Porto go head-to-head with Olympiacos at the Estádio Do Dragão in a Europa League group fixture on Thursday, 23 January. Read our Europa League predictions for the contest below.
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Porto vs Olympiacos prediction: Visitors to avoid defeat?
Key Stats
- Olympiacos have lost only one of their last 22 games in all competitions.
- Each of Olympiacos’s last four matches in the Europa League have featured under 2.5 goals.
- Porto have failed to win four of their six UEL group fixtures this season.
- Ayoub El Kaabi has scored 17 goals in all competitions for Olympiacos this term.
Correct score prediction: Porto 1-1 Olympiacos
Olympiacos are in the midst of a five-game unbeaten run in the Europa League, though the last three games of that sequence finished all square and another draw could be the outcome to back when the Greeks visit managerless Porto.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Porto offer little value
- HOME: 4/7 (1.57) – 63.6%
- DRAW: 29/10 (3.90) – 25.6%
- AWAY: 5/1 (6.00) – 16.7%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Porto sacked their third manager of the season when they axed Vitor Bruno in midweek following a three-game losing slump, though they are still 4/7 favourites to beat Olympiacos on Thursday.
Olympiacos have been tough to beat in all competitions this term and they are priced generously in the extreme at 5/1 to win in Portugal this week. View our latest football tips page for more Europa League predictions.
Most recent H2Hs: Last meeting in 2020
Porto and Olympiacos were in the same Champions League group back in the 2020/21 campaign and the Portuguese won both of the teams’ encounters 2-0 four years ago.
UEFA Champions League 09/12/20
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Porto preview: Hosts have an interim manager
Martim Fernandes, Marko Grujic and Ivan Marcano are out of action for Porto. Samu Aghehowa and Nico Gonzalez are suspended domestically, however, they are free to play in the Europa League. Jose Tavares is in interim charge for Porto following the sacking of Vitor Bruno.
Predicted lineup: Costa (GK), Mario, Perez, Otavio, Moura, Gonzalez, Eustaquio, Vieira, Namaso, Galeno, Samu Aghehowa
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W
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0
FC Porto
1
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L
Benfica
4
FC Porto
1
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W
Estoril
1
FC Porto
2
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W
AVS
0
FC Porto
2
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L
Braga
1
FC Porto
0
Olympiacos preview: Visitor’s squad looks strong
Olympiakos maintained a four-point lead at the top of the Greek Super League at the weekend with a 2-1 win at Atromitos. Olympiakos are sitting in 15th position in the Europa League table, though they could jump into the top seven with a victory on Thursday.
Predicted lineup: Tzolakis (GK), Costinha, Retsos, Biancone, Pirola, Hezze, Garcia, Rodinei, Kostoulas, Velde, El Kaabi
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W
AEK Athens
0
Olympiakos
1
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L
PAOK Salonika
2
Olympiakos
1
Greece Cup 02/04/25
L
AEK Athens
2
Olympiakos
0
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W
Panathinaikos
2
Olympiakos
4
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W
Bodo/Glimt
1
Olympiakos
2