A lively European evening is planned for Arsenal vs Olympiacos in the Emirates Stadium, on Wednesday, 1st day of October. This meeting is the 13th between these two teams since 2009 and has a historical appearance for obvious reasons.
The side of Mikel Arteta will have a positive momentum after an exciting 2-1 comeback winning against Newcastle United, who saw a stop time winner scored by their own defender, Gabriel. Moreover, their Champions League campaign certainly started well with a 2-0, gone victory at Athletic Club Die showed their maturity. For comparison: Olympiacos remained frustrated in their first game as new couples in the tournament. They played for ten men for an important period and ended up to a 0-0 draw by Pafos FC.
Team news and predicted line -ups
Arsenal Team News: The Gunners miss a number of attacking players due to injuries, namely Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Noni Madueke. Defender Piero Hincapié is also a doubt. Captain Martin Ødegaard, however, has made an impactful return of a shoulder injury of the bank against Newcastle and is in line to start with, which may replace Ebereechi Eze. Young people such as Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are also in consideration.
Olympiacos Team News: Visitors are almost at full power for this game. Their only major absence is that of the Ukrainian striker Roman Yaremchuk, who is in the sidelines with a calf injury. Also in the team their former wolves winger Daniel Podence is expected to be on the left.
Tactical tests and historical context
Olympiacos, coached by José Luis Mendilibar, a winner in the UEFA Europa League, usually work with a 4-2-3-1 formation that turns into a compact 4-5-1 formation when they are out of possession. Via their left back Francisco Ortega and Daniel Podence, Olympiacos make overloads with the flanks. Their goals often come into play later. From the ten competition goals they scored this season, all ten were scored in the second half of the games.
Arsenal has a strong home record in the Champions League. They have had nine clean sheets in the last twelve home games in the tournament – a word of caution from history to the Gunners. Olympiacos has won in each of their last three visits to the Emirates Stadium, the longest arsenal went home in the large European competition without a victory for a specific opponent. The two teams are now completely aggregated on six victories each.
Match forecast
With so much quality in depth and home shape to their advantage, the Gunners are clearly favorites here. Olympiacos have a proud history with the Emirates, but have a very bad record in the Champions League. They have lost their last ten away in the tournament, making this a tough battle.
Prediction: Arsenal versus Olympiacos, with 2-0 to Arsenaal.
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