International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Olympiakos Piraeus and Qarabağ are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3300 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Little time to rest for the hosts, as they had a Super League game only four days back. This match was also played here at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Qarabağ have had more rest.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the knockout round play-offs against Atalanta.The story so far in the Super League for Olympiakos Piraeus at their home stadium (Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 0 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
Olympiakos's last game was hosting Atromitos and winning 2-0. The forward Bakambu won the honour of being "man of the match" for Olympiakos Piraeus with the rating of 9.0/10. Bakambu scored two goals.
Prior to that, an away loss at Aris in the Super League.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Olympiakos Piraeus handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
There will be little rest for Olympiakos after this match as they are travelling to OFI for a Super League game in only three days.
Olympiakos Piraeus have only conceded 2 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Qarabağ form and stats
Qarabağ's mission in Europa League last season failed in the group stage.Qarabağ are yet to lose a point on their Premier League travels this season with 3 wins from 3 away games.
Kwabena, Zoubir and Malinowski scored in Qarabağ's previous match, the home game against Neftci that ended 3-1.
Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Zira with the score of 7-1.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Qarabağ manager Qurbanov as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Qabala.
The Qarabağ manager Qurbanov has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 10 goals in 3 league matches away. Qarabağ are tighter than a frog's bottom, as only 1 away goal have been conceded so far.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Gurbanli 7 goals |  R. Şeydayev 7 goals |   Y. El-Arabi 2 goals |
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
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| Olympiakos Piraeus | Qarabağ | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Scored | S | 22 | 63 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 52% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 10% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10.1 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14 | 14.4 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.4 | 6.8 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 37% | ||
| 9.4 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6 | 6.1 | ||
| 4 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Qarabağ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Nantes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 4 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Volos NFC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | PAOK | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Aris | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | AEK Athens | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Asteras Tripolis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Panaitolikos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Lamia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | OFI | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| 12 | PAS Giannina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 13 | Levadiakos | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 2 |
| 14 | Ionikos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -8 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabağ | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 21 |
| 2 | Sabah | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Neftci | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Qabala | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 5 | Zira | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | -4 | 13 |
| 6 | Turan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 7 | Sebail | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 5 |
| 8 | Sumqayt | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 4 |
| 9 | Kapaz | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| 10 | Kesl FK | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 2 |
