Olympiacos Piraeus vs Braga Prediction & Betting Tips (3 October)

Forced to travel to the pitch of Olympique Lyonnais last week for its first match in the competition, Olympiakos was unable to resist a rather convincing Rhone team, author of what was undoubtedly its best match since the season started 2-0. On the other hand, in the championship, the Piraeus players got off to a good start by winning 3 victories in a row before falling behind. Hanging out against Panaitolikos 0-0, they were then dominated on the field of Aris Salonika 2-1. On Sunday, Olympiakos will try to regain some color by hosting Atromitos Athens. Braga, for its part, was scared last week against Maccabi Tel Aviv .

Trailing in the first period, the Portuguese then had to benefit from the double numerical inferiority of their opponent to come back and win this match 2-1. These difficulties are not so surprising for Sporting since their start to the season leaves something to be desired. The partners of former Guingamp player Amine El Ouazzani were, for example, dominated at home by Vitoria Guimaraes 0-2 but they were able to recover against Nacional Funchal 0-3. On Sunday, Braga will try to continue against Rio Ave .

Among the Greeks, the important middle Masouras and Monaco winger Gelson Martins will not be available after having already missed the trip to Lyon last Thursday. Otherwise, the Olympiakos group should be complete for this meeting. Still as formidable as a center forward, the Moroccan Ayoub El Kaabi (16 goals in European competitions: C3/C4 and 17 goals in the league last year) has already scored 3 goals and 2 assists in the league will be there even if he was unable to find the fault against OL. The Brazilian Willian is also present.

On the Portuguese side, the important striker Zalazar (2 league goals), defenders Paulo Oliveira and Bambu and veteran Joao Moutinho (ex-Monaco, 38 years old) will not make the trip to Piraeus. Otherwise, most of the important elements of this team are there like the playmaker Ricardo Horta (1 assist in the league) and winger Bruma (1 goal and 1 assist in championship). Former Guingamp player Sikou Niakaté should be aligned as a central hinge, as should another former Breton, Amine El Ouazzani, who has already scored twice in the league this season.