Get ready for the first of two legs in this Europa League clash between Olympiakos Piraeus and Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Competition: Europe Europa League
Competition: Thu 12.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki (32115 seats)

Olympiakos Piraeus host the first leg in this deciding Europa League 8th Finals game. Wolverhampton Wanderers will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Molineux Stadium before the return leg in 10 days.

Olympiakos Piraeus and Wolverhampton Wanderers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Wolverhampton Wanderers, who are travelling more than 3400 kilometers to play this game.

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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.

Olympiakos Piraeus have been outstanding at home so far in the Super League with 12 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. 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 24 home games in the league. Olympiakos Piraeus has a nice streak going on as they have played 35 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the PAOK defeat 396 days ago.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Olympiakos Piraeus, as their goalkeeper Jose Pedro Malheiro de Sa has completely shut out the opponents for 379 minutes in the Super League.

No payout for Olympiakos Piraeus in their previous match, an away game at PAOK that ended in defeat 2-3. Before that, Olympiakos Piraeus had a Super League home game versus Panaitolikos which ended with a victory 2-0.

A disaster for the home team in their last match (vs PAOK) as a comfortable lead 2-0 was completely ruined into a loss 2-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Olympiakos Piraeus have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost one.

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.

Goals are plentiful at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki in the league this season as Olympiakos Piraeus has scored 33 goals here in 13 home games. Defensively Olympiakos Piraeus have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (6 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Wolverhampton Wanderers form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Wolverhampton Wanderers playing as the away team in the Premier League this season. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 11W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.

Wolverhampton Wanderers delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Brighton & Hove Albion in their previous match; a Premier League game. Preceding that game was the away Premier League victory against Tottenham Hotspur with the score of 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wolverhampton Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Wolverhampton Wanderers wins, three draws and one defeat.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Wolverhampton Wanderers manager N. Simões Espírito Santo as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against West Ham United.

Wolverhampton Wanderers are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 14 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Wolverhampton Wanderers have seen the ball go into their own net 17 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

Olympiakos PiraeusY. El-Arabi
Y. El-Arabi
17 goals
Wolverhampton WanderersR. Jiménez Rodríguez
R. Jiménez Rodríguez
13 goals
Olympiakos PiraeusH. Soudani
H. Soudani
7 goals

Olympiakos Piraeus missing players

Wolverhampton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Olympiakos Piraeus Wolverhampton Wanderers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   11 25
17 9   Won W   4 11
5 1   Drew D   3 8
3 1   Lost L   4 6
51 27   Scored S   18 41
18 9   Conceded C   18 27
88% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   91% 84%
64% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   73% 72%
48% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   73% 60%
40% 55%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   45% 32%
28% 36%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   36% 20%
40% 55%   BTTS BTTS   73% 56%
56% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   9% 36%
16% 9%   Failed to Score F T   27% 24%
 
6.4 6.4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.6
3.5 2.4   Corners against (avg) C A   4.1 3
2.1 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
1 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
344 178   Total Shots T S   137 340
142 75   Shots on Target S O   42 112
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 37%

