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Enduring one of their worst-ever starts to a new season, Olympique de Marseille play host to Greek giants Olympiacos at Stade Velodrome on Thursday, 15 August in the Europa League.
Marseille have won only two of their seven competitive games this term, while Olympiacos have won seven of their nine opening matches across all competitions.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Marseille vs Olympiacos key stats
- Marseille have conceded six goals across their last three matches.
- The Olympians have lost two of their three competitive home matches.
- Olympiacos have lost just once in five away games this season.
- The Red-Whites have beaten OM only once in three trips to the Velodrome (L2).
Marseille vs Olympiacos — Tale of the Tape
| Marseille | vs | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| 32nd | Position | 13th |
| 0 | Points | 3 |
| 1 | Goals For | 2 |
| 4 | Goals Against | 1 |
| 0 | Clean Sheets | 0 |
| N/A | Home / Away Rank | N/A |
Marseille opened their campaign with a brilliant 4-0 win over Strasbourg, but they have only slumped since then.
Five defeats have followed, with only their recent 2-0 win over Troyes allowing them to breathe freely. One of those five defeats was their Europa League opener against Besiktas, who triumphed 4-1.
Bruno Genesio’s side will be determined to keep their momentum going following their Ligue 1 win, but their home form has been far from impressive – losing back-to-back games.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Derek Cornelius are two confirmed absentees for the hosts, while the visitors also have two players sidelined: Ayoub El Kaabi and Yusuf Yazici.
In stark contrast to Marseille, Olympiacos have enjoyed a successful start to the 2026/27 campaign.
Their only Greek Super League defeat this season in nine games came four matches ago to OFI Crete.
Since then, they have tasted three successive victories, first beating Jagiellonia 2-1 in the Europa League, before consecutive win over Levadiakos and Panathinaikos in their domestic league.
Marseille vs Olympiacos form guide & betting tips
| Marseille | vs | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
LLLLW |
Last five | WLWWW |
| 6 | Goals For | 7 |
| 9 | Goals Against | 4 |
L |
Europa League form | W |
Whispers predicts: Marseille 1-1 Olympiacos
Considering Olympiacos’s current form and Marseille’s inability to squeeze results at home, a double chance in favour of the visitors i.e. Olympiacos to win or draw at 4/6 (1.67) offers decent returns.
BTTS – Yes at 8/13 (1.61) carries similar value, with both their respective Europa League outings this season seeing both sides score.
Under 2.5 total goals at 23/20 (2.15) is worth the consideration. Three of Olympiacos’ last four games and two of Marseille’s last four have stayed under the mark.
Backing Olympiacos’ forward Jota Silva as anytime goalscorer at 7/2 (4.50) offers significant value, with the Portuguese their top scorer with two goals in the Greek Super League. He could very well make the difference at the Velodrome.
> Olympiacos to win or draw at 4/6 (1.67)) | Likelihood: Probable
> BTTS – Yes at 8/13 (1.61) | Likelihood: Likely
> Under 2.5 total goals at 23/20 (2.15) | Likelihood: Probable
> Jota Silva as anytime goalscorer at 7/2 (4.50) | Likelihood: Possible