Marko vs Olympiakos Piraeus Prediction

Form: two different levels of competition

Olympiakos arrive with a healthy overall record from their recent matches: ten wins, five draws and five losses across a run that's taken in league, cup and European fixtures. They've scored freely too, with 28 goals in that sample against 19 conceded, and wins over sides like Asteras Tripolis and Larisa show they can turn up even while juggling competitions.

Marko: 20 completed matches; Olympiakos Piraeus: 20 completed matches.

Marko

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

19

Difference

+7

Olympiakos Piraeus

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

22

Difference

+4

Marko's record from a similar number of matches is more modest: eight wins, five draws and seven losses, with goals shared fairly evenly at 23 for and 21 against. There's been a decent recent home spell, including wins over Kallithea and Panserraikos, but their cup history includes heavy defeats to bigger opposition such as PAOK and Levadiakos.

The overall gap in results looks wide, but Marko's home form has picked up in recent weeks.

Comparative Team Statistics: Marko vs Olympiakos Piraeus

Team news: limited detail

There isn't much team news to go on here. The only player note available is a single yellow card for Marko's Antoni Fation from one match, which doesn't tell us much about his likely involvement or anyone else's fitness for this tie.

Marko:

Penalty cards:

Antoni Fation x 1

A cup tie with a clear gap in stature

This is a knockout cup match rather than a league fixture, so away favourites don't always have things entirely their own way over a single game. Olympiakos have generally coped well against lower-division opposition in cup football recently, beating Volos and thrashing Larisa 4-0 in earlier rounds.

Marko's own cup results haven't been kind against bigger clubs, having lost 1-4 at home to PAOK and 1-3 to Levadiakos in previous meetings. That pattern suggests the step up in class could be difficult to bridge here, even with home advantage.