Real Madrid's season has gone off the rails in the last few weeks so they will be desperate to back on track with a win away to Olympiacos in the UEFA Champions League.
The Club World Cup gave new boss Xabi Alonso a good chance to look at his squad and Real made a flying start when the new campaign got underway, winning 13 of their first 14 games in all competitions.
But a 1-0 Champions League loss at Anfield, which bust the coupon of The Betting Desk, knocked the Spanish giants out of their stride.
They've since drawn with Rayo Vallecano and Elche in La Liga and now lead bitter rivals Barcelona by just a single point.
Barca battered Olympiacos 6-1 in the Champions League last month, on a better night for The Betting Desk, but the response from the Greeks has been good.
They gone six games without defeat since then, winning five times on domestic duty and getting a second Champions League point on the board by drawing with PSV Eindhoven.
That has boosted confidence ahead of Real Madrid's visit but Olympiacos will need every player to be on top form to stand a chance of shocking the hot favourites.
How the bookies view it: Greeks written off
Despite being in good form, Olympiacos are 6/1 outsiders with most firms for a win. Real Madrid's best price is just 21/50 at Bet365, who price the draw at 9/2.
Head to head: Real bossing it
These sides have faced off seven times in Europe and Olympiacos have come out on top just once. Four of those games ended in Real Madrid wins but it was a 0-0 draw when the Spanish giants last came to Piraeus back in 2007.
Players to watch: Jude back in the groove
Jude Bellingham made a welcome return to form at the weekend, providing a goal and an assist for Real Madrid. The English playmaker is 23/10 at Paddy Power for another goal and a tasty 4/1 with Ladbrokes to set one up.
Ayoub El Kaabi continues to be a goal machine for Olympiacos and a penalty at the weekend took his tally to 11 for the season. The Moroccan is 5/2 with Paddy Power for another goal.
Probable line-ups
Santiago Hezze returns from suspension for Olympiacos but Alexandros Paschalakis and Bruno Onyemaechi look set to miss out with injury.
Real Madrid still have an injury crisis in defence with Antonio Rudiger, David Alaba, Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao on the sidelines. Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni and forward Franco Mastantuono are also set to miss out.
Olympiacos: Tzolakis, Ortega, Pirola, Rodinei, Retsos, Martins, Hezze, Chiquinho, Podence, Taremi, El Kaabi.
Real Madrid: Courtois, Mendy, Huijsen, Asencio, Alexander-Arnold, Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Mbappe.
Anything else catch the eye?
With Real Madrid missing so many players in defence and conceding twice against Elche, I fancy BTTS in this one, although the odds aren't great at a best 3/4 with Betway. Adding on over 2.5 goals boost the odds to evens at BOYLE Sports.
Olympiacos lost their discipline a bit when routed by Barca, picking up three yellows and a red. I've yet to see markets for total cards but there are some odds on players going into the book.
Defender Panagiotis Retsos has picked up two yellows already this season and is 3/1 with Ladbrokes to fall foul of the officials again.
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