Panathinaikos vs Olympiacos prediction and betting tips on January 10, 2024
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Game Prediction
The matches as part of the 1/8 finals of the Greece cup are decided to be held at the height of the week. And there will be a head-to-head confrontation between the historical giants already at this stage – Panathinaikos will compete with Olympiacos. Suffice it to say that even now, the clubs will play without spectators. Will the hosts be able to secure a handicap before the return match? The journalists of the website have made a prediction for this match on January 10, 2024.
Panathinaikos only recently replaced coach
“The Shamrock” again failed to become the champion in the previous season (the last title dates back to 2010), disappointingly losing to neighbouring AEK in the final round – it was in the lead until the penultimate round. Speaking about the new season, everything didn’t work out right away. As for the Champions League qualification, the team from Greece, having overcome Dnipro-1 and even Marseille, lost both matches to Braga. And then the team finished in 4th place in the Europa League group, losing even to Maccabi, despite the fact that there was no time for football in Israel in the autumn. It also lost in the championship in 2 out of 4 previous matches in 2023. The higher mentioned result led to a replacement of coach: Fatih Terim came to Athens! The iconic Turkish specialist made his debut in the battle against PAS Giannina with a victory. And then he dealt with Panetolikos.
Olympiacos has not yet been able to regain the positions lost in the previous season
“The Legend” has been the main dominant force in Greek football in recent years: it won 3 championships in a row in 2020-2022! Still, the previous season was disappointing – the team finished only in 3rd place. It seems that it learned the lessons in Piraeus: the management called Diego Martinez Penas to the coaching position, “shook” up the squad... The club almost flew out of the Europa League, continuing to mark time in the national championship. As a result, Carlos Carvalhal became the new coach in December, and he guaranteed the Greeks at least 3rd place in the quartet and a “move” to the play-offs in the Conference League by beating Bačka-Topola. As for the championship, the new wards of the Portuguese specialist did not score in the battle against Atromitos. Moreover, 2024 brought the defeats made by Lamia and AEK.
Previous head-to-head matches
Taking into account 9 previous “Derbies of Eternal Enemies”, “Oly” won only 1 time, which happened in the previous spring. “The Greens” responded with a 3-0 score in Piraeus in October – that was their third win in that stretch.
Free prediction for the match Panathinaikos vs Olympiacos on January 10:
Everything goes towards the success of “the Shamrock”. Still, we still bet on its victory with a 0 goal handicap (odd: 1.74).