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Arsenal vs Olympiacos Piraeus Prediction & Betting tips
At its own Emirates Stadium in North London, Arsenal hopes to qualify for the eighth finals of the Europa League on Thursday evening at the expense of Olympiacos. Thanks to their 0-1 victory last week, the English have by far the best papers, but the visitors from Greece hope for a stunt.
Arsenal:
Last year, Arsenal was short in the Europa League final against its fellow countryman Chelsea, but is going to resit this season. The English are already standing with one leg in the eighth finals, because last week they won 0-1 at Olympiacos thanks to a goal from Alexander Lacazette. A draw in the return is therefore in principle sufficient to reach the next round, although the team of coach Mikel Arteta would prefer to treat the audience at the Emirates Stadium to a resounding victory.
After 27 rounds of playing in the Premier League, Arsenal is still no further than a disappointing ninth place, so only by winning the Europa League do the English have a realistic chance of winning a Champions League starting ticket. Despite the disappointing results at home, self-confidence is currently high at the club from London. Since the appointment of Arteta at the end of last year, The Gunners are starting to play better and better. The last three official matches were won one by one, and that too with attractive football. The London defense is still not watertight, but in terms of attack, Arsenal has been a feast for the eyes in recent weeks. In particular, the preparation for Mesut Özil’s 3-0 against Newcastle United, in which no fewer than 35 ball contacts preceded, was one to frame. The connection with the European top is still far away, but in this form Arsenal is indeed a candidate for Europa League success.
Olympiacos:
On Thursday-evening, Olympiacos faces the tough task of cleaning away last week’s 0-1 defeat. The Greeks did not play badly at all last week and former French international Mathieu Valbuena in particular deserved a goal, but the red and white did not get the scoreboard in their own Karaiskakis Stadium.
Trainer Pedro Martins only has to miss two players with the suspended Ruben Semedo and Hilal Soudani on Thursday evening, but the Greeks will still board the plane to London with nodding knees. With no fewer than ten defeats in their last eleven European away matches (not including qualifying matches), Olympiacos is in the process of a dramatic series outside its own national borders. In addition, they lost star player Daniel Podence to Wolverhampton Wanderers last winter. So that does not bode well for the trip to the Emirates Stadium, although the club from port city Piraeus gained confidence last weekend by attracting the topper against PAOK in the Greek Super League with 0-1.
Arsenal vs Olympiacos Piraeus head to head matches
20.02.20 EL Olympiacos Piraeus Arsenal 0 : 1
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