Olympiakos – Aston Villa: winner Aston Villa/each team to score YES

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Our pick: Olympiakos – Aston Villa: winner Aston Villa/each team to score YES

09.05.2024 21:00

The opening game in Birmingham ended with a surprise victory for Olympiakos, who can become the second Greek club ever to reach the final of one of the three European Cups after a 4-2 win.

Aston Villa seem to be running out of breath at the end of the season. They still managed to knock out Lille in the quarter-finals after a penalty shootout, but they have not won two in a row in the Premier League and still cannot celebrate the Champions League qualification that is within their grasp. Villa played a rubbish game against Olympiakos, conceding the first two goals after a failed offside trap, then when they managed to equalise at 2-2, they got the third goal from a penalty after a handball in the whitewash, the fourth after a telegraphed shot into the goalkeeper’s opposite corner. Luiz then went on to give away a penalty kick later in the match.

Olympiakos was clinically accurate in the end, with four of their five shots on target ending up in the net, with a hat-trick from Moroccan striker El Kaabi, who improved to eight goals in seven Conference League games. Anyway, even a two-goal lead may not mean anything, Olympiakos is a specialist in fierce duels. It lost 1-4 at home to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the eighth round, only to win 6-1 in extra time in the rematch. In the quarter-final against Fenerbahce (home 3:2, away 0:1) they even had to go to a penalty shootout.

What to bet on:

Aston Villa need to score at least two goals and not concede any, they will rely on offense right from the start. Olympiakos will open the windows in the visiting defence. This offers a combination of a win for the visitors with both teams scoring.

Confidence:

5/10

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