Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League 8th Finals between Arsenal and Olympiakos Piraeus. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arsenal and Olympiakos Piraeus.
It's quite the trip for Olympiakos Piraeus when visiting Arsenal as the cities are 3100 kilometers apart.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Europa League.Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Arsenal are 6-3-5 (wins-draw-losses). On the other hand, in the Europa League, Arsenal has performed like this (both home and away): 8 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
The Arsenal supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Tottenham Hotspur in Premier League and win 2-1. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Olympiakos Piraeus.
The manager M. Arteta Amatriain will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to West Ham United in only three days.
Arsenal has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's worth mentioning that 11 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Arsenal have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 8th finals.Olympiakos Piraeus's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Olympiakos Piraeus collect 30 points from their 13 away matches in the Super League. 9 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Olympiakos, as they have won on their previous two travels.
It's the second away game in a row for Olympiakos, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Larissa in the Super League last time out. A 1-3 loss hosting Arsenal before that.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Olympiakos are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's not easy to score on Olympiakos as they have only conceded 10 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Olympiakos Piraeus - Arsenal 1-3 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - zero - five (Arsenal wins - draws - Olympiakos Piraeus wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. El-Arabi 19 goals |   A. Lacazette 10 goals |  P. Aubameyang 9 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
| Arsenal | Olympiakos Piraeus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 41 | 19 | Scored | S | 29 | 58 | ||
| 28 | 13 | Conceded | C | 11 | 21 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.9 | 11.7 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | ||
| 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 48% | ||
| 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 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 64 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 43 | 71 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 29 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 53 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Everton | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 45 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 47 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 41 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 26 | -16 | 37 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 28 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 43 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 29 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 33 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 37 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | Fulham | 29 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 20 | 57 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 29 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 50 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 28 | -34 | 14 |
| 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 | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 51 | 67 |
| 2 | Aris | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 51 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 48 |
| 4 | PAOK | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 47 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Volos NFC | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 19 | -6 | 33 |
| 8 | PAS Giannina | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Apollon Smirnis | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 28 |
| 10 | Atromitos | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 11 | Lamia | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -24 | 23 |
| 12 | Panaitolikos | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 17 | -19 | 20 |
| 13 | OFI | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 43 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -21 | 19 |
| 14 | Larissa | 26 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -24 | 16 |