Olympiakos vs PAOK Prediction: With a win Olympiakos can dream of the title

Olympiakos are the most trophy-winning club in Greece in terms of domestic trophies, but on the international stage, they have not shined excessively. They had one quarter-final of the Champions League in 1999, and now they are in the semifinal of the Conference League for the first time. This is the second time for PAOK to play in the quarterfinals of that competition, having previously reached this stage in the premier edition in the 2021/2022 season. Then the blacks and whites of Thessaloniki hit a wall that was too strong, they were eliminated by Olympique from Marseille with a total score of 3:1, and now they were defeated twice by Club Brugge. Now Olympiakos will welcome PAOK in the Greece Super League in a duel that can mean a title for one of the teams.

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This is one of the most important matches in Greece this season. Both teams are chasing the leader from AEK. Only the winner of this duel will remain in the race. Olympiakos is in a better moment because they advanced in Istanbul on Thursday evening in the Conference League. Olympiakos already won against PAOK in the playoffs. It was 4:1. Now at home they are the favorite to win, but it’s a derby and everything can happen. Olympiakos are in 4th place with 63 points, 6 less than AEK.

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In the previous match of the Greek football championship, AEK and PAOK played 2:2, which Panathinaikos took advantage of and returned to the fight for the championship title with a 2:0 away victory against Aris. The clash between the current champion AEK and PAOK provided excellent football, AEK led 2:0, but the visitors managed to equalize by keeping a point more in front of the closest follower. Since then, PAOK played two matches in the Conference League and were knocked out of that competition. Now, PAOK must focus on the league, they are in 3rd place with 67 points.

The derby that can’t go under the radar today is the match between Olympiakos and PAOK. Both teams are fighting for the championship title in Greece, with PAOK in a much better situation. Thessaloniki’s team have two points less than the leading AEK and with a win they would take the top position. Olympiakos are favorites, but Greek derbies are unpredictable, so any result is possible. Olympiakos are also under bigger pressure to win here, otherwise they will lose the pace with other title contenders. I expect a spectacular and tense match with many goals on both sides.