It's Europa League time and the hopeful contenders are Olympiakos Piraeus and Arsenal

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 20.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki (32115 seats)

The first of two encounters in the Europa League 16th Finals, as the hometeam Olympiakos Piraeus will try to edge Arsenal in their own ballpark.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Premier League.

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.

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Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats

Olympiakos Piraeus was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Europa League. Dynamo Kyiv was too strong.

Home games in the Super League have been a walk in the park for Olympiakos Piraeus so far, with 34 points won from 12 matches; 11 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Olympiakos Piraeus has a nice streak going on as they have played 33 consecutive games without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the PAOK defeat 375 days ago. In general it's been a long time since Olympiakos Piraeus tasted defeat here at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki, as they have taken at least one point from their last 23 home games.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Olympiakos Piraeus, as their goalkeeper Jose Pedro Malheiro de Sa has completely shut out the opponents for 199 minutes in the Super League.

Olympiakos Piraeus's last game was hosting Panionios and winning 4-0. Before that, Olympiakos Piraeus had a Greek Cup home game versus Lamia which ended with a victory 3-2.

As mentioned above, Olympiakos Piraeus "killed" Panionios in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Olympiakos Piraeus decided the match against Panionios in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (4-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.

The manager P. da Mota Vieira Martins will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to PAOK in only three days.

Olympiakos Piraeus are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (31 goals in 12 games). Defensively Olympiakos Piraeus have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 12 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Arsenal form and stats

Arsenal's mission in Europa League last season failed in the final.

2 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Arsenal playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 3W-2D-1L. This is both home and away. Arsenal are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played seven in a row without losing.

The Arsenal goalkeeper Damian Emiliano Martinez is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 186 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Nicolas Pépé, Mesut Özil, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored in Arsenal's previous match, the home game against Newcastle United that ended 4-0. Before that, Arsenal travelled to Burnley and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 0-0.

As you can tell from the results above, Arsenal was very dominant against Newcastle United, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Nicolas Pépé, Mesut Özil, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang providing the goals.

After this away game Arsenal return home for a Premier League game against Everton. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Arsenal are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). Arsenal have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last eight matches): Olympiakos Piraeus four wins, zero draws and Arsenal four victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Olympiakos PiraeusY. El-Arabi
Y. El-Arabi
17 goals
ArsenalP. Aubameyang
P. Aubameyang
15 goals
Olympiakos PiraeusH. Soudani
H. Soudani
7 goals

Olympiakos Piraeus missing players

Arsenal missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympiakos Piraeus Arsenal
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
16 10   Won W   2 6
6 1   Drew D   9 13
3 1   Lost L   2 6
50 31   Scored S   19 38
18 11   Conceded C   19 36
84% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   85% 92%
68% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   77% 84%
44% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 56%
40% 58%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   38% 36%
28% 42%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 8%
36% 58%   BTTS BTTS   69% 68%
60% 42%   Clean Sheets C S   15% 20%
20% 0%   Failed to Score F T   31% 20%
 
6.9 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.8 5.8
3.5 3.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.3 5.9
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 2.2
2 1   Red cards R C   2 2
 
344 184   Total Shots T S   133 270
144 81   Shots on Target S O   45 98
35% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 39%

