It's time to decide the outcome of the Europa League 16th Finals meeting between Arsenal and Olympiakos Piraeus. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!
It's no vacation for neither Arsenal nor Olympiakos Piraeus as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams have little in common geographically as Olympiakos Piraeus have to travel 3100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Arsenal form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the final.Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Arsenal are 6-5-3 (wins-draw-losses). This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in this competition. Two home wins in a row for Arsenal bring valid hopes of a third.
The Arsenal supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Everton in Premier League and win 3-2. A strong away win before that one, visiting Olympiakos Piraeus and winning 1-0.
The manager M. Arteta Amatriain will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Manchester City in only two days.
Arsenal have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Emirates Stadium with 25 goals in 14 league matches. Arsenal have conceded 20 in these home matches.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the 16th finals, when Dynamo Kyiv drew the shortest straw.Olympiakos Piraeus have an excellent away record in the Super League so far with 8-5-0 from 13 games. Things are running smoothly for Olympiakos Piraeus who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 34 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against PAOK. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the PAOK game have they lost an away game, meaning Olympiakos Piraeus has taken points from 17 away matches in a row.
289 minutes! That's how long the Olympiakos Piraeus goalkeeper Jose Pedro Malheiro de Sa and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
It's the second away game in a row for Olympiakos Piraeus, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus PAOK in the Super League last time out. A 0-1 loss hosting Arsenal before that.
A new game in only three days for Olympiakos Piraeus, the Super League home match versus Panaitolikos. Busy days.
Olympiakos Piraeus are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. The Olympiakos Piraeus defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 13 games).
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Olympiakos Piraeus - Arsenal 0-1. Arsenal-Olympiakos Piraeus H2H statistics last nine meetings regardless of arena: Arsenal five wins, Olympiakos Piraeus four wins, zero draws. six of these nine matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  P. Aubameyang 17 goals |   Y. El-Arabi 17 goals |  H. Soudani 7 goals |
Arsenal missing players
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
| Arsenal | Olympiakos Piraeus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 47 | ||
| 35 | 17 | Conceded | C | 7 | 16 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 71% | 84% | ||
| 84% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 21% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 14% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 79% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.6 | 6.7 | ||
| 5.9 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 266 | 130 | Total Shots | T S | 164 | 337 | ||
| 97 | 52 | Shots on Target | S O | 64 | 140 | ||
| 40% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 47 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 68 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 39 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 27 | 50 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 44 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 36 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 39 |
| 9 | Arsenal | 27 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 39 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 37 |
| 10 | Burnley | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 37 |
| 11 | Everton | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Southampton | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -14 | 34 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -8 | 33 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 31 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -17 | 26 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 52 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -18 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 32 | 48 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -19 | 24 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 51 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 25 | -27 | 18 |
| 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 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 42 | 63 |
| 2 | PAOK | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 27 | 58 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 50 |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Aris | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 6 | OFI | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -3 | 31 |
| 7 | Asteras Tripolis | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -1 | 30 |
| 8 | Atromitos | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 | -6 | 29 |
| 9 | Xanthi | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -11 | 29 |
| 10 | Larissa | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 11 | Lamia | 25 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -11 | 27 |
| 12 | Volos NFC | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -16 | 27 |
| 13 | Panaitolikos | 25 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 14 | Panionios | 25 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -29 | 10 |