Olympiakos Piraeus and Arsenal will play at least 180 minutes of football to decide who advances from this Europa League 8th Finals battle. Get ready for the first 90 minutes!
Olympiakos have less rest than Arsenal in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Super League game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Arsenal have had more rest.
These teams have little in common geographically as Arsenal have to travel 3100 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats
Olympiakos was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Europa League.Olympiakos Piraeus have been outstanding at home so far in the Super League with 12 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. The Olympiakos Piraeus fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki and will expect new points from this game. Olympiakos has played 14 games in a row here without a defeat.
Olympiakos's previous game was a Super League match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Lamia. The home side are looking to build on that result. Before that, Olympiakos Piraeus played out a Greek Cup draw 1-1 when visiting Aris.
The 3-0 win against Lamia was decided after a strong and deadly first half, making the second half more of a journey towards the final whistle.
There will be little rest for Olympiakos after this match as they are travelling to Larissa for a Super League game in only three days.
Olympiakos are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (35 goals in 13 games). As for guarding their own goal, Olympiakos have only let in 3 goals at home.
Arsenal form and stats
Arsenal's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Premier League travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats. Total Europa League statistics for Arsenal: 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses.
Arsenal are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Burnley. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Leicester City at their stadium, the result 3-1.
A quick return to home after this game, as Arsenal are hosting Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League only three days away.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Arsenal have scored 19 goals in 14 league games away. Arsenal have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Olympiakos won five, Arsenal won five and zero draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. El-Arabi 18 goals |   A. Lacazette 9 goals |  P. Aubameyang 9 goals |
Olympiakos Piraeus missing players
Arsenal missing players
| Olympiakos Piraeus | Arsenal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 59 | 32 | Scored | S | 19 | 41 | ||
| 20 | 8 | Conceded | C | 14 | 29 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.4 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12.1 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 13.2 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.6 | ||
| 48% | 52% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 36% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 49 | 64 |
| 2 | Aris | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 47 |
| 3 | PAOK | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 46 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 42 |
| 7 | Volos NFC | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 18 | -6 | 30 |
| 8 | PAS Giannina | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Atromitos | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 27 |
| 10 | Apollon Smirnis | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 25 |
| 11 | OFI | 25 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -20 | 19 |
| 12 | Lamia | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -25 | 19 |
| 13 | Panaitolikos | 24 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 16 | -19 | 17 |
| 14 | Larissa | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -21 | 16 |
| 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 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 39 | 65 |
| 2 | Leicester City | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 16 | 53 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 27 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 47 |
| 5 | Everton | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 46 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 45 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 43 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 42 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 26 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 43 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 43 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -14 | 34 |
| 14 | Southampton | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 28 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 36 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 30 |
| 16 | Newcastle United | 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -17 | 27 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 27 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 26 |
| 18 | Fulham | 27 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -12 | 23 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 28 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -29 | 14 |