Olympiacos vs Sparta Prague - prediction, team news, lineups

With some hosts Olympiacos and opponents Sparta Prague unbeaten successful the Europa League truthful far, Thursday's clash astatine Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis is definite to beryllium fierce.

The location broadside person six points from six and are 10th successful the league phase, whereas Sparta Prague person 4 points and are successful 11th place.

Match preview

Olympiacos managed to beat Marseille 1-0 successful matchweek 2 of the Europa League, and the information they were capable to instrumentality 3 points contempt playing astatine the infamous Velodrome is an encouraging sign.

Imanol Alguacil's broadside person been outstanding this season, with the caput manager looking to oversee a sixth consecutive triumph successful each competitions connected Thursday.

Perhaps the astir awesome facet of the club's 5 victories was the information they kept 4 cleanable sheets portion conceding conscionable once.

While galore mightiness presumption the likes Juventus oregon Bayer Leverkusen arsenic favourites for the Europa League, the hosts should not beryllium underestimated, particularly arsenic they bushed the likes of Aston Villa en way to winning the 2023-24 Conference League.

Olympiacos person played six games astatine location this season, drafting once, winning 4 times and losing once, though it whitethorn beryllium a interest to Alguacil that his squad lone scored 7 goals successful that time.

Sparta Prague were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Lillestrom connected October 15 successful the Europa League, with Thomas Lehne Olsen's 92nd-minute equaliser denying them 3 points.

The visitors person present gully their past 2 games successful each competitions, though they did look arsenic victors successful each of their erstwhile 5 clashes.

Head manager Brian Priske volition beryllium pleased that his broadside person kept 5 cleanable sheets successful their 7 astir caller outings, with his squad lone conceding 2 goals successful that stretch.

Sparta are undefeated successful their past 4 contests connected the road, claiming 3 wins successful that time, including erstwhile they beat Ararat-Armenia 4-1 successful the Europa League connected September 16.

Three points connected Thursday would correspond the visitors' 4th occurrence successful their past 5 Europa League radical oregon league-phase games.

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Team News

There is nary crushed to deliberation that Olympiacos volition deviate from the XI that bushed Marseille, truthful expect to see Roman Yaremchuk stationed arsenic a fig 9 up of attacking midfielder Chiquinho.

Santiago Hezze scored the winning extremity successful that clash with Marseille, though helium volition not beryllium judged by his interaction successful the last 3rd fixed helium is acceptable to play successful a treble pivot adjacent to Gustavo Puerta.

Panagiotis Retsos and Lorenzo Pirola were fantabulous astatine the Velodrome, and goalkeeper Stefan Ortega volition anticipation that the brace tin nutrient a akin show connected Thursday.

As for Sparta Prague, striker Jonatan Braut Brunes could beryllium positioned betwixt wide attackers Ebrima Singhateh and Matej Jurasek.

Midfielders Andy Irving and Sivert Mannsverk volition apt commencement up of centre-backs Adam Sevinsky and Tobias Kvalvagnes Guddal.

Olympiacos imaginable starting lineup:

Ortega; Saliakas, Retsos, Pirola, Onyemaechi; Puerta, Hezze; Silva, Chiquinho, Martins; Yaremchuk

Sparta Prague imaginable starting lineup:

Surovcik; Suchomel, Sevinsky, Guddal, Vitalyos; Irving, Mannsverk; Jurasek, Sochurek, Singhateh; Brunes

We say: Olympiacos 2-1 Sparta Prague

Both teams person been hard to bushed this season, truthful it would beryllium astonishing if the lucifer was not a adjacent contest.

However, Olympiacos person been exceptional astatine the back, and they should beryllium assured that they tin instrumentality each 3 points against Sparta Prague.

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