On Wednesday night, two of the giants of Greek football, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, go head-to-head in the Greek Cup last-16 first-leg.
The home team’s recent good form certainly bodes well for this game, as Panathinaikos have now recorded three straight victories over Volos NFC, PAS Giannina and Panaitolikos.
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Fatih Terim’s team has been highly prolific in front of goal of late, scoring at least two goals in six of their previous seven matches in all competitions.
Their attacking exploits have contributed to six of their last seven games, producing over 2.5 goals.
Panathinaikos have a decent recent record in the Greek Cup, as they have won seven of their last nine games in the competition.
However, they have failed to win in their last two games in the Cup, having suffered elimination from the competition at the quarter-finals stage last season against PAOK.
The visitors head to the league leaders in poor form, as they have failed to win in three games, having suffered back-to-back defeats against Lamia and AEK Athens.
Their recent outings have been relatively low-scoring affairs, with under 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four games.
Olympiacos have a decent recent record in the Greek Cup, as they have won three of their previous four matches in the competition. They have also suffered just one defeat in nine outings in the cup.
Their recent games in this competition have been high-scoring, with over 2.5 goals scored in four of their previous six games.
The visitors have struggled for wins on their travels of late in the Greek Cup, as they have won just one of their last eight away games.
Forebet predicts that this encounter will produce a tight and even affair ending in a goalless draw.