Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast

Published at :April 30, 2024 at 9:59 PM

Modified at :April 30, 2024 at 9:59 PM

Unai Emery’s side face a top Greek side

Aston Villa are currently in the fourth position in the Premier League table. If they manage to stay in the top four till the end, we will see them play UEFA Champions League football next season. But at the moment, the Villans must focus on the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League. They managed to get past LOSC Lille on penalties from the quarter-finals.

The Greek football club Olympiacos will be travelling in the first leg of this two-legged tie. The Thrýlos also needed a penalty shootout to reach the semi-finals. Head coach José Luis Mendilibar will be looking to add another title to his CV after winning the UEFA Europa League last season with Sevilla.

Kick-Off:

Thursday, 2 May 2024 at 8:00 PM UK

Friday, 3 May 2024 at 12:30 AM IST

Location: Villa Park

Form

Aston Villa (in all competitions): D-W-L-W-W

Olympiacos (in all competitions): W-D-W-L-W

Players to Watch

Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

The 28-year-old striker has been in fine form in the English first tier. Ollie Watkins has scored 19 league goals while also recording 12 assists. In the European third-tier competition, Watkins has managed to score 4 goals. He also has an 82 per cent passing accuracy which surely helps his side in Europe.

Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)

The biggest threat that can do the damage at Villa Park will be Ayoub El Kaabi. El Kaabi has scored 5 goals so far keeping him in the third joint top scorer in the competition. The Moroccon centre forward has scored 27 goals in all competitions for his club this season.

Match Facts

Both teams are coming into the semi-final action after going through a penalty shootout in their respective quarter-finals
Aston Villa have played 6 home games this season in the Conference League and have won all
Olympiacos have a poor record in their last 20 visits to England. In those outings, they have managed just 3 wins

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos: Betting tips and odds

Tip 1: Ollie Watkins to score a goal – 6/5 with Sky Bet
Tip 2: Aston Villa to win this game – 4/11 with Paddy Power
Tip 3: Total goals to be under 3.5 – 4/9 with Bet365

Injury & Team News

Head coach Unai Emery has a lot of players unavailable. The likes of Tyrone Mings, Nicolo Zaniolo, Kortney Hause, Jacob Ramsey, Emiliano Buendia, Boubacar Kamara and Álex Moreno are all out with injuries. Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is suspended from participating after 3 yellow card haul.

The travelling team also has a big injury list like their upcoming hosts. Vicente Iborra, Stevan Jovetic, Francisco Ortega, Doron Leidner, David Carmo and Bandiougou Fadiga won’t be available for selection. Andreas Ndoj is suspended for getting sent off the last game in UECL. Giorgos Masouras is also suspended.

Head to Head

This semi-final first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League will be the first competitive meeting between Aston Villa and Olympiacos

Predicted Lineup

Aston Villa predicted lineup (4-4-2):

Olsen (GK); Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans, Douglas Luiz, Bailey; Diaby, Watkins

Olympiacos predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Tzolakis (GK); Rodinei, Retsos, Vezo, Richards; Chiquinho, Hezze, Horta; Podence, El Kaabi, Fortounis

Match Prediction for Aston Villa vs Olympiacos

A very unique atmosphere as both sides claimed the semi-final seeding after coming out on top over their respective quarter-final opponents in a penalty shootout. Aston Villa under the guidance of Emery will be resilient in their own backyard where they have won all games in this competitive season at home. The Greek team surely will bring something different but the Villans have enough to beat them at home.

Prediction: Aston Villa 2-0 Olympiacos

Telecast for Aston Villa vs Olympiacos

India – Sony Sports Network

UK – TNT Sports

US – CBS, TUDN

Nigeria – Supersport

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