Olympiacos-Real Madrid: looking to keep hold of top spot in Athens
Chus Mateo's team are in for a huge clash on Euroleague matchday 20 (8:00 pm CET).
Olympiacos and Real Madrid go head-to-head tonight at Athens's legendary Peace and Friendship Stadium. It's first versus second at the start of this round of games, the best offense against the top defense. Chus Mateo's boys are in for a seriously challenging away day as they look to extend an impressive five-game winning run in January.
The leaders of one of the most competitive Euroleague campaigns in recent times, now face one of their toughest tests of the season. It's set to be their fourth away game on the bounce, the three so far all going in our team's favour KK Crvena Zvezda, Alba Berlin and Coviran Granada. If we count the Maccabi game, we've won our last three European encounters. Olympiacos come into the clash having won three of their last four in the competition. At home, only KK Crvena Zvezda, Valencia Basket and Monaco have got the better of them. It will be no mean feat to come away with a win, especially given the Greek team will be keen to knock us off the top of the table we have one more win, but they hold a superior basket average..
The leaders of one of the most competitive Euroleague campaigns in recent times, now face one of their toughest tests of the season. It's set to be their fourth away game on the bounce, the three so far all going in our team's favour KK Crvena Zvezda, Alba Berlin and Coviran Granada. If we count the Maccabi game, we've won our last three European encounters. Olympiacos come into the clash having won three of their last four in the competition. At home, only KK Crvena Zvezda, Valencia Basket and Monaco have got the better of them. It will be no mean feat to come away with a win, especially given the Greek team will be keen to knock us off the top of the table we have one more win, but they hold a superior basket average..
The two teams are leading on a whole host of competition numbers so far. Olympiacos boast the best offense 85.2 points ahead of Madrid 84.4. But Chus Mateo's squad are conceding the fewest points 75,9, almost three fewer than the Greeks 78.7. They are both highly competitive and have several decisive names in their ranks. Vezenkov 23.4 PIR and Sloukas 17.6, lead a mix of talent and physicality, alongside other top-level players including Canaan, McKissic, Fall, Walkup and Bolomboy.
Key areas
Madrid hold the edge on the rebound and an intimidation factor, with Tavares enjoying a sublime spell of form averaging 24.6 PIR across the last five wins. The team have reason to believe they can come away from Greek soil victorious, but focus and intensity are sure to be key factors. In that sense, Madrid have shown they can come through tough spells with incredible winning runs +23 against Crvena Zvezda; +5 against Alba Berlin and + 21 against Granada. It will be the 36th time the two cross paths since the year 2000, with the head-to-head tilting nicely in our favour at 19-16.
Key areas
Madrid hold the edge on the rebound and an intimidation factor, with Tavares enjoying a sublime spell of form averaging 24.6 PIR across the last five wins. The team have reason to believe they can come away from Greek soil victorious, but focus and intensity are sure to be key factors. In that sense, Madrid have shown they can come through tough spells with incredible winning runs +23 against Crvena Zvezda; +5 against Alba Berlin and + 21 against Granada. It will be the 36th time the two cross paths since the year 2000, with the head-to-head tilting nicely in our favour at 19-16.