Olympiacos vs Qarabağ prediction, H2H & Probable Line-ups – January 30, 2025
One of the matches in the 8th round of the Europa League group stage will be played on Thursday in Piraeus, where Olympiacos will host Qarabağ at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. I suggest betting on goals in this match with favorable odds.
Match Preview
José Luis Mendilibar's team secured an important away victory in the last round, beating Porto 1-0. This extended Olympiacos' unbeaten streak in the Europa League to six matches, during which they achieved 3 wins and 3 draws. Notably, the team conceded only three goals in this period, keeping five clean sheets.
Currently, the Greeks are in 12th place in the standings with 12 points, and their spot in the knockout stage is already assured. However, a victory in this final match could grant them direct qualification to the Round of 16. This season, Olympiacos has relied on solid defense and has not been particularly prolific in attack. They have scored only six goals in seven group-stage matches, with just one goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Qarabağ suffered a 2-3 home defeat to FCSB in the last round. This marked their sixth loss in this Europa League campaign, with another high number of goals conceded — the fourth match where the team allowed at least three goals.
With three points and 34th place in the standings, the Azerbaijani side has no realistic chance of advancing to the knockout rounds. Regarding away games, the team has failed to secure a victory in regular time in 5 of their last 7 Europa League matches, recording one draw and four losses.
Probable Lineups
- Olympiacos: Konstantinos Tzolakis – Rodinei, Panagiotis Retsos, Francisco Ortega, David Carmo – Christos Mouzakitis, Chiquinho, Dani Garcia – Charalampos Kostoulas, Georgios Masouras, Ayoub El Kaabi
- Qarabağ: Fabian Bantic – Kevin Medina, Elvin Jafarguliyev, Matheus Silva, Behlul Mustafazade – Marko Janković, Julio Romao – Abdellah Zoubir, Leandro Andrade, Aleksei Kashchuk – Nariman Akhundzade
Match Facts and Head-to-Head
- In autumn 2022, Qarabağ defeated Olympiacos 3-0 away.
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet hit in Qarabağ's last three matches.
- The "Both Teams to Score" bet hit in 4 of Olympiacos' last five matches.
Prediction
Bookmakers favor Olympiacos in this match, offering modest odds of 1.30 for their victory. We believe the best option here is to bet on "Total Under 3.5" with odds of 1.65.
