Olympiacos Piraeus - Arsenal Prediction, Picks and Tips
On Thursday evening, from 10:00 pm, Olympiacos Piraeus and Arsenal will fight in the first half of the 16th round of the UEFA Europa League final. The Greeks came to the Europa League against UCL, while Arsenal "slalom" again without problems in the UEL groups. Guests come to Greece without Chambers, Soares and Tierney, but the stars Aubameyang and Lacazette are fit. Arsenal are starting to play more and more under the command of Mikel Arteta and seem to be the favorite in Greece, in front of a team that has also impressed lately. The "Tunisians" are unbeaten for 7 consecutive games, while Olympiacos comes after domestic successes with Atromitos (1-0), Lamia (3-2) and Panionios (4-0), in the last month. But Arsenal's match is by far the hardest this year, and the Greeks have been outclassed in the UCL group, even though they can boast a lucky draw against Tottenham (2-2). However, Olympiacos has won three of the last five straight duels with Arsenal, the last match being scheduled in 2015 in the Champions League. Usually, these games were very spectacular.
Arsenal come after successes with Bournemouth (2-1) and Newcastle (4-0), but also after draws deservedly with Burnley (0-0), Chelsea (2-2) and Sheffield United (1-1). In the event that he will line up a first base "11", Mikel Arteta has every chance to win another match, confirming the peak of form lately. It can be seen that Londoners are far more involved than in the time of Unai Emery, who led Arsenal to the UEFA Europa League final last season. Olympiacos can be a very difficult opponent in Piraeus, but the guests have more ability in the middle.
Olympiacos has not lost at home in the Europa League by 10 games, managing to open the scoring in 8 of these matches. Interestingly, Olympiacos has never lost a match of 18 games since the red and white bowed against Tottenham in the Champions League! The invincible series lasts from November 2019, but Oly's opponents were not exactly great. Instrumental in this course was Youssef El-Arabi, who has scored 22 goals this season in all competitions. Given that at least three goals were scored in each of the previous 6 straight duels, we could be tempted to bet on a spectacular game, but the specifics of this first round do not recommend an open dispute.
Our recommendation tip for Olympiacos Piraeus - Arsenal : BTS / YES @ 1.62