Olympiacos vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Olympiacos are hosting Arsenal at the Georgios Karaiskakis, Greece on 12th March 2021 Friday at 01:30 IST. Both teams are on a three-match unbeaten streak which might as well be broken on Friday considering it is not a dull draw which is most likely not going to happen. A cracking match on the cards going into the weekend. 

Olympiacos Form & Team News

Olympiacos were relegated from the Champions League since they finished in the third position in Group C with just a win from six games played losing five in the process. They faced off against PSV Eindhoven in the round of 32 in the Europa League and won with an aggregate score of 5-4. In the Super League, they have almost sealed the title with a point differential of 16 points separating the First and Second-placed team. They have won 20 games from 25 games losing just one game in the process. They have scored the highest number of goals while also conceding the least number of goals this season in the Super League. They are on the back of a 3-0 win against PAS Lamia 1964 at home. They are also unbeaten in the last three games winning two and drawing one other game.

Pedro Martins might not change the team composition much and may as well field the same eleven which faced against PSV Lamia on Sunday. Yossef El Arabi has been sensational this season in the Super League netting as many as 18 goals. In the Europa League, they have scored five goals, all five coming from different players, Yann M’Vila, Youssef El Arabi, Giorgos Masouras, Ahmed Hassan, and Andreas Bouchalakis have all scored in the Europa League this season with a goal each to their names. This shows the team is not dependant on individuals but is playing as a team with a lot of players contributing. They have to bring in this game against Arsenal when they face off in the Round of 16 first leg match on Friday. 

Arsenal Form & Team News

Arsenal qualified as the number one team from Group B winning all six games they played in the league stages netting as many as 20 goals in the process conceding just five. In the round of 32, they played against SL Benefica and won with an aggregate of 4-3. In the Premier League, they are in the tenth position with 38 points from 27 games. They have won eleven games and lost eleven games with a win percentage of less than fifty percent. They have a pretty similar record playing away from home in the Premier League having won just six from 14 games played so far. They are unbeaten in the last three matches having won two and drawing one other game. Arsenal are unbeaten in the Europa League this season with seven wins and one draw to show to their name.

Runar Alex Runarsson, and Emile Smith-Rowe are the two injured players in the Arsenal squad. Arteta doesn’t need to make any changes to the playing 11 that faced off against Burnley on Saturday unless its injury drove and may most likely field the same eleven against Olympiacos on Friday. Four players have scored the topmost goals for Arsenal this season with each of them scoring three goals apiece. Pepe, Willock, Aubameyang, and Nketiah have all found the back of the net on three occasions in this Europa League alone. Pepe, Willock, and Saka also have assisted for three goals each this season in this league. The pace of Aubameyang can cause serious issues to the opposition defense and given he gets into some form, he is likely to torment the opposition territory with some goals.

Odds by Casumo

Arsenal are favorites to win this game according to the Casumo sportsbook. They are placed at 1.90 and Olympiacos at 4.10. The odds for a draw is 3.45.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

Arsenal may walk away with at least a draw in this first leg fixture. Arsenal are playing some good football of late. They had in the process of the unbeaten streak beaten Leicester City quite comprehensively as well which shows they are improving. Olympiacos on the other hand have been winning and drawing a few games, but their games against top clubs in Europe while playing in the Champions League have been quite frustrating nonetheless which shows their weakness to some extent. 

Tip 1: Both Teams To Score

In the last five matches, Olympiacos has had four matches where both teams have scored. In the last three home matches, they have had two matches where both teams scored. In this tournament, both their matches have been contests where both teams have scored. The only match they played at home in this tournament, the match had goals from both teams. In the case of Arsenal, all their last three matches have seen both teams scoring. Playing away, the record is the same as well where both teams have scored on all three occasions in the last three away matches. In the last four matches in this tournament, Arsenal has had four instances where both teams scored. While playing away in this tournament, both of their last two matches had both teams scoring. In this tournament, the last head-to-head between the two sides had seen both teams scoring. Thus it is more likely that Both Teams will score in this fixture. The odds for Both teams to score is 1.76 according to the Casumo Sportsbook.

Tip 2: Total Goals Over 2.5

In the last five head-to-head matches these teams have played, four matches saw a total goal tally of more than 2.5 goals. At Olympiacos, three of the last four matches have had more than 2.5 goals. In this tournament, their last head-to-head match also saw more than 2.5 goals in total. Olympiacos in the last four matches have seen three matches where the total goals are more than 2.5. At home, the record is the same. They have had three out of the last four home matches where the goals have been more than 2.5. In this tournament and while playing away in this tournament, all their games have seen more than 2.5 goals in total. Arsenal have had two games out of the last three where the total goal count has been more than 2.5. In this tournament, four of the last five matches Arsenal played have seen more than 2.5 in total. Two of the last three away matches in this tournament have also had more than 2.5 goals in total. So we can safely say this match will have more than 2.5 goals in total, According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for the total goals to be over 2.5 is 1.94.

Conclusion

A high-scoring game on the cards with both teams likely to score. Arsenal playing good football for a few games now and are expected to continue the same while Olympiacos has to put a halt to their bad record against top clubs from Europe and a win here in this round would be the best possible outcome. Summarising on a couple of tips from above.

1. Both Teams To Score @ 1.76
2. Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.94

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