Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Antwerp
Match Time & Date:
09/12/2021
12:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Olympiacos
Bosuilstadion will host Thursday’s Europa League game between Antwerp and Olympiakos. Antwerp are stuck at the bottom of Group D, but a 2-2 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt helped them keep their Conference League hopes alive. The Belgians have no other choice but to go all guns blazing at Olympiakos, but they will have to do it without Buta, Coopman, Miyoshi, and Nsimba, who have been struggling with injuries of late.
The Thrylos, on the other hand, are eyeing top position in Group D, and seeing that the Greeks will go for a win in Thursday’s clash as well, both teams to score betting option should be considered. The good news for the visitors is that important defender Sokratis has recovered from the injury he suffered in the last group game. When the two teams met in Piraeus earlier in the process Olympiakos defeated Antwerp 2-1.
Highlighted Player (Lior Refaelov):
Lior Refaelov is an Israeli footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for the Belgium giants with whom he has been a mainstay since his arrival in 2011. Rafaelov began his career at Maccabi Haifa where he played 161 league appearances and scored 30 goals before moving to Belgium.
The experienced 30-year-old Israel international has made his senior debut for his country in 2007 and has since earned over 30 caps for Israel. Lior Rafaelov is a player of vast international experience despite the fact Club Brugge are his first and so far only club in Europe.
The 30-year-old attacking midfielder is a major force upfront who has scored six times during Brugge’s Europa League campaign in 2014-15, while he also scored the winner in the Belgian Cup final to earn his club a first trophy in eight years. Last season Rafaleov repeated the feat, having scored in the 2016 Belgian Cup Final, but it wasn’t enough for Club Brugge to avoid getting defeated 2-1 to Standard Liege.
Highlighted Team (Olympiacos):
Olympiakos are regarded as one of the biggest club in Greece. The Thrylos were founded back in 1925 and they play their home games at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. The capacity of the stadium is 33 296. In 2016 Olympiakos won their 43rd Greek Superleague trophy and it has to be noted that they clinched their sixth consecutive domestic title.
However, the club’s biggest success came in 1999 as they participated in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Red and whites were beaten by Juventus in the two-legged tie. It is well known that Panathinaikos are considered the club’s bitterest rivals and the two teams share a great and long-standing rivalry.
The likes of AEK and PAOK are regarded as Olympiakos’ fierce opponents as well. The likes of Javier Saviola, Kevin Mirallas, Darko Kovacevic, Lomana LuaLua, Joel Campbell, Rivaldo and Marko Pantelic are notable footballers who played for the club in the past. Olympiakos fans are friends with Red Star Belgrade supporters.
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