Arsenal VS Olympiacos Piraeus ( BETTING TIPS, Match Preview & Expert Analysis )™
PREVIEW & TIPS FOR Arsenal vs Olympiacos Piraeus
On Thursday night, from 17:55, Arsenal hopes to continue the good form lately and to eliminate Olympiacos without emotions, after the second round of the eighth in the UEFA Europa League. In the round it was 3-1 for the “gunners”, who managed perfectly the end of the match, after being tied by chance. The two dueled in UEL last season as well.
Arsenal Team News
Obviously, Arsenal is superior to Olympiacos in all respects. This was seen in the first match, in which the Greeks were dominated by authority. Although they equalized through El Arabi in the second half, the Greeks failed to resist and the goals scored late by Gabriel (’80) and Elneny (’85) set the final score. Arsenal claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them – possession being 18 percent. Then, the “gunners” continued the offensive momentum in the championship, in the derby with Tottenham, won 2-1.
The match on Emirates was extremely spectacular and nothing announces the success of the “gunners”, after the fabulous success of Erik Lamela (’33). But Odegaard (’44) equalized just before the break and Lacazette gave the decisive blow (’64), from the penalty spot, in a match in which Arsenal was clearly the better team. With all the favorable statistics, the white-reds achieved a success that gives them an excellent morale before the return from the Europa League. In addition, the hosts approach the game with a good batch, something less common lately.
Olympiacos Piraeus Team News
Apparently, Mikel Arteta has all the holders at his disposal and will play offensively on Emirates. Olympiacos comes to the match without Papadopoulous, Semedo, Vrousai and Ba, and the chances of a surprise are small. Arsenal know they must not underestimate their opponents! She did it last season, in the Europa League, when she was eliminated by Olympiacos (!), Although she had won the round match. Arsenal won 1-0 in Piraeus, but lost by the same score in London and were eliminated after extra time. Aubameyang missed a monumental opportunity at 1-2 and it was too late for the “gunners” to avoid shame. With this unfortunate episode behind them, the British know what to do to quickly “close” the accounts.
Arsenal comes after an excellent series of results in the league. Although they have conceded a goal in the last 10 consecutive official matches, Arteta’s team boasts recent victories against Leicester (3-1) and Tottenham (2-1), which offers a solid morale to the white-reds. Olympiacos won the last two stages of the championship, 3-0 with Lamia and 3-1 with AEL Larissa, and will play at a higher level on Thursday night. Former “gunner” Sokratis Papasthatopoulous will headline the center of the Greek defense, along with Yann M’Vila’s experience, while the hosts will attack through Smith-Rowe, Pepe and Aubameyang. To avoid emotions, Arsenal should take the “reins” of the game and score the first goal, at a good level.