OFI Crete vs Asteras Tripolis Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

OFI Crete

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OFI Crete go into this fixture coming off the back of a 0-0 Super League stalemate vs PAOK.

In that game, OFI Crete had 30% possession and 4 attempts on goal with 1 on target. PAOK had 19 shots at goal with 7 of them on target.

Their latest results highlight the fact that much respect should be given to the OFI Crete backline. OFI Crete have been miserly, with the total number of goals that have gone in at their end during their last 6 outings standing at 3.

Heading into this contest, OFI Crete are without a win at home for the past 2 matches in the league.

Asteras Tripolis

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In their previous fixture, Asteras Tripolis drew 0-0 in the Super League tie with Levadiakos.

In that game, Asteras Tripolis managed 41% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. On the other side, Levadiakos had 9 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target.

The trend of at least one team not managing to score in games involving Asteras Tripolis has been apparent recently. Examining their last 6 games shows that this has occurred 6 times. In these clashes, opposing sides have hit a goal total of 8 while Asteras Tripolis have scored 4. That sort of pattern won’t necessarily be sustained into this game, though.

Taking a look at their past results, Asteras Tripolis:

• haven't won against OFI Crete when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league games.
• haven’t won away from home in the past 11 matches in the league. What a terrible run of away results.

↔️ Head to head

Looking over their prior head to head clashes going back to 25/10/2020 shows us that OFI Crete have won 1 of these games & Asteras Tripolis 4, with the number of drawn matches standing at 1.

In all, 6 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 1 from Omilos and 5 for The Yellow-Blue. That’s an average goals per game figure of 1.

The last league encounter between these sides was Super League match day 6 on 02/10/2022 which ended up with the score at Asteras Tripolis 2-0 OFI Crete.

In that game, Asteras Tripolis had 42% possession and 9 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Goals were scored by Léo Tilica (19') and Michael Gardawski (44').

OFI Crete got 11 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target.

The match was refereed by Anastasios Papapetrou.

📋 Team News: OFI Crete

Nearly everyone is up for selection, with just a single fitness concern for the OFI Crete manager Valdas Dambrauskas to be concerned with from a near full-strength group of players. Frixos Grivas (Cruciate Ligament Rupture) is sidelined. The players ineligible for this match because of suspension are Apostolos Diamantis, Miguel Mellado, Juan Neira and Nouha Dicko.

📋 Team News: Asteras Tripolis

Out of a mainly healthy squad, there is only the lone fitness worry for the Asteras Tripolis gaffer Iraklis Metaxas to be concerned about. José Luis Valiente (Knee Surgery) won’t be in action. The players who will not be able to play in this game through being suspended are Matias Iglesias and Adrián Riera.

🧠 Prediction

Our feeling is that Asteras Tripolis will need to put in a solid display to be putting a goal past this OFI Crete outfit who should score at least once to gain the upper hand.

We’re therefore tipping a good battle with a 1-0 winning margin for OFI Crete at full-time.

There should be little in it.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Renata Leite, 01:54 17/01/2023