Besiktas
Besiktas is in a good pace in the hellish atmosphere that was expected in Piraeus and they are certainly happy with the result, but also the game, because they created more good opportunities and maybe could have even won. There was no panic when they received their first goal, so they responded early in the second part and so are now in a very favourable position. What is not good is that they after Piraeus made a blunder in the championship, where they last weekend welcomed Kayseri and only played a draw with a score of 2-2. They took the lead in almost the same minute as when they equalized against Olympiacos, but later they received two goals so they had to save that one point with a goal two minutes before the end.
An absolute hero in both matches was their striker Aboubakar, who scored all three goals and with such a form is a great hope of his team in the second match, although Besiktas would be satisfied even with a goalless draw. Compared to the match in Piraeus, Gonul was not on the right side against Kayserili, as well as the offensive player Quaresma, while Beck and Tosun got the opportunity to play. Now midfielders Arslan will be absent due to suspension, but the problem is that two center-back, Tosic and Marcelo, are also complaining about injuries. We expect Tosic to play and Gonul to return on the right side, and Quaresma in attack, while Ozyakup will be a substitute for Arslan.
Probable lineups Besiktas: Fabricio – Gonul, Mitrovic, Tosic (Nukan), Adriano – Ozyakup, Hutchinson – Quaresma, Babel, Talisca – Aboubakar
Olympiacos
Olympiacos in the first duel failed to gain advantage, and they will now have a very difficult task. They received that goal, which means that there is no passage if they do not do the same in Istanbul. It is good that they have at least last weekend broke a series of three consecutive defeats in the championship when they at home defeated Atromitos, which was also to be expected. One cannot say that it was just a brilliant game, but these 2-0 has brought them peace and they remained with an advantage of six points over their closest companions. It should be enough to defend the title, for which they are really concerned about after these defeats, which is why they replaced their coach Bent.
His successor Vasilios Vouzas is not able to immediately find the right game against Besiktas, but at least he in the championship made a winning combination. He made a lot of changes in all lines of the team, so Figueiras, Botie and Cissokho were all absent from the defensive part of the team, Romao, Elyounoussi and Manthatis from midfield, while Ansarifard was not in attack. Now we again expect changes and their return in the starting lineup of the most of their mentioned players, with the proviso that Botia is injured.
Probable lineups Olympiacos: Leali – Figueiras, da Costa, Retsos, Cissokho – Romao, Cambiasso – Fortounis, Elyounoussi, Martins – Ansarifard
Besiktas vs. Olympiacos PICK
Besiktas has in the first match showed more than their rival, and this is an indication that they are at this moment a better team with fewer problems, because Olympiacos in the championship lost some matches, and they are weaker as a team in the second half of the season, so we predict a home win which should be enough for passage. Watch Live stream free Click Here | Link 2#
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