Olympiacos Piraeus vs Rangers: prediction & betting odds November 7, 2024

The 4th round match of the group stage of the 2024/25 Europa League between Olympiacos (Greece) and Rangers (Scotland) is set to take place on November 7 at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. Olympiacos vs Rangers: prediction and betting odds, statistics. Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany) Matches – 7 (International fixtures, 2023/24–2024/25); Yellow/red cards shown – 46; Average yellow/red cards per match – 6.6; Red cards shown – 3; Average fouls per match – 25; Penalty – 29%.

Probable line-ups for Olympiacos vs Rangers

Olympiacos (4-2-3-1): Konstantinos Tzolakis – Pape Abou Cisse, Ousseynou Ba, Ruben Semedo, Oleg Reabciuk – Mady Camara, Yann M'Vila – Giorgos Masouras, Mathieu Valbuena, Bruma – Youssef El-Arabi. Rangers (4-3-3): Allan McGregor – James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Leon Balogun, Borna Barisic – Steven Davis, Glen Kamara, Joe Aribo – Ianis Hagi, Alfredo Morelos, Ryan Kent. The starting line-ups for each team are from their last match in this tournament.

Olympiacos

The Greeks had a disappointing start to the group stage of the Europa League, losing away to Lyon (0-2). In the following two matches, the team bounced back with clean sheet victories: Braga was defeated at home (3-0), and Malmö away (1-0). Interestingly, the last time Olympiacos won three consecutive matches in this tournament was in August 2018. Under the guidance of Jose Luis Mendilibar, after three rounds, they are positioned at 12th place. Midfielder Youssef El-Arabi is out for the season due to injury. - In 5 out of the last 6 matches of the Greeks in this European competition, one of the teams won with a clean sheet. - At least three goals were scored in 8 out of the last 11 Olympiacos matches in the Europa League. - The club did not concede in the first 45 minutes in 7 out of the previous 8 encounters in this tournament.

Rangers

Under the management of Steven Gerrard, Rangers also have 6 points, sitting one step above the Greeks. The Scots also defeated Malmö (2-0) and lost to Lyon (1-4). In the last round, Rangers thrashed FCSB 4-0 at their home ground. It's worth noting that in the last nine matches in the Europa League, the club has only lost twice, securing four victories and three draws. - At least two goals were scored in 7 out of the last 8 Rangers encounters in this tournament. - The team hasn't lost in four consecutive away matches in the Europa League (2 wins and 2 draws). - The Scots have not lost in the second half in 8 out of the last 10 away matches in this European cup (2 wins and 6 draws).

Olympiacos vs Rangers: Match Prediction

In the upcoming match, I give preference to the hosts. It's worth reminding that this club won the Conference League five months ago, thanks to Jose Luis Mendilibar, who had previously led Sevilla to victory in the Europa League a year earlier. With such a coach, the Greeks are well capable of making an impact this season as well. With the Spanish coach, Olympiacos has noticeably increased its scoring. In the last five home matches in the Europa League, the team scored no less than two goals. Also, the Greeks have scored at least two goals at home in 7 out of their last 10 European cup encounters. In their national championship, Olympiacos has scored two or more goals in 19 out of the previous 23 home matches. As for the Scots, they have conceded at least two goals in 7 out of their last 11 European cup matches. Moreover, Rangers rarely leave the pitch without conceding goals in the Europa League. My prediction is for Olympiacos to score over 1.5 goals with betting odds of 1.97. Author: Alexander Oleksenko