FK TSC Backa Topola vs Olympiacos Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 03/10/2023, 17:30  by Devesh Jaganath | Modified on 03/10/2023 at 22:20 in Europa League Predictions

Week two in Group A of the Europa League will kick off with TSC Backa Topola taking on Olympiakos on Thursday evening. The hosts currently sit at the bottom of the group, while the visitors are only above them on goal difference. TSC come into this one following back-to-back winless matches. They were held to a 1-1 draw by Mladost Lucani over the weekend, which followed their opening week Europa loss to West Ham. That loss, though, did bring an end to a four-match winning streak in their domestic league. The Blues from the Danube are currently in second place in the Super Liga, with 20 points after eight matches. They are just two points behind Partizan at the top of the league standings and are yet to lose a league match, recording six wins and two draws to date. The hosts have won three of their last four home games, with their only loss in that time coming in their Champions League qualifier against Braga. However, having been taken apart relatively easily by The Hammers in week one, TSC are the clear outsiders in this one. 

Meanwhile, Olympiakos will head into this match with their tails up. They put on a solid display at the weekend to beat PAS Giannina 3-0 on the road. That result extended their winning streak to three matches, with their last loss coming against Freiburg a fortnight ago in this competition. The Legend are already leading the Super League 1 standings and have opened up a five-point gap over PAOK in second. They have won six and drawn just one of their first seven league games and are the only side in the Greek top flight that is still unbeaten this season. The visitors' major strength this term has been in attack, where they have scored two or more goals in nine of their last ten matches. They have not been shut out in 14 competitive games dating back to the start of May. Olympiakos are heavily fancied to win this match.