Europa League match preview: Olympiakos Piraeus versus West Ham United

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 26.Oct
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki (32115 seats)

This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Olympiakos Piraeus at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and West Ham United with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 3100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats

5-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Olympiakos Piraeus so far this season.

Olympiakos drew their last game, also a home match. Panathinaikos was the opponent, 0-0 the score. Midfielder Camara was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.51 (out of ten) in that game. Camara scored one goal and hit one key pass.

In the game before, 2-2 away to Bačka Topola (Europa League).

The manager Penas will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to OFI in only three days.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Olympiakos Piraeus is on fire here. A stunning 18 from 5 league matches. Olympiakos have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {1 goals}.

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West Ham United form and stats

Playing away, West Ham United have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 1 defeat in the Premier League this season.

It might be tough going out on the road again for West Ham United, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-4 versus Aston Villa. Midfielder Bowen was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.61. Bowen scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Newcastle United in the Premier League.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Everton in just three days.

West Ham United are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 7 times in 4 away games so far. West Ham struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 6 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

West Ham UnitedJ. Bowen
J. Bowen
6 goals
Olympiakos PiraeusA. El Kaabi
A. El Kaabi
5 goals
Olympiakos PiraeusG. Masouras
G. Masouras
3 goals

Olympiakos Piraeus missing players

West Ham United missing players

Olympiakos Piraeus West Ham United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 14   Played P   17 25
14 10   Won W   9 15
7 2   Drew D   2 3
4 2   Lost L   6 7
50 34   Scored S   31 48
20 10   Conceded C   30 39
92% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
80% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 88%
56% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   76% 76%
40% 57%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   53% 56%
12% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   24% 16%
48% 43%   BTTS BTTS   76% 76%
48% 57%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 16%
12% 7%   Failed to Score F T   12% 8%
 
4.9 5.3   Corners for (avg) C F   5.2 5.5
3 2.7   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.8
2 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.5
3 1   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.4 15   Shots (avg) S (   11.3 12.4
5 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.5 5.1
40% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   40% 38%
 
8.1 7.5   Shots against (avg) S A   15.8 15.6
3.2 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.9 5.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Ham United 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 6
2 SC Freiburg 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 3
3 Olympiakos Piraeus 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 1
4 Bačka Topola 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 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 Olympiakos Piraeus 7 6 1 0 22 2 5 5 0 0 18 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 20 19
2 PAOK 8 5 2 1 15 5 5 4 1 0 10 1 3 1 1 1 5 4 10 17
3 AEK Athens 8 5 2 1 15 8 4 2 2 0 7 3 4 3 0 1 8 5 7 17
4 Panathinaikos 7 5 1 1 21 5 4 2 1 1 11 4 3 3 0 0 10 1 16 16
5 OFI 8 3 4 1 10 9 4 3 1 0 7 3 4 0 3 1 3 6 1 13
6 Lamia 8 3 3 2 9 12 4 3 1 0 6 3 4 0 2 2 3 9 -3 12
7 Aris 8 3 2 3 11 11 4 3 1 0 8 3 4 0 1 3 3 8 0 11
8 Panserraikos 7 2 3 2 11 11 3 2 1 0 6 3 4 0 2 2 5 8 0 9
9 Asteras Tripolis 8 2 2 4 10 16 4 1 1 2 6 9 4 1 1 2 4 7 -6 8
10 Kifisia 8 1 4 3 9 16 4 1 3 0 7 6 4 0 1 3 2 10 -7 7
11 Panaitolikos 8 1 3 4 4 14 4 1 2 1 3 6 4 0 1 3 1 8 -10 6
12 PAS Giannina 8 1 2 5 9 14 4 1 0 3 4 7 4 0 2 2 5 7 -5 5
13 Atromitos 8 0 3 5 4 17 2 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 1 5 3 16 -13 3
14 Volos NFC 7 0 2 5 6 16 3 0 1 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 1 9 -10 2
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 9 7 0 2 19 7 4 4 0 0 10 2 5 3 0 2 9 5 12 21
2 Arsenal 9 6 3 0 18 8 5 3 2 0 10 6 4 3 1 0 8 2 10 21
3 Liverpool 9 6 2 1 20 9 4 4 0 0 11 2 5 2 2 1 9 7 11 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur 8 6 2 0 18 8 3 3 0 0 6 2 5 3 2 0 12 6 10 20
5 Newcastle United 9 5 1 3 24 9 5 4 0 1 13 3 4 1 1 2 11 6 15 16
6 Aston Villa 8 5 1 2 19 12 3 3 0 0 13 2 5 2 1 2 6 10 7 16
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 5 1 3 22 18 5 3 1 1 13 8 4 2 0 2 9 10 4 16
8 Manchester United 9 5 0 4 11 13 5 3 0 2 7 7 4 2 0 2 4 6 -2 15
9 West Ham United 8 4 2 2 15 12 4 2 1 1 8 6 4 2 1 1 7 6 3 14
10 Chelsea 9 3 3 3 13 9 5 1 2 2 6 5 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 12
11 Crystal Palace 9 3 3 3 7 11 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 2 1 2 4 8 -4 12
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 3 2 4 11 15 4 1 1 2 5 9 5 2 1 2 6 6 -4 11
13 Fulham 8 3 2 3 8 13 4 2 0 2 4 6 4 1 2 1 4 7 -5 11
14 Brentford 9 2 4 3 14 12 5 1 3 1 9 8 4 1 1 2 5 4 2 10
15 Nottingham Forest 9 2 4 3 10 12 4 1 3 0 6 5 5 1 1 3 4 7 -2 10
16 Everton 9 2 1 6 9 14 5 1 0 4 4 5 4 1 1 2 5 9 -5 7
17 Luton Town 9 1 2 6 8 17 4 0 1 3 3 6 5 1 1 3 5 11 -9 5
18 Burnley 9 1 1 7 7 23 5 0 0 5 4 16 4 1 1 2 3 7 -16 4
19 AFC Bournemouth 9 0 3 6 6 20 5 0 2 3 2 9 4 0 1 3 4 11 -14 3
20 Sheffield United 9 0 1 8 7 24 5 0 1 4 4 15 4 0 0 4 3 9 -17 1

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The UEFA Europa League, abbreviated as UEL and commonly referred to as just the Europa League, is an annual football club competition organised by UEFA. It is the second-tier competition for football clubs in Europa, beneath the UEFA Champions League in value and importance. Teams qualify through their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. Some teams qualify from the Champions League; more precisely the teams who are knocked out in the playoff qualifying round and the third-place finishers of the group stage. The winner of the Europa League qualifies for the Champions League in their next competitive season.