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Atletico Madrid hosts Olympiakos in the very interesting Group A, I explained the situation in my tip on Juventus. Atletico has 9 points, Olympiakos and Juventus 6 points, Malmo 3 points.
Atletico dominated this group … only lose surprising at Olympiakos in the first round but than won all 3 games … last won was 2-0 at Malmo after 5-0 vs. the swedes at home. Atletico is in very good form, has won 6 of the last 7 matches including 3-1 vs Malaga on Saturday. Coach Simeone said he wants a win to assure qualification today because otherwise Atletico will probably be forced to get a point in Torino next round, so for sure they don’t want to end up in that situation. Mandzukis is questionable for Atletico but very probably will start, Miranda is unavailable.
Bet on Atletico vs Olympiakos with the best Champions League handicap odds at Pinnacle.
Olympiakos comes to Vicente Calderon with a healthy squad (only Durmaz questionable) and for sure with great confidence given by their performances in this group. Oly made a very good impression, they beat Atletico at home, beat Juventus at home, but like usual struggled on the road … 2-3 vs. Juve was a good performance but the 0-2 defeat in Malmo will probably kill them in this group. The Greeks also did not play very good football recently, won 5-1 last round in Greece but it was their first win in 4 games.
In my opinion Atletico Madrid will take care of the business at home. They play very good football and meet a team with known issues on the road and a team that is not in the best shape according to the latest results. My tip is that Atletico takes the lead in this game and goes on to score another 1 or 2 goals when the Greek will be desperate and open themselves up. Pick Atletico to win with a 1,25 goal asian handicap … I have respect for Oly but playing at Vicente Calderon in a decisive match will be too much for them, just like vs. Man United last season. Correct score prediction: Atletico Madrid – Olympiakos 2-0.
Pick: Atletico Madrid (-1,25 Asian Handicap)
Odds: 1.91 @ Pinnacle
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 7.28
Event date: 26 November
atletico should win this.
not so sure about the handicap.
altetico does not enjoy playing against teams that park the bus.
Oli will play 4-3-2-1 in this one.
With a draw they will depend only on themselves to qualify, needing a win in their last game with Malmo, at home.
So they will looking for the draw.