Europa League: Marseille vs Olympiacos – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Marseille and Olympiacos who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Marseille will look to justify their title credentials this coming Thursday when they take on Olympiacos for a round 2 match in the Europa League.

Form: Marseille vs Olympiacos

Marseille Form

Marseille suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Besiktas in a 4-1 defeat. Paris Saint-Germain also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-2, before Marseille were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Troyes. Marseille won five of their last six Europa League matches at the Stade Orange Velodrome, scoring 20 and conceding eight along they way. They also drew once as they remained without defeat.

Olympiacos Form

Olympiacos look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Jagiellonia Bialystok, who were defeated by 2-1. Then, Levadiakos got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Panathinaikos by 1-0. Olympiacos claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches reads ten goals conceded and two scored.

Betting stats for Marseille and Olympiacos

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Marseille and Olympiacos. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Marseille vs Olympiacos

Having scored just once lately in the Europa League, Faris Moumbagna will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Olympiacos hope Roman Yaremchuk can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Europa League goals in his last six Europa League games.

Popular betting markets: Marseille vs Olympiacos

Full-time result

Marseille claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Olympiacos won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Marseille scored first in six of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Olympiacos scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Marseille managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Marseille’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Olympiacos, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches.