Olympiacos won the Greek championship for the 45th time in history following results of the last championship, which brought the team a ticket to the Champions League. The legend started its way to the current tournament with qualification, in which it beat Omonia from the neighboring island of Cyprus. The group stage “red-whites” started on a positive note, namely a victory over “Marseille” (1:0). However, the joy of fans of the team was short-lived. In the second and third rounds Pedro Martins’ charges lost to Porto (0:2) and to today’s opponent (0:3). In the Super League championship everything is just beginning, but the champion started confidently and tops the standings. After seven rounds Pedro Martins’ charges were able to win six matches and in one they shared points with Yanina (1:1). In the last round hosts beat Panathinaikos at home (1:0). It is noteworthy that the defense line conceded only once in the entire tournament. Today Valbuena, El Arabi, Bruma, Vinagre and Holebas will not be able to take part in the match.
Club Brugge did not start the season in the best way in the Belgian championship, but gradually Philippe Clement’s team added. After 13 rounds the “blue-blacks” are leading in the table with 26 points, but they do not have a serious advantage over their competitors. Four teams from below are at a minimum distance. In the Champions League Club Brugge is quite successful. After three rounds they are in third place in the group with four points, losing only one point to Lazio, whereas the leader Borussia has two points more. In the context of the struggle for the third place and reaching the Europa League playoffs, Club Brugge is currently the favorite, being three points ahead of Zenit, but everything will be decided for sure in a face-to-face meeting in Belgium. More scientific soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
