Olympiacos vs Braga Prediction 03.10.2024 | Europa League

• Competition: UEFA Europa League - League Phase
• Date: Thursday, 3rd, September 2024
• Kickoff: 17:45 UK / 18:45 CEST
• Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus)

Braga are eager to build on their winning start to the Europa League as they travel to Karaiskakis Stadium to face Olympiacos Piraeus in Thursday's clash.

Olympiacos vs Braga Betting Tips: DRAW

After writing their name in the history books last season by becoming the champions of the third edition of the Conference League with an extra-time victory over Fiorentina, Olympiakos have entered their new European campaign eager to prove themselves once again.

Unfortunately, the Piraeus giants faced an awkward start to their Europe League campaign as they stumbled to a comprehensive 0-2 defeat at the hands of Olympique Lyonnais in France, but they will look to erase the opening-day setback with a strong performance on matchday two.

However, Jose Luis Mendilibar's squad have been unreliable in recent weeks, as they have managed to win only one of their last four competitive matches, which came over the weekend when they cruised to a comfortable 2-0 victory against Atromitos, thus snapping a winless three-game run.

Standing in their way are Braga, who made a successful start to the league phase of UEFA's second-tier competition by battling back to claim a dramatic 2-1 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, with hero Bruma first equalizing before netting the winner in the 90+5 minute.

Since the new season began, Os Arcebispos have made 14 appearances, with only one of those culminating in a defeat, going wodn 0-2 against Guimaraes in mid-September, after which they staged a brilliant revival with three wins on the bounce, the latest being a four-goal dismantling of Rio Ave at the weekend.

Traveling to Piraeus with high confidence, Carlos Carvalhal's squad will look to leave their road record unbeaten this season, having posted four wins and two draws from their opening six away fixtures across all competitions.

Despite the comfort of playing in front of their fervent supporters, recent performances from Olympiacos have been unimpressive, so we believe that the well-organized Braga have all the tools necessary to frustrate the Greek powerhouse and keep their unbeaten away record alive. In a clash of evenly matched rivals, splitting points should definitely be on the cards!