Prediction: Olympiacos Piraeus vs Ferencvaros

Prediction: Olympiacos Piraeus to win 2-1

Best Odds: 7/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet

Olympiacos Piraeus and Ferencvaros will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa Conference League this week. The first leg of the playoff round tie between the Greek club and the Hungarian side will be held at the Karaiskakis Stadium and is scheduled to kick off at 5:45 pm UK time on Thursday.

Olympiacos Piraeus

Olympiacos are one of the biggest clubs in Greece and are used to playing in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League. They tend to win the Super League Greece or at least challenge for the title on a regular basis.

José Luis Mendilibar’s side finished third in the UEFA Europa League Group A with seven points from six matches. Olympiacos dropped to the UEFA Europa Conference League knockout playoff round.

Olympiacos are fourth in the 2023–24 Super League Greece table at the moment with 44 points from 22 matches. They are seven points behind leaders PAOK and are unlikely to win the title this campaign.

Team News:

Olympiacos Piraeus are likely to line up in a 4-3-3 formation. De Almeida, Ntoi, Mota Veiga Teixeira Carmo and Ortega will be the four defenders. Carvalho, Alexandropoulos and Hezze will be the three midfielders. Fortounis, El Kaabi and Masouras will be the three forwards.

Ferencvaros

Ferencvarosi TC are one of the biggest and most well-known clubs in Hungary. They tend to play in Europe’s major club competitions, such as the UEFA Europa League, and that is a great achievement in itself.

Dejan Stankovic’s side won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I title last season and will be determined to clinch the championship this time around as well. They are second in the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I table with 42 points from 20 matches, a point behind leaders Paks.

Ferencvarosi finished second in the UEFA Europe Conference League Group F table with 10 points from six matches, two points behind leaders Fiorentina.

Team News:

Dibusz will be the goalkeeper for Ferencvaros. Wingo, Cisse, Mmaee and Ramirez will be the four defenders. Makreckis and Maiga will be the two defenders. Zacharlassen, Abu Fani and Costa Martinz will be the three attacking midfielders. Varga will lead the line for Ferencvaros.

Key Factors to Consider

• This will be the very first meeting between Olympiacos and Ferencvaros.
• Ferencvaros have won their last four competitive matches.
• Ferencvaros are unbeaten in six of their last seven away matches.
• Olympiacos are unbeaten in five of their last seven matches across all competitions.
• Olympiacos have scored 47 goals in 22 Greek Superleague games this season.

Conclusion

While Ferencvaros are a good team, Olympiacos Piraeus are better and are also at home. Although the Greek club are not going to find it easy to win, they are going to get the job done in the end due to the home advantage they have for the first leg.

Prediction: Olympiacos Piraeus to win 2-1

Best Odds: 7/1

Bookmaker: Zetbet