UEFA Europa Conference League - Olympiakos Piraeus VS Aston Villa Prediction
UEFA Europa Conference League - Olympiakos Piraeus VS Aston Villa
Match Time: 10-05-2024 03:00 Friday (GMT+8)
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Olympiacos - WLWDWW
We think that Τhrylos may well kick off with a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game with K. Tzolakis, Rodinei, A. Ntoi, Panagiotis Retsos, Francisco Ortega, Vicente Iborra, Santiago Hezze, Giorgos Masouras, Chiquinho, Daniel Podence and Ayoub El Kaabi.
Olympiacos will be looking for a repeat result of the 2-4 Conference League success against Aston Villa.
For Olympiacos, the goals were scored by Ayoub El Kaabi (16', 29', 56') and Santiago Hezze (67'). Ollie Watkins (45') and Moussa Diaby (52') scored for Aston Villa.
Olympiacos have been conceding pretty frequently of late, but they have also found ways to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Olympiacos have conceded in 6 of them while also getting on the scoresheet in 5 of those matches. Let’s see whether or not that trend will be sustained here.
Aston Villa - WLWDLL
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has some current player fitness concerns. Álex Moreno (unknown injury), Emiliano Buendía (Cruciate ligament tear), Boubacar Kamara (Knee injury), Tyrone Mings (Cruciate ligament tear) and Jacob Ramsey (Toe injury) miss out here.
We are inclined to think that The Villans seem most likely to elect for a 4-4-1-1 system by sending out Emiliano Martinez, Ezri Konsa, Diego Carlos, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne, Matty Cash, Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, Leon Bailey, Moussa Diaby and Ollie Watkins.
Following on from being defeated in their last game at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion in Premier League competition, Aston Villa and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Aston Villa managed 48% possession and 2 attempts on goal with 1 on target. For their opponents, Brighton & Hove Albion had 15 shots at goal with 8 of them on target. João Pedro (87') scored for Brighton & Hove Albion.
During their six most recent matches, Unai Emery's Aston Villa have turned their attacks into goals a total of 10 times, yielding them the goals scored per game average of 1.67.
Olympiacos possible starting lineup:
Tzolakis; Rodinei, Ndoj, Restos, Ortega; Iborra, Hezze; Masouras, Chiquinho, Podence; El Kaabi
Aston Villa possible starting lineup:
Martinez; Konsa, Carlos, Torres, Digne; Cash, Luiz, McGinn, Bailey; Diaby; Watkins
Prediction: Olympiacos 1-2 Aston Villa (Olympiacos to win 5-4 on aggregate)
Olympiacos were not in domestic action over the weekend, so they have had an extra few days to rest and prepare for Thursday's crunch match, and if they play with the same fearless attacking verve from the first leg, they will fancy their chances of success in the second leg. A more conservative approach could be deployed by the hosts, though, as they bid to hold onto their two-goal advantage, and while Aston Villa have the potential to turn this tie around, their recent form suggested it could be a tall order, even if they were to win the second leg in Greece.
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