Arsenal vs Olympiacos prediction for him Thursday’s UEFA Europa League match at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have a comfortable 3-1 lead before their second meeting with Olympiacos. Read on for all of our free betting tips and tips.
Preview Arsenal vs Olympiacos
Olympiacos gave a huge surprise when they beat Arsenal on their last visit to Emirates a year ago, and while that surprise is unlikely to be repeated on Thursday, data suggests the Greeks can trade blows with their most illustrious hosts.
The Gunners are comfortable 3-1 in the second leg of the round of 16 this week, following their triumph in Greece seven days ago, and that was the seventh time in eight games in which Arsenal had participated in the one that both teams scored.
Important Statistics Arsenal vs Olympiakos
- The team is undefeated in 16 of their last 17 matches (UEFA Europa League).
- Arsenal are undefeated in their last 5 matches (all competitions).
- In their last 5 matches (all competitions), Arsenal have seen BTTS.
- Olympiakos are undefeated in 21 of their last 24 matches (all competitions).
- In the last 10 Olympiakos games a BTTS has been seen (all competitions).
- Olympiakos’ Youssef El-Arabi has scored in his last 3 matches and in the last 2 matches against Arsenal (all competitions).
Arsenal vs Olympiacos head to head
This will be the twelfth meeting between the two teams, all of them in the last 12 years. Arsenal have won six of these matches and Olympiacos have won five times.
The last match was last Thursday, and Arsenal won the first leg 3-1. Martin Odegaard, Gabriel and Mohamed Elneny scored for Arsenal, while Youssef El-Arabi scored the Olympiakos goal.
The shape of Arsenal
Arsenal are in solid form and have only lost one of the last 8 matches in all competitions and are undefeated in the last five matches.
Last week’s win over Olympiakos came thanks to goals from Martin Odegaard, Gabriel and Mohamed Elneny and was enough for the Gunners to set foot in the next round.
The Gunners continued this good European performance with a great victory in North London over their rival Tottenham on Sunday.
Despite an extraordinary opening goal from Erik Lamela, Arsenal rallied to win 2-1 with goals from Odegaard and Alexandre Lacazette against 10-man Spurs.
Arsenal are undefeated in the Europa League this season, with eight wins from nine games, and are also the highest-scoring team in the
Arsenal team news and injuries
Bukayo Saka is the only injury concern, as the star is doubtful for this match.
Form of the Olympiacos
The Greek champions will be heartened by the fact that the away team have won this meeting on the last five occasions, and that they eliminated Arsenal from the competition last year.
They have only won three of their last seven matches in all competitions. The 3-1 loss to Arsenal was followed by a league win on Sunday.
Olympiakos defeated bottom bottom Larissa 3-1 away from home, with goals from Ahmed Mahgoub, Thanasis Androutsos and Youssef El-Arabi again.
The team leads the league with 16 points and has only lost one game this season.
Olympiakos team news and injuries
Youssef El-Arabi, in top form, has scored in his last two games against Arsenal and in his last three games, and he hopes to maintain this form.
Arsenal vs Olympiacos Prediction and Betting
I think it will be enough for Arsenal to go to the round, and I am inclined towards a draw in this second leg. Olympiakos have to raise their hands and both teams to score and Youssef El-Arabi to score again are value bets.
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