Olympiacos - Maccabi Haifa

Replay for the 2nd qualifying round of the Champions League between Olympiakos and Maccabi Haifa at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. The away goal rule does not apply.

Olympiacos unimpressively drew 1-1 last week in Tel Aviv, a result that gives them the edge of qualification for the 3rd qualifying round of the event. A result that leaves him with mixed feelings as he conceded the equalizer in stoppage time, but based on the image of the match, I could have lost the match. He came in perfectly and just in the 7th minute he opened the score, but then he was under suffocating pressure and paid for it even just a little before the final when the final result was formed.
He will now look for victory tonight in his hot home for the big goal of entering the Champions League groups, anything else will be a big failure.

The goal in the final kept Maccabi within reach of qualification, on the other hand, of course, it was the team that dominated and knows that it lost a great opportunity to be the one that would have the upper hand to continue in the next qualifier. He was caught by surprise and fell behind early on in the score, but as time went on he picked up the pace and missed many opportunities to equalize, even in the final, but he was vindicated.
Everything is now open in today's rematch, with a win it continues, while with a draw it will lead to overtime and possibly a penalty, a process that coach Bakhar spent several hours in the last two training sessions so that Maccabi is ready for any eventuality!

Olympiacos was more problematic than impressive in the first match, but tonight at home it is expected to present a much better face. Maccabi lacks talent and experience and will hardly be able to withstand the hot seat expected to be created by the friends of the red and whites. Easy or difficult, I think that Olympiacos will get the victory - qualification.

Prediction: Olympiacos – Maccabi 1 with an odds of 1.75