Europa League – Olympiacos vs Atalanta: Betting Preview

The Europa League clash at Karaiskaki Stadium on Thursday sees Olympiacos battle it out with Atalanta in the second leg of their knockout tie.

Olympiacos go into the return fixture with an important away goal. The Greek giants may have lost 2-1 in the first leg, but they can progress to the last-16 by beating Atalanta by a single goal.

The hosts are averaging 1.5 goals per game in their last 10 Europa League matches, in which they scored a mundane 15 times. They conceded 11 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.1 per game, where they kept their opponents from scoring 4 times.

Atalanta are brimming with confidence in front of goal before the upcoming away match in the Europa League, as they can show off very handsome numbers from their previous 7 games. The visitors scored 2.5 times on average per match, for a total of 25 goals. They also let in 12 goals, leaving an average of 1.2 per match. They fought their way to 4 clean sheets.

Our tip

Facts and figures for Olympiacos vs Atalanta in Europa League.

Current form — Olympiacos vs Atalanta

Olympiacos are a bit back and forth at the moment, but at least mostly forth, as they beat AEK Athen by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Atalanta, before claiming 3 points in a 1-0 win against NFC Volos.

Atalanta have seen it all in their last 3 matches, which brought home 4 points. They first shared the points in a 1-1 draw with Juventus, before claiming 3 points in a 2-1 win against Olympiacos. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Fiorentina.

How do the bookies view it?

The bookmakers are offering the following prices on this encounter: betting on Atalanta will get you odds 2.25, meaning the bookies predict, they are in with a 44% chance of beating Olympiacos. You can get a price of 3.50, should you wish to add Olympiacos to your accumulator, if that is your preferred betting strategy.

Olympiacos vs Atalanta – Fixture History

The last time the pair played each other, Atalanta came away as 2-1 winners in a Europa League, back in February 2022.

Primary goal getter

Ahead of their latest Europa League match, both Olympiacos and Atalanta will be looking for their main strikers. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.