Qarabag vs Olympiakos Piraeus Match Preview

For the 4th matchday of the 7th group of the UEFA Europa League, Qarabag welcomes Olympiakos in Baku.

Qarabag were impressive last week in Faliro against Olympiakos, winning 3-0 and getting their second consecutive victory in the group. They scored all 3 of their goals in the second half, a period in which they were much better and showed great efficiency in their counter-attacks. Now, with this victory, Qarabag remained in 2nd place with 6 points, and they hope that they will continue after the group stage in the European competitions.

Last Sunday, they achieved another victory, this time for the championship, as despite the many changes in their lineup, they beat Kampala away from home with 1-0. Thus, they continue to be in 1st place in the standings with 24 points, having 8 victories in 8 matches.

The European course of Olympiakos goes from bad to worse, as they were defeated at home by Qarabag with 3-0 the previous matchday. In the first hour of the game they stood quite well but in the last half an hour they collapsed resulting in conceding 3 goals showing major physical condition problems. So they continued this disappointing course in the group having 3 defeats in as many matches and now they are looking for the breakthrough for a place in the top two of the ranking.

Last Sunday, in the context of the 7th game of the Greek Super League, they prevailed over OFI in Heraklion with 2-1 despite the fact that they found ithemselves behind in the score at halftime. With this victory, they reached 14 points and are in 3rd place in the standings.

The competitive situation of the two teams at the given time is extremely opposite. Qarabag comes from back-to-back wins in European and domestic competitions, unlike Olympiakos who strive for good performances. The need of the guests to take risks for victory and the ease with which the Azerbaijanis score may give us another match with many chabces and goals. My pick is Over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.90.