Olympiacos vs Freiburg Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 19/09/2023, 15:50  by Daniel Ngulu in Europa League Predictions

Olympiakos will aim to extend their good run when they host Freiburg in Group A of the Europa League. A sprint start has Olympiakos top of the Greek topflight while Freiburg are 10th in Bundesliga. To get here, Olympiakos had to see off Genk in the qualifiers, winning 2-1 on aggregate. They haven't tasted defeat yet, in their eight matches this season so far. With six wins in eight matches, Olympiakos will be confident of a win here. In their last outing though Olympiakos were forced to come from behind for a 1-1 draw with AEK Athens. A return to winning ways will be the target for the hosts. They’ve scored two or more in five of the last six matches. In three of their last four matches, Olympiakos have won with clean sheets. Four of their last five matches have had over 2.5 goals. Last season, these two sides met in the Europa League. Freiburg emerged tops, winning 3-0 and drawing 1-1 across the two legs.

Freiburg had a good run last season and would wish to unleash it here. they haven't been in great shape this season, and coming to this game they are on two straight defeats. In their most recent match, Freiburg were beaten 4-2 at home by Borussia Dortmund. After conceding nine times in their last two matches, we expect Freiburg’s confidence to be running low. Still they need to improve on two clean sheets only in five matches ahead of this. Having scored twice in three of the five matches, they will however have some positives to look at going into this game. Last season, in this competition, Freiburg went all the way to the Round of 16. They have to improve on their recent performances to be able to better that run. However, in their last four Europa League matches, they have no win. They even failed to score in the last two – home and away losses to Juventus.