It looks like Olympiakos found stability and improved under new head manager Imanol Alguacil, claiming three straight wins ahead of this clash. Marseille’s form in late August and September was disastrous, so I will back the visitors in the double chance market.
Key Stats
- Marseille have lost 5 of their last 6 matches.
- Olympiakos are unbeaten in 13 of their last 14 matches.
French Side Lead Head to Head
Marseille earned four victories in their six head to head clashes against Olympiakos, while the Greek side won on two occasions. The most recent h2h was six years ago at Velodrome.
Marseille Having a Rough Season
Marseille are under pressure after starting their Europa League campaign with a convincing 4-1 loss to Besiktas in Istanbul last month, Keyliane Abdallah scoring a consolation goal here.
A couple of days later, Bruno Genesio’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paris SG at home, which was their fourth consecutive domestic defeat.
Marseille embraced the international break, regrouped and ended this awful streak last weekend with a 2-0 road victory against Troyes. They ended this clash with 1.30-1.06 expected goals and 5-15 shots.
Olympiakos Under New Leadership
Olympiakos had a disappointing start to the new season where they failed to qualify for the UCL main stage, resulting in dismissal of Jose Luis Mendillar in early September.
The Piraeus side appointed Imanol Aguacil as his successor who lost to OFI Crete 1-0 in his debut, but then bounced back by taking three points in the UEL opener against Jagiellonia 2-1 (had 2.89-0.48 xG).
Olympiakos wrapped up September with a 1-0 road victory against Levadiakos, while returning to action last weekend with huge 1-0 home win against archrivals Panathinaikos, Panagiotis Retsos finding the net.
Team News & Predicted Lineups
Marseille (4-2-3-1) Jeffrey de Lange; Timothy Weah, CJ Egan-Riley, Nayef Aguerd, Emerson Palmieri; Geoffrey Kondogbia, Himad Abdelli; Amine Harit, Angel Gomes, Igor Paixao; Amine Gouiri
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Derek Cornelius, and Nouhoum Kamissoko remain unavailable due to physical issues. However, Timothy Weah returns to the squad following a domestic suspension.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Derek Cornelius, and Nouhoum Kamissoko remain unavailable due to physical issues. However, Timothy Weah returns to the squad following a domestic suspension.
Olympiacos (4-2-3-1) Francisco Ortega; Manolis Saliakas, Panagiotis Retsos, Lorenzo Pirola, Nair Tiknizyan; Remo Freuler, Gustavo Puerta; Joao Silva, Chiquinho, Kostas Fortounis; Roman Yaremchuk
Olympiacos have arrived in France without primary striker Ayoub El-Kaabi and Marius Mouandilmadji due to selection omissions. Veteran Roman Yaremchuk is expected to lead the attack.
Olympiacos have arrived in France without primary striker Ayoub El-Kaabi and Marius Mouandilmadji due to selection omissions. Veteran Roman Yaremchuk is expected to lead the attack.