  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 20 6 0 53 9 13 12 1 0 33 6 13 8 5 0 20 3 44 66
2 PAOK 26 18 5 3 50 23 13 10 2 1 28 9 13 8 3 2 22 14 27 59
3 AEK Athens 26 15 6 5 42 22 13 9 3 1 29 11 13 6 3 4 13 11 20 51
4 Panathinaikos 26 12 8 6 35 23 13 8 2 3 24 11 13 4 6 3 11 12 12 44
5 Aris 26 8 10 8 38 32 13 7 2 4 25 13 13 1 8 4 13 19 6 34
6 OFI 26 10 4 12 35 35 13 8 2 3 22 9 13 2 2 9 13 26 0 34
7 Atromitos 26 9 5 12 31 36 13 5 4 4 17 12 13 4 1 8 14 24 -5 32
8 Asteras Tripolis 26 8 6 12 33 37 13 6 4 3 23 16 13 2 2 9 10 21 -4 30
9 Larissa 26 7 9 10 28 33 13 5 3 5 17 15 13 2 6 5 11 18 -5 30
10 Xanthi 26 8 6 12 21 32 13 4 5 4 12 11 13 4 1 8 9 21 -11 30
11 Lamia 26 5 12 9 19 33 13 3 8 2 11 13 13 2 4 7 8 20 -14 27
12 Volos NFC 26 7 6 13 23 42 13 5 3 5 13 16 13 2 3 8 10 26 -19 27
13 Panaitolikos 26 3 8 15 20 42 13 3 5 5 11 15 13 0 3 10 9 27 -22 17
14 Panionios 26 4 5 17 16 45 13 3 4 6 10 12 13 1 1 11 6 33 -29 11
  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 29 27 1 1 66 21 15 15 0 0 40 12 14 12 1 1 26 9 45 82
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 28 15 5 8 54 28 14 8 3 3 26 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 26 50
4 Chelsea 28 13 6 9 47 39 14 6 3 5 18 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 8 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 10 13 6 41 34 15 5 7 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 43
6 Sheffield United 28 11 10 7 30 25 15 7 3 5 17 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 5 43
7 Manchester United 28 11 9 8 42 30 14 7 5 2 27 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 42
8 Tottenham Hotspur 29 11 8 10 47 40 14 8 2 4 27 15 15 3 6 6 20 25 7 41
9 Arsenal 28 9 13 6 40 36 15 7 5 3 26 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 4 40
10 Burnley 29 11 6 12 34 40 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 39
11 Crystal Palace 29 10 9 10 26 32 15 6 4 5 12 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -6 39
12 Everton 28 10 7 11 37 42 14 7 4 3 19 15 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 37
13 Newcastle United 29 9 8 12 25 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 15 4 2 9 13 29 -16 35
14 Southampton 29 10 4 15 35 52 15 4 2 9 16 31 14 6 2 6 19 21 -17 34
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 6 11 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 15 2 5 8 15 25 -8 29
16 West Ham United 29 7 6 16 35 50 14 4 3 7 23 26 15 3 3 9 12 24 -15 27
17 Watford 29 6 9 14 27 44 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 2 4 9 11 27 -17 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 29 7 6 16 29 47 14 4 5 5 17 21 15 3 1 11 12 26 -18 27
19 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
20 Norwich City 29 5 6 18 25 52 14 4 3 7 19 26 15 1 3 11 6 26 -27 21

Wolverhampton Wanderers:
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 29 27 1 1 66 21 15 15 0 0 40 12 14 12 1 1 26 9 45 82
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 28 15 5 8 54 28 14 8 3 3 26 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 26 50
4 Chelsea 28 13 6 9 47 39 14 6 3 5 18 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 8 45
5 Wolverhampton Wanderers 29 10 13 6 41 34 15 5 7 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 43
6 Sheffield United 28 11 10 7 30 25 15 7 3 5 17 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 5 43
7 Manchester United 28 11 9 8 42 30 14 7 5 2 27 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 42
8 Tottenham Hotspur 29 11 8 10 47 40 14 8 2 4 27 15 15 3 6 6 20 25 7 41
9 Arsenal 28 9 13 6 40 36 15 7 5 3 26 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 4 40
10 Burnley 29 11 6 12 34 40 15 7 2 6 20 19 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 39
11 Crystal Palace 29 10 9 10 26 32 15 6 4 5 12 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -6 39
12 Everton 28 10 7 11 37 42 14 7 4 3 19 15 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 37
13 Newcastle United 29 9 8 12 25 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 15 4 2 9 13 29 -16 35
14 Southampton 29 10 4 15 35 52 15 4 2 9 16 31 14 6 2 6 19 21 -17 34
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 6 11 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 15 2 5 8 15 25 -8 29
16 West Ham United 29 7 6 16 35 50 14 4 3 7 23 26 15 3 3 9 12 24 -15 27
17 Watford 29 6 9 14 27 44 14 4 5 5 16 17 15 2 4 9 11 27 -17 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 29 7 6 16 29 47 14 4 5 5 17 21 15 3 1 11 12 26 -18 27
19 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
20 Norwich City 29 5 6 18 25 52 14 4 3 7 19 26 15 1 3 11 6 26 -27 21

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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.