Aris FC take on away side Olympiacos at Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium in this Super League tie on Wednesday.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Aris FC v Olympiacos, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Aris FC
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Aris FC will be hoping to bounce back here following a 2-0 Super League defeat in their last game at the hands of AEK Athens.
In that game, Aris FC had 31% possession and 6 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. At the other end, AEK Athens got 17 attempts on goal with 8 of them on target. Ezequiel Ponce (9', 14') scored for AEK Athens.
It has been a rare occasion in recent times where Aris FC have kept a clean sheet. In fact, Aris FC have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 games, shipping 11 goals in the process. We will just have to find out whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.
Olympiacos
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After being beaten in their last game against Fenerbahçe in Conference League action, Olympiacos will be hoping to turn things around here.
İrfan Can Kahveci (11') scored for Fenerbahçe. The match went to penalties and was won 3-2 by Olympiacos.
Indicating their partiality to productive encounters, goals have been scored 23 times in the previous 6 matches in which Olympiacos have sent out their troops, giving a mean average of 3.83 goals for each fixture. Their opponents have hit 6 of those goals.
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Head to head
Looking at their past head-to-head meetings stretching back to 15/01/2023 shows that Aris FC have won 1 of these games and Olympiacos 4, with the tally of drawn games standing at 1.
A combined sum of 19 goals were yielded between them during those clashes, with 6 of them for Theos tou polemou and 13 being from Τhrylos. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
The last league meeting featuring the two was Super League match day 3 on 03/04/2024 when it ended Olympiacos 3-0 Aris FC.
On that occasion, Olympiacos had 54% possession and 20 shots at goal with 9 on target. Goals were scored by Ayoub El Kaabi (6'), Daniel Podence (60') and João Carvalho (89').
For their opponents, Aris FC got 6 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Eric Wattellier.
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Team News: Aris FC
The Aris FC boss Akis Mantzios has a full complement, with no fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game owing to a fully healthy squad available to choose from.
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Team News: Olympiacos
With a fully healthy group to choose from, the Olympiacos boss José Mendilibar doesn’t have any fitness worries to speak of before this clash.
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Prediction
We’re of the opinion that Aris FC will do well to get anything against this Olympiacos outfit who will likely score at least once to gain the upper hand.
We’re therefore expecting a hard-fought contest, finishing with a 0-1 advantage for Olympiacos at the conclusion of the game.
Hoping for a good game.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
12:11 20/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Aris FC
Formed: 1914
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelides Stadium (22,800)
Captain: Julián Cuesta Díaz
Chairman: Irini Karipidis
Manager: Akis Mantzios
Competitions: Super League position 5
🔑 Key Player: Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov
Normally taking up the Right Wing position, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov was born in Makhachkala, Russia. Having made his senior debut playing for FC Krasnodar in the 2017 - 2018 season, the accomplished Forward has hit 5 league goals in the Super League 2023 - 2024 campaign to date from a total of 27 appearances.