Olympiakos-Asteras Tripoli: The “red and white” series and the damage of the Arkades

An interesting match at “Georgios Karaiskakis”, where Olympiacos hosts Asteras Tripoli (18:00, Cosmote TV, bwinSPORT FM, www.sportfm.gr) for the 24th matchday of the Stoiximan Super League.

With the “red and white” having the psychology at the height with four consecutive victories, three of them with Jose Luis Mendiliber on the bench and want to extend their streak. At the same time, the Arcades are looking to do the damage and get a result in an inhospitable home for them, with the aim of closing in on 6th Ghoul.

Inhospitable headquarters, as we said, the phallic stadium for him Star and an ideal opponent – based on tradition – for him Olympic. Because since 2008 when the “yellow and blue” were promoted to the first division for the first time, the results are overwhelmingly in favor of Piraeus. With 19 wins for Olympiakos and 2 draws for Asteras. The first time she visited “G. Karaiskakis” and the next one on January 16, 2017. Today’s game is also the last one that the team will play behind closed doors, since the closed-door penalty imposed on the red and whites ends today.

Olympiacos, therefore, puts a completely different face on the grass Mendiliber time. He’s playing good football, he’s got his defense together and he’s getting consecutive wins that boost his morale. And not only that, since the “red and white” are now -5 from the top and remain in the title race, while they continue in the “16” of the Conference League where they will compete with Maccabi Tel Aviv. Two 1-0 wins from Ferentsvaros and the 4-1 on him PAOK in Toumba, the recent results of Piraeus, with the streak however starting at 4-0 against OFI two weeks ago.

Now the goal 3/3 until the end of the regular season so that o Olympic either to maintain the existing difference from the top, or to reduce from their opponents in any missteps. Rotation will take place and it may be quite extensive by the Vasco coach, since the same players pulled the oar with three matches in seven days and they need to catch their breath since the away game against Panaitolikos follows. Ortega, Retsos, Doi, Carvalho, El Arabi and Gelson Martins were left out, each for different reasons.

The mission of Olympiakos: Alexandropoulos, Biancon, Cabral, Carmo, Chiquinho, El Caabi, Fortunis, Ese, Horta, Ibora, Jovetic, Masouras, Navarro, Paschalakis, Pontense, Kini, Richards, Rodiney, Tzolakis, Vezo.

THE Asteras Tripoli for his part, he made an “ugly mess” last weekend and missed the chance to reduce the gap from 6th place and Lamia to 2 points. Somehow, last week’s 2-2 with Panaitolikos at “Theodoros Kolokotronis” reduced the hopes for participation in the playoffs, but it didn’t dissipate them either since even 2 wins in the last 2 games (with Kifisia and Panserraikos) are not ruled out to finish except. Creatively, he is having an excellent season, since he plays good football and has them in a great condition Miritelo-Kaltsabut defensively he has several issues and concedes goals with typical ease.

Away from home, the league had started terribly, but recently it has been difficult to get the desired results. THE Milan Rastavac has to deal with his absence Julian Bartolowho is punished, while the injured one is out Nikos Papadopoulos and the unprepared Juan Munafo. Possibly there will also be a small rotation by the Serbian coach, since there are footballers who have pulled the oar and must be ready for the finale of the regular season. The philosophy, however, will remain the same, with pressing at intervals high up and creating, trying to do the damage.

Astera’s mission: Grammatikakis, Tsiftsis, Houhoumis, Carmona, Picsou, Kastanio, Lyratzis, Alvares, Christopoulos, Goss, Yablonski, Palasios, Sourlis, Sito, Alagbe, Zouglis, Miritelo, Crespi, Mantzis, Kaltsas.

POSSIBLE ELEVENS:

OLYMPIC (Jose Luis Mendiliber): Paschalakis – Kini, Biancon, Vezo, Richards – Tsiquinio, Alexandropoulos – Masouras, Iovetic, Cabral – Navarro.

ASTERAS TRIPOLIS (Milan Rastavac): Tsiftsis – Carmona, Picsou, Christopoulos, Houhoumis – Gos, Alagbe – Kaltsas, Zouglis, Crespi – Miritelo.

Referee: Fire

Assistants: Meidanas, Nikolakakis

Fourth: Tsagarakis

VAR: Zambalas, Nikolaidis