Arsenal vs Olympiacos form
There is an interesting statistic in the encounters between Arsenal and Olympiacos. Over the past decade, the two have met a total of 6 times in European Cup. The results have been equally divided between the home teams.
However, at the present time, it will be very difficult for this "curse" to recur at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are now very excited and possess a much higher level than the last meeting with Olympiacos in 2021.
Last weekend, the Gunners created an emotional comeback at St James' Park. Despite being behind and constantly at a disadvantage, they still showed great character in the last 10 minutes of the match. Goals from Mikel Merino and Gabriel helped The Gunners win 2-1, thereby reducing the gap with the top position held by Liverpool to 2 points.
The Premier League front is stable, Arsenal also won the ticket to continue in the League Cup and excellently defeated the host Bilbao 2-0 in the opening match of the Champions League qualifying round. The consecutive positive results have affirmed the correctness of the Emirates Stadium leadership when investing heavily to build a deep enough force, ready to fight in all arenas.
Welcoming Olympiacos, coach Mikel Arteta and his team will definitely aim to earn 3 more points. This is clearly not too difficult a task for the London team in the context of the quite different balance of power on the two fronts.
Olympiacos can show their dominance in the domestic arena with a record of 5 wins and 1 draw since the beginning of the season. However, when going out to the big sea, the army under the direction of coach Jose Luis Mendilibar has not brought peace of mind to the fans.
In the opening match of the Champions League qualifying round, despite playing at home, Olympiacos were still surprisingly held to a 0-0 draw by newcomer Pafos. The disappointing result against the underdogs from Cyprus significantly narrowed the door to the next round.
Because in the following matches, the Greek champions will have to face very strong opponents such as Arsenal, Barcelona, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid, Kairat, Leverkusen and Ajax. Remember, in the last 21 Champions League group stage matches, the away team has only won 2 and lost 16.
The last time Olympiacos won away from home in the Champions League group stage was almost 10 years ago, against Dinamo Zagreb in October 2015.
Arsenal vs Olympiacos squad information
Arsenal: Only Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus are absent due to injury.
Olympiacos: Roman Yaremchuk and Lorenzo Scipioni are still injured.
Expected lineup Arsenal vs Olympiacos
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Merino; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli
Olympiacos: Paschalakis; Rodinei, Retsos, Pirola, Ortega; Garcia, Hezze; Strefezza, Chiquinho, Podence; El Kaabi
Prediction: 3-1
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