Olympiakos vs Basksehir is one of the matches in the preliminary round of the Champions League. It is the return match between the two, in the Greek tour, prevailing with 1-0. The winning team qualifies in the competition play-off and will face the winner between Porto and Krasnodar to climb the group. The match is scheduled for Tuesday 13 August 2019, at Georgios Karaiskaki Stadium.

Olympiakos wants to return to the Champions League groups

Olympiakos is a regular of the groups, in the most important European competition. She has been present in this phase seven times, in the last ten years, and three times in the last five. In the previous season he was missing and, at least until now, he has not been absent for two consecutive years. The problem is that if he qualifies, there are good chances, he will meet in the next round on FC Porto, another band with an interesting history in groups and with a single absence from 2003 until now. Only in Athens they lost big teams, Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Manchester United.
This season, Olympiakos entered the competition from the preliminary round 2. Passed by Viktoria Plzen, after the draw (0-0) from the Czech Republic managed to win the score in the return match (4-0). He started his training early enough and played friendly matches with strong teams (Dynamo Kiev, Hamburger SV, Nottingham Forest). He did not lose any of the 8 friendly disputed. Miguel Guerrero remains the main danger to the opposing defenses.

Basaksehir still feels inexperienced in the Champions League

Turkish football is growing rapidly in Europe in recent years. Basaksehir managed to win duels with the big teams in the domestic competition, but still has problems at European level. Of the five disputed parties, he won only one. It is for the second time when he is present in the Champions League. In the 2017-2018 edition he managed to eliminate Club Brugge (2-0 and 3-3), after which he was eliminated in the play-off by Sevilla (2-1 and 2-2). He continued in the Europa League groups, where he did not have a good track record. He took 3rd place in a group with Braga, Ludogorets and Hoffenheim, with 6 points won in the last two stages, when everything was decided.
The preparation began a little later, than his opponent. He has scheduled difficult meetings, precisely to raise his level and to be ready for the start of the European competition. Ajax, Borussia Monchengladbach and AEK Athens were her opponents. The last game was set just to understand Greek football better.

Olympiakos vs Basaksehir Picks

Olympiakos has the experience of important matches and I do not think he will be content to keep a tie, which can be very risky. It will be a little more prudent, but it will try to score to increase its chances of qualification. He has a great chance to go further, in front of a formation that lacks international experience at this level.

Our Prediction: 1

Odds: 1.80