Olympiacos hosts Arsenal in the first leg of the Europa League 1/8 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, March 11th at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus)
Olympiacos is well known to European fans, as the team regularly plays in European Cups. In the current season, the club even fought in the Champions League group. However, it did not impress and managed to outrank only Marseille in its quartet. In the 1/16 finals of the Europa League, the Red-Whites managed to knock out unyielding PSV (4-2 at home and 2-1 away). Olympiacos is unstoppable in the Greek championship and outranks its nearest pursuer by 16 points. In other words, the team has no competitors in the local arena.
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Arsenal easily won its group in the Europa League. But in the 1/16 finals, the Gunners eliminated Benfica with great difficulties (1-1 away and 3-2 at home), although both meetings were played on neutral fields. In the championship, the Gunners have practically nothing to fight for – they are tenth in the Premier League standings and lag 12 points behind the top four. Arsenal lacks stability in the current season. With such a scenario, the Europa League is of great importance for the club because it is the only chance to gain a ticket to the Champions League. However, the tournament must be won.
The opponents have a rich history of head-to-head confrontations. Interestingly, they mostly crossed paths in the Champions League, and no one had an advantage. In the previous season, the teams played against each other in the Europa League 1/16 finals. Arsenal won 1-0 away and then lost at home with the same score. Everything was decided in extra time. The Gunners leveled the score and were close to reaching the next round but conceded in the 120th minute, and Olympiacos went further. As for the upcoming game, Arsenal will be a slight favorite and will try to gain an advantage before the second leg. The Greeks are very strong in their lair, but there is practically no advantage of the home arena without fans. We consider it promising to bet on Under 2.5 goals scored. We do not expect a spectacular game.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored
