Matchday 6 of the 2024/25 Europa League group stage between Olympiacos (Greece) and Twente (Netherlands) will take place on December 12 at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. Olympiacos vs. Twente: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)
Matches – 7 (International matches, 2023/24–2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 23;
Average yellow cards per match – 3.3;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 28;
Penalties – 29%.
Predicted lineups for Olympiacos vs. Twente
Olympiacos (4-5-1): Konstantinos Tzolakis – Costinha, Panagiotis Retsos, Francisco Ortega, Lorenzo Pirola – Christos Mouzakitis, Dani García, Rodinei, Charalampos Kostoulas, Georgios Masouras – Ayoub El Kaabi.
Twente (4-5-1): Lars Unnerstall – Anass Salah-Eddine, Max Bruns, Mees Hilgers, Juri Regeer – Gijs Besselink, Michel Vlap, Mitchell van Bergen, Sem Steijn, Daan Rots – Ricky van Wolfswinkel.
Each team's starting lineup is based on their previous match in this tournament.
Olympiacos
The Greek club has drawn its last two Europa League matches, facing Rangers (1-1) and FCSB (0-0). Prior to that, Olympiacos secured two clean-sheet victories in this tournament. Consequently, the team has kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 group stage matches. Overall, they have conceded just three goals in the current Europa League campaign, with only Lazio and Athletic conceding fewer (2). In the Europa League standings, Olympiacos is 14th, just two points behind the top eight.
- At least one opponent failed to score in 6 of Olympiacos's last 8 Europa League matches.
- The club has not lost in 6 of their last 7 home matches in the second-tier European competition (5 wins, 1 draw).
- The team's home scoring streak in the Europa League is seven matches, with at least two goals scored in five of them.
Twente
The club extended its winless run in the second-tier European competition to 13 matches (9 draws, 4 losses), losing 0-1 to Union in the last round. Their streak of conceding goals in the Europa League has now reached six matches. Notably, Twente is among only five clubs in the group stage without a win. Joseph Oosting's side is 29th in the Europa League standings, two points behind the playoff zone, with a negative goal difference of 4:7.
- No more than two goals were scored in 6 of Twente's last 7 Europa League matches.
- The team has not scored more than once in 10 of their last 11 matches in this tournament.
- The club's winless away streak in the Europa League is seven matches (5 draws, 2 losses).
Olympiacos vs. Twente: Match Prediction
After a draw with Rangers, the Greek club couldn't overcome FCSB away, although they were closer to victory, creating more scoring chances. At home, with the support of their fans, Olympiacos will have a better chance of success. The team traditionally performs well at home, including in the second-tier European competition, where they have won 5 of their last 7 encounters. Moreover, Olympiacos's opponent in the upcoming match is not the strongest. Twente has yet to win in the group stage (3 draws, 2 losses) and has not won in the Europa League for 13 matches.
Additionally, note the Dutch club's unreliable defense, which has failed to keep a clean sheet in their last six Europa League matches. The Greek team, on the other hand, plays effectively at home, scoring at least twice in 5 of their last 6 matches.
Therefore, my prediction is 1X + Individual Total Over 1.5 for Olympiacos