  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 24 18 6 0 50 9 12 11 1 0 31 6 12 7 5 0 19 3 41 60
2 PAOK 24 18 4 2 49 21 12 10 2 0 28 8 12 8 2 2 21 13 28 58
3 AEK Athens 24 14 5 5 38 21 12 8 3 1 26 11 12 6 2 4 12 10 17 47
4 Panathinaikos 24 11 7 6 30 21 12 7 2 3 20 10 12 4 5 3 10 11 9 40
5 Aris 24 8 9 7 35 28 12 7 2 3 24 11 12 1 7 4 11 17 7 33
6 Asteras Tripolis 24 8 5 11 32 33 12 6 3 3 22 15 12 2 2 8 10 18 -1 29
7 Xanthi 24 8 5 11 20 30 12 4 4 4 11 10 12 4 1 7 9 20 -10 29
8 OFI 23 8 4 11 31 32 11 6 2 3 18 9 12 2 2 8 13 23 -1 28
9 Atromitos 23 7 5 11 28 34 12 4 4 4 16 12 11 3 1 7 12 22 -6 26
10 Larissa 24 6 8 10 25 33 12 4 3 5 14 15 12 2 5 5 11 18 -8 26
11 Lamia 24 5 11 8 17 28 12 3 7 2 9 11 12 2 4 6 8 17 -11 26
12 Volos NFC 24 7 5 12 22 38 12 5 2 5 13 16 12 2 3 7 9 22 -16 26
13 Panaitolikos 24 2 8 14 19 40 12 2 5 5 10 15 12 0 3 9 9 25 -21 14
14 Panionios 24 4 4 16 15 43 12 3 3 6 9 11 12 1 1 10 6 32 -28 10
  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 26 25 1 0 61 15 13 13 0 0 35 9 13 12 1 0 26 6 46 76
2 Manchester City 25 16 3 6 65 29 12 8 2 2 31 12 13 8 1 4 34 17 36 51
3 Leicester City 26 15 5 6 54 26 13 8 3 2 26 14 13 7 2 4 28 12 28 50
4 Chelsea 25 12 5 8 43 34 12 5 3 4 16 12 13 7 2 4 27 22 9 41
5 Tottenham Hotspur 26 11 7 8 43 34 13 8 2 3 25 12 13 3 5 5 18 22 9 40
6 Sheffield United 26 10 9 7 28 24 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 39
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 8 12 6 35 32 13 4 6 3 18 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 3 36
8 Everton 26 10 6 10 34 38 13 7 3 3 18 14 13 3 3 7 16 24 -4 36
9 Manchester United 25 9 8 8 36 29 13 6 5 2 24 12 12 3 3 6 12 17 7 35
10 Arsenal 26 7 13 6 36 34 13 5 5 3 22 18 13 2 8 3 14 16 2 34
11 Burnley 26 10 4 12 30 39 13 6 1 6 16 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -9 34
12 Southampton 26 9 4 13 32 48 13 3 2 8 14 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -16 31
13 Newcastle United 26 8 7 11 24 40 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 3 2 8 12 28 -16 31
14 Crystal Palace 26 7 9 10 23 32 13 4 4 5 10 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -9 30
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 6 9 11 31 38 13 4 6 3 17 14 13 2 3 8 14 24 -7 27
16 AFC Bournemouth 26 7 5 14 26 40 13 4 4 5 15 19 13 3 1 9 11 21 -14 26
17 Aston Villa 26 7 4 15 34 50 13 5 2 6 18 24 13 2 2 9 16 26 -16 25
18 West Ham United 25 6 6 13 30 43 13 3 3 7 20 25 12 3 3 6 10 18 -13 24
19 Watford 26 5 9 12 24 40 13 3 5 5 13 17 13 2 4 7 11 23 -16 24
20 Norwich City 26 4 6 16 24 48 13 3 3 7 18 26 13 1 3 9 6 22 -24 18

Table
  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 26 25 1 0 61 15 13 13 0 0 35 9 13 12 1 0 26 6 46 76
2 Manchester City 25 16 3 6 65 29 12 8 2 2 31 12 13 8 1 4 34 17 36 51
3 Leicester City 26 15 5 6 54 26 13 8 3 2 26 14 13 7 2 4 28 12 28 50
4 Chelsea 25 12 5 8 43 34 12 5 3 4 16 12 13 7 2 4 27 22 9 41
5 Tottenham Hotspur 26 11 7 8 43 34 13 8 2 3 25 12 13 3 5 5 18 22 9 40
6 Sheffield United 26 10 9 7 28 24 13 6 2 5 15 12 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 39
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 26 8 12 6 35 32 13 4 6 3 18 17 13 4 6 3 17 15 3 36
8 Everton 26 10 6 10 34 38 13 7 3 3 18 14 13 3 3 7 16 24 -4 36
9 Manchester United 25 9 8 8 36 29 13 6 5 2 24 12 12 3 3 6 12 17 7 35
10 Arsenal 26 7 13 6 36 34 13 5 5 3 22 18 13 2 8 3 14 16 2 34
11 Burnley 26 10 4 12 30 39 13 6 1 6 16 18 13 4 3 6 14 21 -9 34
12 Southampton 26 9 4 13 32 48 13 3 2 8 14 30 13 6 2 5 18 18 -16 31
13 Newcastle United 26 8 7 11 24 40 13 5 5 3 12 12 13 3 2 8 12 28 -16 31
14 Crystal Palace 26 7 9 10 23 32 13 4 4 5 10 13 13 3 5 5 13 19 -9 30
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 26 6 9 11 31 38 13 4 6 3 17 14 13 2 3 8 14 24 -7 27
16 AFC Bournemouth 26 7 5 14 26 40 13 4 4 5 15 19 13 3 1 9 11 21 -14 26
17 Aston Villa 26 7 4 15 34 50 13 5 2 6 18 24 13 2 2 9 16 26 -16 25
18 West Ham United 25 6 6 13 30 43 13 3 3 7 20 25 12 3 3 6 10 18 -13 24
19 Watford 26 5 9 12 24 40 13 3 5 5 13 17 13 2 4 7 11 23 -16 24
20 Norwich City 26 4 6 16 24 48 13 3 3 7 18 26 13 1 3 9 6 22 -24 18

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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.