Tonight everybody’s attention will be turned to Greece and Athens in particular. The reason is quite simple – the final of this year’s Europa Conference League will take place there and will put Olympiacos against the Italians from Fiorentina. Olympiacos can easily be considered to have a ”home advantage” even if they are not playing in their stadium. After all, they will be playing in their own country.
Olympiacos Team News
The road to the final for the Greeks was not easy as they eliminated one of the touted favourites in the semi-finals – Aston Villa. Two resounding wins with 2-4 in England and 2-0 at home ensured that Olympiacos would be playing in the final. And if we look at the recent form of the team we can see that there are just 2 losses in their last 10 competitive games. What we can also see is that Olympiacos has no issues scoring goals as they have failed to net a goal just once in their last 10 games. But at the same time, conceding is also something the team does regularly – only 2 clean sheets have been kept in these fixtures. What can give Olympiacos hope is José Luis Mendilibar, who has experience in such games as he guided Sevilla to the Europa League trophy last season.
Fiorentina Team News
Fiorentina have reached the Europa League final for the second year in a row. But this time they will be hoping for fonder memories of the occasion because last year they lost the final to West Ham. Much like their Greek opponents, La Viola had a tough task in the semi-final and managed to only narrowly eliminate Club Brugge after a 1-1 draw in Belgium and a 3-2 win in Italy. Recent form for Fiorentina has also been good as they too have just 2 losses in their last 10 competitive games. What’s more, all of La Viola’s last 8 fixtures featured at least 1 goal scored by them. But in the meantime, it also saw them concede at least one as well. In the knockout stages of the Conference League, Fiorentina managed to keep a clean in their 2 games with Viktoria Plzen.
Head-to-Head-Games
There isn’t a prior history of games between Olympiacos and Fiorentina as this will be the first time these two teams meet each other in an official fixture. But a worrying statistic for the Greek team is that they have 6 defeats in their last 7 matches against the Italian opposition.
Olympiacos – Fiorentina Betting Prediction
Both teams are in good recent form and for both this is the game of the season. Olympiacos will want to bag this one virtually at home, while Fiorentina want to make amends for last year’s lost final and finally bring a major trophy to Tuscany. These two teams share many similarities – both are in a good run of current form and know how to score a goal or two. But the defensive aspect of their games is not necessarily their best one as evidenced by the often conceded goals. Despite this being a final and carrying a more specific atmosphere and pressure I do expect them to both score a goal here. It is their MO and has been for much of this season. Hence why, my pick is for both teams to score here.
Betting Tip: Both Teams To Score: Yes
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Odds: 1.90
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