Europa League betting and spectator preview: Nantes and Olympiakos Piraeus meet at Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
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.
Both teams have had adequate rest since their last game. Let's wish for an enthusiastic fixture!
Nantes form and stats
The story so far in the Ligue 1 for Nantes at their home stadium (Stade de la Beaujoire - Louis Fonteneau) is 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Nantes experienced an unexpected loss 0-3 against Paris Saint Germain in their previous match, also played at home. Girotto was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.43 out of 10. The defender Girotto won 6 of 11 duels.
A 1-1 draw away in the Ligue 1 before that, with Strasbourg the opponent.This is expected to be a close game, with Nantes perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Nantes as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Nantes has won 6 of these, drawn 5 and lost 4.
The manager Kombouare will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Lorient in only three days.
Nantes are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 3 games. Nantes have conceded 5 from these games.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the knockout round play-offs, when Atalanta drew the shortest straw.0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. That’s the product of Olympiakos Piraeus playing as the away team in the Super League this season. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 0 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Impressive finishing from Biel, Bouchalakis and Arabi secured the home win 3-1 against Ionikos in their previous game. Midfielder Biel was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.34. Biel scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Before that, Olympiakos travelled to Asteras Tripolis and returned home with a draw after the Super League game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Olympiakos Piraeus playing away and similar expectations, we found 7 relevant matches. Results were 3 Olympiakos Piraeus wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
A quick return to home after this game, as Olympiakos are hosting Volos NFC in the Super League only three days away.
Olympiakos Piraeus have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  M. Simon 2 goals |  M. Abdallah 2 goals |  L. Blas 1 goals |
Nantes missing players
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
| Nantes | Olympiakos Piraeus | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Drew | D | 6 | 11 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 34 | 19 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 35 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 8% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 24% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 5.4 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.7 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 11.5 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 37% | 33% | ||
| 13.5 | 12.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Nantes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Qarabağ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | SC Freiburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Paris Saint Germain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 16 |
| 2 | Olympique Marseille | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 3 | Olympique Lyonnais | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 |
| 4 | Lens | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Montpellier | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Rennes | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Lorient | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Lille | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | Auxerre | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 7 |
| 10 | Nantes | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Troyes | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 6 |
| 12 | Clermont | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Toulouse | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 5 |
| 14 | Reims | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 5 |
| 15 | Nice | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 5 |
| 16 | Monaco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| 17 | Brest | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Strasbourg | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Angers SCO | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -11 | 2 |
| 20 | Ajaccio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 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 | Panathinaikos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Olympiakos Piraeus | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | PAOK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Volos NFC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | AEK Athens | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Aris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Atromitos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Panaitolikos | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Lamia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ionikos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 13 | Levadiakos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 14 | OFI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
