Will Fenerbahce pass Olympiakos with a win?

Six-point game in Istanbul! In the Turkish metropolis of millions, the explosive clash between Fenerbahce Istanbul and Olympiakos Piraeus is scheduled for the second matchday of the current Europa League. While the traditional club from Istanbul started the competition with an unfortunate draw, Olympiakos had a successful group start as expected.

With three points under their belt, the Greek record champions top Group D. In Istanbul, Olympiakos will nevertheless be classified as outsiders according to the betting providers with a German licence. Despite the “Thrylos” being underdogs, attractive odds are being paid out for a bet on the visitors in the Fenerbahce vs.

These two clubs are meeting for the first time in a competitive match. Previously, there were only test matches between the two clubs, in which Fenerbahce always came out on top – a good omen before the upcoming clash?

The visitors from Piraeus are unbeaten in eight competitive matches in a row Prior to the clash with the Canaries from Istanbul, Olympiakos have won four in a row, including their group opener against Royal Antwerp. Like their Greek group rivals, however, Fenerbahce have also been in fine form of late.

Turkey Fenerbahce – Statistics & current form

The last matchday in the Süper Lig could not have gone better for Fenerbahce. After all, two out of three title rivals have dropped important points this year. Fenerbahce, on the other hand, mastered the difficult away game at Hatayspor and moved past their rivals to the top of the table with three points.

On Thursday, the Canaries will be looking to underline their recent form in the Europa League. Fenerbahce will also be looking to make amends, as head coach Vitor Pereira’s team dropped two important points in the away match in Frankfurt on the first matchday. In the final phase, the traditional club from Istanbul even missed a penalty.

Since then, there have been two wins and one defeat in the last three competitive matches – all in the Süper Lig, mind you. The latter came in the away derby against Basaksehir, where Fenerbahce lost a competitive match for the first time this season. They have since made up for that defeat with a home win against Giresun and an away coup against Hatay.

Will the defensive bulwark hold against Olympiakos?

The home match against Olympiakos Piraeus will be the biggest challenge so far this season for FB head coach Vitor Pereira & Co. For the Portuguese, it is also a very special match, after all, Pereira coached the Greek top club for half a year before his first engagement with Fenerbahce and even got the season’s double.

As Fenerbahce coach, Pereira wants to score three times against his old team and – in the best possible scenario – take the lead in the group. Five players are still unavailable to the Portuguese due to injury. The absences in central defenceare particularly serious.

After all, with Tisserand and Aziz, two of the four centre-backs in the Canaries’ squad are out. Pereira will therefore be forced to rely on Filip Novak in the back line again. Compared to the starting eleven that was last in action against Hatayspor, some changes can also be expected in the attack.

Predicted Fenerbahce line-up:
Bayindir – Kim, Szalai, Novak – Osayi-Samuel, Zajc, Gustavo, Kadioglu – Pelkas, Valencia, Rossi

Last matches played by Fenerbahce:

Greece Olympiakos Piraeus – Statistics & current form

For Olympiakos Piraeus, participation in the Europa League group stage is a small consolation after failing to qualify for the top flight. Previously, the Greek record champions had made it to the group stage of the Champions League twice in a row, even if the knockout stage adventure then continued in the Europa League as well.

Olympiakos Piraeus started the group stage of the second most important European cup for club teams with a home victory against Royal Antwerp. For long stretches, it was an even match in which the supposed outsiders from Belgium had a chance to seal the away victory at home to Olympiakos.

It was only a few minutes before the end of normal time that the “Thrylos” managed to break free after a goal by left-back Reabciuk. In Istanbul, the Red and Whites will now be looking to pick up the next points, building on their record against Turkish clubs in particular.

Will Olympiakos take the recent momentum with them?

So far, the Greek record champions have faced teams from Turkey nine times. Olympiakos won four out of nine matches against Turkish representatives, while two games ended in a draw. In addition, there have been a total of three defeats for the “Thrylos” – all three against traditional clubs from Istanbul, mind you.

In their current form, however, Olympiakos travel to their group rivals in Istanbul with confidence. They have recently won four matches in a row, scoring a total of ten goals In the dress rehearsal before the match against Fenerbahce, Olympiakos even kept their clean sheet against Asteras Tripolis.

In contrast to the upcoming opponents, Olympiakos head coach Pedro Martins is also spared major personnel worries. The 51-year-old will start the trip to Fenerbahce with the best possible line-up. Only Fortounis will have to take a break due to injury. In addition, there is still a big question mark over whether Semedo will be able to play.

Predicted line-up of Olympiakos Piraeus:
Vaclik – Reabciuk, Cissé, Papastathopoulos, Karbownik – Camara, Bouchalakis – Masouras, Camara, Onyekuru – Tiquinho

Last matches played by Olympiakos Piraeus:

Fenerbahce – Olympiakos Piraeus Direct comparison / H2H record

Fenerbahce and Olympiakos Piraeus have only met twice in test matches so far. Both matches were won by the traditional club from Istanbul. The last time was in July 2015, when the Canaries beat the record champions from Greece 3:2.

Turkey Fenerbahce – Olympiakos Piraeus Greece Tip

Fenerbahce made a promising start to their group against Eintracht Frankfurt just a fortnight ago, but the result was far from pleasing. After all, the canaries from Istanbul had squandered numerous chances for an away win, including a missed penalty in injury time.

At home, they have the chance to make amends on the second matchday. If Fenerbahce beat Olympiakos Piraeus in the upcoming encounter, the team led by FB head coach Vitor Pereira will overtake the Greek record champions. In the best-case scenario, they could even top the group.

However, the guests from Piraeus will not give up without a fight as the supposed underdogs in Istanbul. In recent weeks, Olympiakos have been in impressive form, winning four matches in a row. We therefore expect a competitive match between the two clubs, with most of the goals coming after the break.

For Fenerbahce vs. Olympiakos Piraeus, our tip at good betting odds is “More goals in the 2nd half “ We use a total of five units for this purpose.