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Olympiacos Piraeus vs Arsenal Prediction & Betting tips
In the knockout phase of the Europa League, Arsenal boarded the plane to Greece to take on the local superpower Olympiacos. The Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki in Piraeus will undoubtedly turn into an old-fashioned cauldron on Thursday evening!
Olympiacos:
Greek football is no longer what it once was, but with no less than 75 main prizes, Olympiacos can call itself the eighth most successful club in the world. With a bit of luck, the red and white also seize the Greek double this season, although they had to bow their heads for Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur in the group stage of the Champions League. The men of trainer Pedro Martins, however, may continue to hope for success in the Europa League, although Arsenal is of course not a nauseating opponent.
Olympiacos is in good shape anyway, because thanks to the beautiful 4-0 victory over Panionios last weekend, the team is still in the lead in the Greek Super League. Nevertheless, the Greeks are somewhat weakened compared to the first half of the season. The Algerian attacker Hillel Soudani is no longer able to play this season due to heavy injury, while star player Daniel Podence moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers last winter. These are heavy losses, although Martins will be delighted with the form of attack leader Youssef El-Arabi. The experienced Moroccan has been deadly efficient in the last few weeks with no less than thirteen goals in his last eleven league games, while the Egyptian winter win Ahmed Hassan has also found himself in the Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki with two goals in three league games.
Arsenal:
As you undoubtedly know, Arsenal has been going through a deep trough for a while. The English have to make it through this season for the second year in a row without Champions League football, and with a tenth place in the Premier League, the London poison cup does not seem like it yet empty. The disappointing results in their own country of course only make the Europa League more important, because through a tournament win, The Gunners can still qualify for the European million-dollar ball.
Although I don’t see the new Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry or Robin van Persie in the current Arsenal selection yet, under the manager Mikel Arteta who was appointed at the end of last year, the way to the top has been resumed. The London club is still unbeaten in 2020, and rolled over Newcastle United with a 4-0 win last weekend. In addition, it is nice to see that young talents such as Bakayoko Sako, Matteo Guendouzi, Joe Willock and Gabriel Martinelli have plenty of room to develop. That is the way Arsenal has to go, because the team has lost sight of the absolute top clubs for quite some time, both sporting and financially. European success is the only way for red shirts to re-connect.
Olympiacos Piraeus vs Arsenal head to head matches
09.12.15 CL Olympiacos Piraeus Arsenal 0 : 3
29.09.15 CL Arsenal Olympiacos Piraeus 2 : 3
04.12.12 CL Olympiacos Piraeus Arsenal 2 : 1
03.10.12 CL Arsenal Olympiacos Piraeus 3 : 1
06.12.11 CL Olympiacos Piraeus Arsenal 3 : 1