For the 8th matchday of the Greek Super League, Asteras Tripoli welcomes OFI to the "Theodoros Kolokotronis" stadium.
Another draw for Asteras Tripoli at the start of the league, last weekend it was 1-1 in Livadia against Levadiakos. However, a fair result in a match with few phases as both opponents looked more to avoid losing than to win the match. The hosts were the ones who opened the scoring first in the 48th minute, only for the equalizer to come a little later from the Tripoli team and shape the final result.
This was the 4th draw for Asteras in a total of 5 games which puts them in 9th place with 5 points, a harvest that only brings satisfaction while there are already the first complaints about the team's coach Giannis Metaxas.
Using his combativeness as a weapon, OFI managed to draw the point (1-1) in Heraklion against PAOK the previous matchday. He started the match badly as he found himself behind in the score from the first quarter and then he received many phases from the North doubleheader but thanks to the failure of his opponents he stayed in the game. And after staying "alive" in the end he was vindicated as in the last minute of stoppage time he equalized by "stealing" the point of the tie.
The way in which the point came, beyond the essence, also raised the psychology of the Crete team as it was also affected by the many absences and the missing roster is low in the standings and specifically in 10th place with only 4 points.
A match between two teams that have not started the league well. Asteras loses hard but it's just as hard to win, OFI for its part still looks like it's being searched for with many injury problems. However, both will try for the three points and will have their chances to achieve it.
Proposal: Asteras Tripoli - OFI Goal - Goal with a performance of 2.10