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This is one of the strongest play-off matches in the Champions League qualifications and everyone expected a great battle and uncertainty. Instead, Olympiacos practically resolved all dilemmas in the first match since it won by even 4-0. Krasnodar totally underperformed after playing excellently in the third qualifying round. In the meantime Krasnodar drew in the Russian Premier League, while Olympiacos won in the Greek championship.

FK Krasnodar

Krasnodar suffered a real debacle in the 1st leg of the Champions League play-off and it is already clear that the group stage won’t be played in this city. It is practically impossible to reach 4-0 from the first match although it is mathematically possible and the Russian team will not surrender in advance. It is not clear what has happened to them in Piraeus after eliminating Porto in the third qualifying round right with the away victory. They received three out of four goals at the Karaiskakis stadium in last 10 minutes. In the meantime Krasnodar drew with Lokomotiv 1-1 against in front of their fans, while Gazinskyi, Cabella and Claesson are injured and cannot play.

Probable lineups FK Krasnodar: Safonov – Petrov, Spajic, Fjoluson, Ramirez – Kambolov, Vilhena, Olsson – Wanderson, Berg, Ignatjev

Olympiacos

Olympiacos plays excellently at the beginning of this season and now they are on verge to reach the group phase the Champions League. No one expected to be so dominant in their first match against Krasnodar, the team that had eliminated Porto in the previous round. The Greek team had a lead of 1-0 and then they smashed the opponents in the finish of match thanks to excellent reservist Randjelovic, who scored two goals and Podence who scored one. Olympiacos eliminated Plzen and Basaksehir before facing Krasnodar and still hasn’t receives a single goal. They started the new Greek championship with victory over Asteras of 1-0, and the team underwent several changes compared to one that faced Krasnodar. Fortounis and Christodoulopoulos are still out of actions due to injuries.

Probable lineups Olympiacos: Jose Sa – Ellabdelaoui, Semedo, Meriah, Tsimikas – Guilherme, Bouchalakis – Masouras, Valbuena, Podence – Guerrero

Verdict:

Everything is here pretty much resolved and it is not likely that Krasnodar can make a miracle. Still, we expect to win as Olympiacos will be relaxed and a minor defeat won’t change anything.

Pick: Krasnodar wins 2.11 - 111/100 @1XBet