Qarabag will host Olympiacos in Azerbaijan in matchday 4 of the Europa League. Date: 13/10/2022; Kick-off: 17:45 UK Time; Venue: Azersun Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One — Qarabag FK to win — 1.86
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two — Both teams to score YES — 1.82
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three — Over 2.5 goals — 1.94
The Azerbaijan giants are in red form, having won all of their last six matches in all competitions, including an impressive 3-0 win over Olympiacos in Greece. Qarabag are good defensively as they have kept three clean sheets in their last six matches. They have won their last three home matches and would look to make it four wins in a row against Olympiacos.
Although Qarabag had kept three clean sheets in their last six matches, they had conceded five goals in the process. Olympiacos had scored four goals in their last three away matches. They are averaging 1.5 goals per game, which is enough to get on the score sheet against Qarabag, who are averaging 0.83 goals per game.
Qarabag have scored 21 goals in their last six matches in all competitions, including three goals against Olympiacos in the reverse fixture. They are averaging 3.5 goals per game. Qarabag conceded five goals in the process. Olympiacos are struggling in the face of goal as they only have six goals in six games to show. Both teams, according to their recent games, are capable of producing at least three goals before the final whistle.
Although Qarabag are the huge favourites to take all three points on Thursday, thanks to their recent form, Olympiacos could pull off an upset in Azerbaijan, given their most recent result. Olympiacos won their last away game 2-1 at OFI. Wouldn’t be much of a surprise if they held Qarabag to a draw.
The Azerbaijan side have been in outstanding form, scoring 21 goals in their last six matches in all competitions. They are as good going forward as they are at the back. Qarabag have won all of their opening eight league games, scoring 25 goals and conceding 6 goals in the process. They are at the summit with five points clear of 2nd place Sabah. Qarabag won their most recent game at Gabala on Sunday afternoon.
Olympiacos Piraeus may be struggling this season but they are 2nd in the Greece top flight with 14 points from their opening seven matches. Olympiacos have scored 11 goals and conceded 5 goals during the span. The Greek side haven’t won a game in the Europa League after three matches, recording -7 goals in Group G.
No injury issues were reported in the first team as at the time of writing, which obviously explains their red form.
Goalkeeper: Mehemmedeliyev
Defenders: Qara Qarayev, Rahil Mammadov, Bahlul Mustafazada, Marko Vešović
Midfielders: Abdellah Zoubir, Ismayil Ibrahimli, Kady, Elvin Cafarguliyev
Forwards: Owusu Kwabena, Nəriman Axundzadə
Olympiacos will be without goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik due to a shoulder injury. He’s expected to be on the sideline until December. He has missed a total of 14 matches already. Centre-forward Youssef El Arabi will miss the clash as well but is expected to return to training later this month. He has missed five games.
Ousseynou Ba, Panagiotis Retsos and Sime Vrsaljko are all ruled out of the game with injury issues and have no return dates as at the time of writing.
Goalkeeper: K. Tzolakis
Defenders: O. Reabciuk, S. Papastathopoulus, A. Ntoi, Pipa
Midfielders: A. Camara, Y. M’Vila, I. HWANG
Forwards: G. Masouras, C. Bakambu, P. Biel
Current Form
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Olympiacos Piraeus: [LLWLW]
Where will this fixture be played?
Venue: Azersun Arena, Zagreb, Baku, Azerbaijan
When will the game take place?
Date: 13/10/2022 Time: 17:45 UK Time.
How can I watch this match?
You can watch this match on Melbet/Helabet Live Stream.