The match of the 4th round of the group stage of the 2024/25 Europa League between Olympiacos (Greece) and Rangers (Scotland) will take place on November 7 at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. Olympiacos vs. Rangers: prediction and betting, odds, statistics.
Probable Lineups for Olympiacos vs. Rangers
Olympiacos (4-2-3-1): Konstantinos Tzolakis – Pape Abou Cisse, Ousseynou Ba, Ruben Semedo, Jose Holebas – Mady Camara, Andreas Bouchalakis – Giorgos Masouras, Mathieu Valbuena, Bruma – Youssef El-Arabi.
Rangers (4-3-3): Allan McGregor – James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Filip Helander, Borna Barisic – Steven Davis, Glen Kamara, Joe Aribo – Ianis Hagi, Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent.
The lineups listed are from each team's last match in this tournament.
Olympiacos
The Greeks had a rough start to the group stage of the Europa League, losing away to Lyon (0-2). In the following two matches, the team bounced back, winning with clean sheets: at home against Braga (3-0), and away at Malmo (1-0). Interestingly, the last time Olympiacos won three consecutive matches in this tournament was in August 2018. Under the guidance of Jose Luis Mendilibar, after three rounds, they are positioned at 12th place.
Midfielder Youssef El-Arabi is out for the rest of the season due to injury.
- In 5 out of the last 6 European matches involving the Greeks, one of the teams won with a clean sheet.
- At least three goals were scored in 8 out of the last 11 Olympiacos matches in the Europa League.
- The club didn't concede in the first 45 minutes in 7 out of their last 8 encounters in this tournament.
Rangers
Managed by Steven Gerrard, Rangers also have 6 points, sitting one step above the Greeks. The Scots also defeated Malmo (2-0) and lost to Lyon (1-4). In the last round, Rangers thrashed FCSB with a score of 4-0 at their home ground. Note that in their last nine matches in the Europa League, the club has only lost twice, with four wins and three draws.
- At least two goals were scored in 7 out of the last 8 Rangers matches in this tournament.
- The team hasn't lost in four consecutive away matches in the Europa League (2 wins and 2 draws).
- Rangers haven't lost in the second half in 8 out of their last 10 away matches in this competition (2 wins and 6 draws).
Olympiacos vs. Rangers: Match Prediction
In the upcoming match, I favor the hosts. Recall that this club won the Conference League five months ago. This was made possible by Jose Luis Mendilibar, who a year earlier had won the Europa League with Sevilla. With such a coach, the Greeks are quite capable of making a splash this season as well.
With the Spanish manager, Olympiacos has started to score more. In their last five home matches in the Europa League, the team has scored no less than two goals. Also, the Greeks have netted at least two goals at home in 7 out of their last 10 European cup encounters. In their national championship, Olympiacos has scored two or more goals in 19 out of 23 previous home matches. As for the Scots, they have conceded at least two goals in 7 out of their last 11 European cup matches. Moreover, Rangers rarely leave the field without conceding goals in the Europa League.
My prediction is Olympiacos Over 1.5 Goals at odds of
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