Olympiacos vs Burnley Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 20/08/2018, 07:06  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 20/08/2018 at 08:06 in Europa League Predictions

The pressure of playing in the Europa League is already beginning to show on Burnley. They have made their way through two qualifying rounds but are yet to win a game in 90 minutes. Meanwhile they have made a slow start to their Premier League campaign with just one point from two matches. It looks as if they might need to enjoy this European campaign because it's probably going to be a long time untl the next one. Two away games in Europe this season have produced draws at Aberdeen and Istanbul Basaksehir  and Burnley go into this game on a run of five away competitive games without a victory and only two goals scored.

Olympiakos reached the group stages of the Champions League last season but had little chance of getting past Barcelona and Juventus, though they did get a home draw with the Spanish side. The season before that they reached the last sixteen of this competition and in terms of European competition are vastly more experienced than their opponents. They beat Luzen in the third qualifying round winning 4-0 at home and 3-1 away so come into this game in good form. Currently they are on a five-game unbeaten run at home in the Europa League and can get a home win here to give them a good chance of reaching the group stages of the Europa League.