Olympiacos vs Apollon Limassol Match Analysis and Prediction

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Both Olympiacos and Apollon Limassol will be looking to book a place in the group stage of the Europa League when they face off at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in the second leg of their playoff tie on Thursday night.

The two played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg last week and both having already needed to battle through previous rounds in qualification this season, neither will want their journey to come to an end at the final hurdle.

The first leg was an entertaining game with Apollon taking the lead in the 18^th minute through Rangelo Janga, but Olympiacos responded quickly through Hwang In-Beom before the half hour mark.

The Greeks followed the draw with a 2-0 home win against Giannina in the opening fixture of their domestic league and they will be looking to build on that as they seek to advance. Olympiacos are the favorites to win in Thursday and given their history in European football, they are widely expected to raise their game back in front of their home supporters.

Meanwhile the Cypriotes have not been in action since the first leg, but their 2-0 victory over Maccabi Haifa in the second leg of their Champions League qualifier at the start of the month shows that they capable of posing a threat to their Greek rivals this week.