels at home at this stage of the competition.
Especially since the shape is right. Last week there was a 3-0 win at Olympique Marseille, at the weekend the tough away game at Sheffield United was won 1-0. A patient, controlled performance against a compact opponent was enough for the three points. More spectacle could now be offered in the Champions League.
Manchester City want the third win
The third victory in the third game of the premier class would be a preliminary decision for Manchester City in the fight for progress and also in the fight for group victory. And: Even if the season has not yet gone optimally, only one competitive game was lost (2: 5 against Leicester City).
Before the game, Manchester City vs. Olympiacos Piraeus shows the odds that bookmakers recognize the good progress in the game of Guardiola team. A simple tip on the victory of the Skyblues is not very lucrative.
What is interesting is that Manchester City has so far scored four out of six goals in the first two games from the 60th minute. If the opponent is played tired, the top club from the Premier League can strike more easily because there are rooms. In addition, the quality that Manchester City can bring from the bank is extremely high. All of that speaks for a scoring game at the Etihad Stadium.
In terms of personnel, the situation has calmed down again. Agüero is still out, but with Gabriel Jesus, there is very likely another striker available who can relieve the offensive game again.
The probable lineup of Manchester City:
Ederson – Walker, Ruben Dias, Aké, Zinchenko – Rodrigo, Gündogan, de Bruyne – Bernardo, Sterling, Gabriel Jesus
Last matches from Manchester City:
Premier League
10/31 2020 Sheffield United 0 – 1 Manchester City
Champions League Group C
10/27 2020 Marseille 0 – 3 Manchester City
Premier League
10/24 2020 West Ham 1 – 1 Manchester City
Champions League Group C
10/21 2020 Manchester City 3 – 1 FC Porto
Premier League
10/17 2020 Manchester City 1 – 0 Arsenal London
Olympiacos Piraeus – Statistics & Current Form
Olympiakos Piraeus, the industry leader in the Greek league for years, is in good shape again with 13 points from five games in the domestic league and is in the top group. The start of the Champions League was also okay. Marseille could be defeated, in Porto, there was an expected defeat.
As mentioned, the individual differences are very high, so that there is no alternative match plan for the Greeks. Defensively you want to be very low and compact, you have to counterattack forward. The focus is on striker El-Arabi, who is Olympiakos’ best scorer in the league with five goals.
The next away defeat for Olympiacos?
Statistics give the Greeks no hope either. Olympiacos have lost all of the last eight away games in the Champions League. The discrepancy between home and away games is enormous. This further strengthens the distribution of roles.
In addition, the Greeks were very vulnerable defensively in Porto in the first away game of the group stage. That’s why before the game Manchester City vs. Olympiacos our tip that over 3.5 goals will be scored.
After all, trainer Pedro Martins can almost draw on the full. Apart from central defender Ba, all players are available to him.
Probable lineup of Olympiacos:
José Sa – Rafinha, Semedo, Cissé, Vinagre – M’Vila, Camara, Bouchalakis, Fortounis – Bruma, El-Arabi
Last Olympiacos Games:
Super league
10/31 2020 Olympiacos Piraeus 2 – 0 Apollon Smirnis
Champions League Group C
10/27 2020 FC Porto 2 – 0 Olympiacos Piraeus
10/21 2020 Olympiacos Piraeus 1 – 0 Marseille
Super league
10/17 2020 Olympiacos Piraeus 4 – 0 Atromitos
10/04 2020 PAS Giannina 1 – 1 Olympiacos Piraeus
Manchester City vs Olympiacos Piraeus – Direct comparison / H2H balance
Although both teams have been part of the inventory of the Champions League in recent years, they are facing each other for the first time in a direct duel. Pep Guardiola met the Greeks once in the group stage with FC Bayern, winning 3-0 away and 4-0 at home. Olympiacos come to Manchester with the “recommendation” of 14 defeats in 16 games on English soil.
Manchester City vs Olympiacos Piraeus betting odds compared
Betting Prediction: Manchester City
Odds: 1.18
Betting Prediction: Draw
Odds: 7.5
Betting Prediction: Olympiacos Piraeus
Odds: 13
Manchester City vs Olympiacos Piraeus Betting Predictions and Odds by PicksSoccer Experts
The division of roles has seldom been so clear before a game in the Champions League, as shown before the game Manchester City vs. Olympiacos the betting odds. Anything but a clear win for the hosts would be a big surprise. Olympiacos Piraeus wants to leave no stone unturned and get everything out of it.
Key Facts – Manchester City vs Olympiacos tips
Manchester City have been unbeaten for 13 group games in the Champions League
Olympiacos have suffered eight away defeats in a row in the premier class
Manchester City only lost one competitive game this season
In the end, however, this will very likely not be enough. Before the game Manchester City vs. Olympiacos Piraeus is our tip due to the clear signs that over 3.5 goals will be scored, the distribution will probably be quite clear per Manchester City.
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