Antwerp vs Olympiakos Piraeus Match Preview

For the 6th and last round of the 4th group of the UEFA Europa League, Antwerp welcomes Olympiakos.

Antwerp was on paper the weakest team in the group and this came true in reality. After 5 rounds played they are last-placed in the standings with 2 points and have lost all hope to continue after the winter in the European competitions. In the previous match, they drew 2-2 in Germany against Eintracht, in a match that were back in the score at 13th minute, overturned the match taking the lead at 88th minute, however they were conceded the equalizer in the injury time.

In the Belgian league, they come from a 1-0 victory in the local derby with Beershot and remained in 2nd place in the standings with 33 points, 4 less than the first-placed Union Saint-Zilouaz.

Olympiakos, after their 1-0 victory over Fenerbahce in the previous match in Faliro, achieved their initial goal in the group. They secured their participation in the knockout stage of the Europa League while at the same time they have hopes even for the first place in the group if they prevail over Antwerp and at the same time Eintracht loses in Turkey to Fenerbahce.

At the same time, they are toping the Greek Superleague, after 12 rounds have a record of 10 wins and 2 draws having 32 points, and are the big favorites for the title. In their last outing, they prevailed 3-1 over OFI in Crete.

This is definitely a match with a one-sided motive, Antwerp plays just for their prestige while Olympiacos wants the victory to hope for the first place in the group. Motivation and quality are giving the Greek team a lead, and I believe that the visitors will easily or hardly get all three points. My choice is the victory of Olympiacos at decent 2.20 odds.