Olympiakos vs Asteras T. Prediction: Olympiakos are back in title race

The new manager, Spaniard Jose Luis Mendilibar brought new energy and life to Olympiakos. He managed to qualify for the 1/8 final in the Europa Conference League where Olympiakos will face Maccabi Tel Aviv, but most importantly this team is back in the title race in Greece. In the 24th round of the Greece Super League Olympiakos will welcome Asteras T. and will try to continue the good run under the new manager and reduce the gap to the first-placed AEK.

Form: WWWWL

In a difficult duel against Ferencvaros in the Europa Conference League Olympiakos won twice, at home and away in Budapest, both times 1:0. In the Super League they are also superior as they won in the last round in Thessaloniki against PAOK 4:1. They are in 4th place with 15 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. They have 8 points less than AEK with a game in hand. After the huge win against PAOK and the qualifying for the next round in the Conference league, a full stadium is expected tomorrow, and huge support from the fans will boost the confidence of the team even more.

Form: DLLWL

Asteras T. form dropped a lot in the new year, they are in 7th place with 9 wins, 3 draws, and 11 defeats. In the last five matches in the league, they have a win, a draw, and 3 defeats. They were close to a win in the last round, but unfortunately, they conceded a goal in stoppage time in a match against Panetolikos at home. As visitors they have 4 wins, a draw and 6 defeats, but they are defeated in their last 4 away matches.

In the last 5 matches between these teams, Olympiakos won four times, and one match ended in a draw. Olympiakos might be a little tired as their schedule was very difficult this month, but J.L. Mendilibar seems to know how to motivate these players and get the best of them. After almost 2 months Olympiakos will have fans in the stands and it is a motive plus for a good result in this match. I expect Olympiakos to play with the strongest squad and get all 3 points in this match in a festive and hot atmosphere in their stadium.