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The victories for Olympiacos Nicosia and Real Madrid, the ace of Apollon with a handicap and the accumulator with odds of 5.00 pay well!
Another Saturday with full competitive action and the interest is of course high.
Starting with ours, the 19th matchday continues with three important matches. Apollon is the favorite against Akritas Chlorakas, as is Olympiacos in the away match against ENP. A big battle is expected in "Famagusta" between Ypsonas and Ethnikos Achnas, in the effort made by the two teams to avoid relegation.
From the rest of the program in Europe, the match in the Primera Division between Villarreal and Real Madrid dominates.
We will see these and many more in more detail below...
Below you will see in detail all the competitive action:
YPSONAS-ETHNIKOS ACHNAS (16:00)
A very crucial match between two teams that are fighting a great battle for survival. Both have a record of 14 points each and are in the relegation zone. The hosts are coming off a 2-1 defeat by AEK Larnaca away from home and Ethnikos from a 0-3 home win against Aris. The refugee team counts 10 consecutive defeats in the institution of the championship and let's not forget that it was also eliminated from the Cup. There is a lot of concern in the "Forest", because the new coach (Rui Ferreira) did not change the image of Ethnikos either. Tonight's match is also decisive for him... The hosts have been on the rise lately and seem to be in better shape than Ethnikos.
Not even the most optimistic Olympiacos fan would have expected that this year's team would have such a course and at the same time play good football like this. Giorgos Kostis' team won the respect of all the football public of Cyprus and this is no coincidence. The "black and greens" also achieved the big surprise last matchday, beating Paphos 2-0, making everyone talk. This team does not seem to be involved in adventures, because they also play in a very organized way. However, in order for the great victory against Paphos to have any value, it is imperative for Olympiacos to escape with the double against Paralimni. The hosts will hardly survive in the first division.
APOLLONAS-AKRITAS CHLORAKAS (19:00)
The arrival of Hernán Losada transformed Apollon. The 43-year-old Argentine coach became the face of the days, as a result of the successes that Apollon has had since he took over the team and specifically after a month (announced December 18) he counts five consecutive victories. Four in the league and one in the cup with the qualification against Anorthosis is the reason why he has managed to win the first applause. Now Apollon,from "extra"... He climbed to 5th place in the standings and will fight for a European ticket. He is the super favorite against the inferior Akritas and has all the potential to increase his winning streak. Akritas does not bear underestimation and will fight for the point gain. Marios Nikolaou's team was defeated last match by AEL with 0-2 at home.
VILLARREAL-REAL MADRID (22:00)
Under intense boos and white handkerchiefs in the stands of the "Bernabeu", Real took a 2-0 victory over Levante and eased the pain of the last few weeks, where a lot happened on the planet Real: Defeat in Clasico, loss of the Spanish Super Cup, dismissal of Xabi Alonso and debut of Arbeloa on the bench with a shock elimination in the Cup by Albacete of Bentancor. The positive thing for the "Queen" is that they reduced to -1 now from Barcelona (they were defeated by Real Sociedad) and now entered the title race strongly. The hosts made a very good team, they are rightly on the high steps and have a good chance of locking a place in the top four. They also ruined it for us in the previous matchday, as they were defeated 2-0 away from home by Betis. Real is the favorite in the match, but hides many traps in a difficult home.