- Team form: OFI FC have won 2 of their last 3 home games (L1) and average 1.67 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in this spell.
- Away form: Volos NFC have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their 6 road games in all competitions.
- Head-to-head: OFI FC beat Volos NFC 3-1 when they last met at home and are unbeaten in their last 2 meetings with the Cyan-Reds (W1, D1).
Home advantage and fresh legs should favour OFI
Form and momentum
OFI FC will be looking to build on the momentum of their latest home win against a similar level of opposition when they take on Volos NFC at Pankritio Stadium on Sunday. Christos Kontis' men have won 2 of their last 3 at home across all competitions (L1) while their visitors have won only 1, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their 6 away matches (D1, L4).
Tactical outlook
Kontis has got a lot to work with in Crete, where his 3-4-3 has had time to embed an identity with wide wing-backs, a compact structure and quick combination play. Volos' high-tempo, man-oriented pressing is a perfect counter because it forces turnovers, but it should leave spaces for the home side to break out on the wings and through the middle.
Players and recent form
Juan Angel Neira has been the sharpest finisher in the OFI ranks over the past month or so with 2 of the team's 6 goals in the last 5 games.
- The overall recent results haven't been good for O Ómilos, however, with 1 win and 4 defeats coming into this game.
- Volos have been a mixed bag across their last 5 with 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
- Konstantinos Bratsos' side have built their success on vertical passing and build-up overloads in previous games, so the pressing from the front has been coordinated.
- The visitors have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 6 of their last 10 in all competitions, so they are going through a shaky spell.
OFI the edge with odds against
OFI FC are 2.0 for this match, which looks very fair with Volos at 3.62 and the draw at 3.44. O Ómilos have the home edge and the psychological edge given Volos have won none of their last 2 games at this venue.
We believe the odds are generous enough to play on the hosts to win, but it's going to be close enough for the Cyan-Reds to have a say. An alternative approach could be Under 2.5 goals at 1.9 in what should be a more compact contest than it appears at first glance.
