Olympiakos Piraeus vs Qarabag Match Preview

Olympiacos welcomes Qarabag at the "Georgios Karaiskakis" stadium for the 3rd matchday of the 7th group in the UEFA Europa League.

Olympiacos did not start well in the Europa League group. In the opening game, they were defeated in France by Nantes 2-1, while in the 2nd matchday they suffered a heavy defeat 3-0 at home to Freiburg. So tonight they just want the win to keep their hopes of qualification alive.

Last Sunday, for the Greek Super League, Olympiakos prevailed over Atromitos at home with 2-0 and Mitchell's return to the bench of the red and whites after 7.5 years was successful. At the end of the 6th matchday, Olympiakos was in 3rd place with 11 points, 7 less than the league leader Panathinaikos.

Qarabag started their tasks in the group stage of the competition with a 2-1 defeat to Freiburg in Germany, but in the second game they won at home 3-0 over Nantes. Thus, they regained their qualification hopes which will increase if they get a positive result tonight against Olympiakos.

In the domestic league, they are the team that leads the race, after 7 matches they have 7 out of 7 victories and are at the top of the standings with 21 points. In their last match, they beat Neftsi Baku 3-1, even though they found themselves behind in the score at halftime.

Olympiacos is desperate to win in this one as this is the only way they will stay alive in the qualification battle. But it will not be an easy task as Qarabag is in good condition and can certainly make it difficult for the poor defense of the home side. My pick is for both teams to score at 1.75 odds.