Greek League
2006-04-03 - Iraklis vs Olympiakos
A Sports Betting Pick by Censor
Iraklis (4th 41 pts 10-1-1 at home)Iraklis are 4th in the table, ambitious for an Uefa Cup spot. They are 5 points above 7th Atromitos. A team with good offensive line, they are strong at home. They come from a draw away vs Larisa, a positive result for them. They are in good form lately. For this game influential regular Lagos (M) is doubtfull. For this player there are many rumours that Olympiakos is interested for. On the contrary regular Georgiadis (M) returns in the squad.
Olympiakos (1st 66 pts 10-0-2 away)
Olympiakos are first in the table and almost the Champions. They are 6 points above 2nd AEK, also in case the teams finish with same points Olympiakos will be the Champion. A team with good offensive line, they are good travellers. Olympiakos don't have a draw so far in the League. They come from a home win 3-0 vs Atromitos, in a game they had many absents but also the opponents have complaints from the ref. Midweek some new transfers were the in the center of the interest for the team. In this game Olympiakos will miss Rivaldo, that missed the previous game as well, also Taralidis (M), Dani (F). On the contrary regulars Anatolakis and Shurrer, the two center backs of the team return in the squad.
Form
Larisa - Iraklis 0-0
Iraklis - Egaleo 4-2
Levadiakos - Iraklis 0-1
Atromitos - Iraklis 3-2
Olympiakos - Atromitos 3-0
Olympiakos - Larisa 3-1 (Cup)
Xanthi - Olympiakos 1-0
Olympiakos - Kalamaria 2-1
Past results
This season Olympiakos - Iraklis 2-1
2005 Iraklis - Olympiakos 0-1
2004 Iraklis - Olympiakos 1-3
2003 Iraklis - Olympiakos 2-2
2002 Iraklis - Olympiakos 0-3
Verdict
A hard call. Iraklis are strong at home and in good form. Olympiakos are better team, anyway not in their best form lately. Both teams are motivated for the game, still a draw can suite both. A possible over as both teams have good offensive lines. However both will miss key players in the creative part. Olympiakos have some returns in the defense, so predictions for o/u are difficult. In the Asian the value is on Iraklis at +0.5, still the game is difficult to predict in fixed odds. Olympiakos don't have a draw so far in the League, and this is an opportunity for their first one. Anyway this is not a game to have much money involved.
The Pick :
Iraklis - Olympiakos 1-1
