Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Prediction & Match Preview

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Match Preview

Olympiacos travel to Birmingham for their maiden encounter with Aston Villa in the first leg of their UEFA Conference League semi-final tie at Villa Park. The Greeks have lost 16 of the previous 20 encounters with English teams. Can they improve such a horrendous record and make it to the final of the European competition?

• Aston Villa have won all six home outings in this term of the Conference League.
• Olympiacos lost 16 of the last 20 clashes against English rivals.
• Ollie Watkins tops Villa’s scoring charts in both Premier League and Conference League.

Aston Villa survived a penalty shootout drama in France earlier this month. They eliminated Ligue 1 outfit Lille after scoring a late goal that forced extra-time and penalties. The Lions backed it up by claiming four points from the following two Premier League outings against Bournemouth and Chelsea. They shared spoils with Chelsea in a 2-2 stalemate on Saturday evening.

Olympiacos continued the title race in their domestic league by beating Lamia 4-1 on the home patch on Sunday. They are five points shy of leaders AEK Athens with a game in hand. As for the Conference League, the Greek outfit also needed penalties to eliminate their quarterfinal rival Fenerbahce.

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Prediction

Aston Villa are big favourites going into this tie but we can hardly see them keeping a clean sheet on Thursday. The Lions kept their net untouched in six of the last seven matches in all competitions. Ironically, it came in a 2-0 win over the toughest opposition during this streak, Arsenal.

Olympiacos have scored at least a goal in six of their last seven matches in all competitions. They have just put four past Lamia on Sunday afternoon. They play attractive football under Spanish manager Jose Luis Mendilibar and they have a genuine predator in the final third in the like of Ayoub El Kaabi.

However, Olympiacos still have 16 defeats in the last 20 clashes against English opponents. Aston Villa are a force at Villa Park where they have won all six matches in Conference League this season.

Home win & Both Teams To Score pick is the standout betting option and you can go for it at the sky-high 3.20 odds.

Ollie Watkins is Villa’s standout performer. He has 19 goals and 12 assists in this term of the Premier League. The English forward also tops the team’s scoring charts in the Conference League with 7 goals to his name this season.

We expect goals galore at Villa Park on Thursday. You can back Ollie Watkins to score anytime at the 2.10 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- April 29, 2024

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Betting Tips

Aston Villa to win & Both Teams Score

OK

3.25 Odds

Ollie Watkins to score anytime

OK

2.10 Odds

Correct Score: Aston Villa 3-1

OK

12.00 Odds