Olympiacos Women Are Building Momentum In Preseason | OneFootball

Olympiacos Women’s 5–0 victory over Nireides Fthias in Lamia belongs in the third category. It was officially only the third friendly of the club’s preparations for the 2026–27 season. Tasos Fleggas continued to experiment with his squad, and September scorelines should never be confused with competitive evidence.

Three matches into preseason, Olympiacos have begun to establish a rather emphatic trend. They have scored 17 goals and conceded none. Against Nireides, Veniamin scored twice, while Mylona, Kolemba and Larsson also found the net as Olympiacos comfortably won 5–0.

That followed a 10–0 victory against Feidonas Argous in their opening friendly and a more controlled 2–0 win over Olympiada Ymittou in their second. The latter was particularly notable because Fleggas used the match to make numerous tactical and personnel experiments rather than simply pursuing another large scoreline.

For a team still building its identity, that combination matters more than the raw numbers.

Olympiacos’ women’s football project is still remarkably young. The section was only recently re-established and earned promotion to the B’ Ethniki after an impressive first competitive season. That makes this campaign less about simply maintaining momentum and more about discovering how quickly Olympiacos can scale the project upward.

That context is important when evaluating a 5–0 preseason result. Nireides are not an insignificant opponent at this level. They competed in the B’ Ethniki last season and finished second in their group while challenging for promotion to the top division.

Olympiacos therefore were not simply running through an inexperienced local side. They were facing a team familiar with the competitive level into which Olympiacos themselves are now moving — and they won by five goals.

That does not guarantee anything once the league begins. It does, however, provide an early benchmark.

The encouraging part is where the goals are coming from

Perhaps the most interesting feature of Olympiacos’ preseason has been the distribution of their scoring.

The 10–0 opening victory produced goals from several players, including a hat-trick from Tzani and braces from Kolemba and Veniamin. Against Olympiada, Giannou scored while another goal came via an own goal. Now against Nireides, Veniamin struck twice with three different teammates joining her on the scoresheet.

For Fleggas, that is much more useful than simply having one forward arrive in September carrying all of the attacking load.

Good promotion campaigns are often built around a dominant individual scorer. Teams capable of progressing beyond that stage usually require something broader: goals from different positions, alternative attacking combinations and enough depth that an opponent cannot neutralize the entire attack by removing one threat.

It is too early to say Olympiacos have reached that point.

But the early evidence is encouraging.

Veniamin continues to make herself difficult to ignore

Veniamin’s brace in Lamia also continues an excellent personal start. She scored twice against Feidonas and twice again against Nireides, giving her four goals across those two matches alone.

Preseason goals are not league goals, but attacking players still build confidence through repetition.

Making the correct run. Finding space between defenders. Arriving in the penalty area at the right moment.

Finishing chances when they appear.

Those habits do not suddenly become irrelevant because the fixture is labelled “friendly.” And for a newly promoted team, finding reliable sources of goals before competitive football begins is one of the most valuable developments possible.

The clean sheets may matter just as much

Seventeen goals naturally dominate the conversation. The zero conceded may ultimately be more important.

Newly promoted sides can often carry attacking momentum into a higher division only to discover that defensive mistakes are punished far more severely.

Olympiacos have so far avoided that problem entirely. Three matches. Three clean sheets. Different opponents.

Different levels of experimentation.

That does not tell us whether the defensive structure is ready for every challenge the B’ Ethniki will present, but it suggests Fleggas is building from a stable base rather than relying exclusively on overwhelming teams in possession.

What comes next will tell us more

There should still be restraint around the conclusions. Preseason football is designed for experimentation. Training loads vary. Opponents rotate. Coaches care more about physical condition and tactical execution than final scores.

The real evaluation begins when points are available. But preseason can reveal direction.

And Olympiacos’ direction currently looks clear. A newly promoted side is not behaving like a team simply trying to survive at the next level. It is scoring freely, conceding nothing and spreading attacking responsibility across its squad.

The challenge now is converting that September momentum into something sustainable. Because Olympiacos Women have already completed the first stage of the project by earning promotion. The next question is considerably more ambitious: How quickly can Olympiacos turn a newly created women’s football program into one capable of climbing toward the top of the Greek game?