Olympiakos Piraeus vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction

Competition: UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 04th August, 2022
Kickoff: 20:00 UK/21.00 CET
Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium (Piraeus)

Olympiakos and Slovan Bratislava will measure ther strength in the play-off semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, after both teams showed disastrous results in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Olympiakos did well in Israel against Maccabi Haifa, taking a positive result (1-1), but the Greek team suffered a huge humiliation in the second leg, losing 0-4 in front of the home fans. On the other hand, Slovan Bratislava were on the verge of the next round of the Champions League after they secured a 2-1 triumph in Hungary, but the Slovakian team disappointed their fans, suffering a convincing 1-4 defeat against Ferencvaros in the second leg.

Olympiakos Piraeus vs Slovan Bratislava Betting Tips: Home/Over 2.5

Last year, the two teams met in the final round of UEFA Europa League qualification, and Slovan Bratislava will be looking to get revenge on Olympiakos for last season's elimination. Last season's first clash between these teams ended 2-2 in Slovakia, while Olympiakos' dominance was seen in the second clash,, where the Greek team registered a routine 3-0 triumph at home, and a similar scenario is expected now. Both Olympiakos and Slovan Bratislava have shown a lack of defensive stability in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers, so I don't believe their defenses will change drastically in just a week. Olympiakos managed to keep only two clean sheets in the previous 10 games. Meanwhile, Slovan started the new season in the domestic league, and their net was kept intact just once in their previous six competitive games. Finding the net was no problem for Slovan in recent weeks, so we believe they will find the net in Piraeus, but we think Olympiakos will be too strong for them.