Olympiacos v Fiorentina Prediction & Preview -  Europa Conference League Final

We have an Olympiacos v Fiorentina prediction for you plus a breakdown of the betting odds, team news and matchups ahead of Wednesday's Europa Conference League Final.

Olympiacos are set to take part in their first-ever European final on Wednesday Night after Panathinaikos, who lost the 1971 European Cup final and will do so on Greek soil. Florentina will become the first club to play in two consecutive Conference League Finals.

How To Watch Olympiacos v Fiorentina

When is Olympiacos v Fiorentina?

Olympiacos v Fiorentina will take place on Wednesday at 8.00 pm

TV Channel

TNT Sports 1 and Virgin Media 2

Live Stream

For viewers from Ireland, the game can be streamed for free on Virgin Media Player.

Where is Olympiacos v Fiorentina Being Played?

Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens

Olympiacos v Fiorentina Odds

Olympiacos despite playing the game on Greek soil are still seen as 21/10 underdogs to win the game in 90 minutes per the latest football odds at BoyleSports . Florentina are 13/10 favourites to put their defeat in last season behind them. The game is also priced at 21/10 to be drawn and head to extra-time.

Handicap Betting

Olympiacos: +1 @ 4/7

Fiorentina -1 @ 15/4

Handicap Draw +1@ 14/5

Olympiacos v Fiorentina Weather Forecast

The weather is forecast to be roughly 22 degrees with no rain.

Olympiacos v Fiorentina Preview

Olympiacos’s Form            

Olympiacos have undergone a strange period since their 21/22 Super League success. Last season's poor form overall including a 3rd place league finish meant they went through 4 managers. Similarly this season, they finished 3rd in the league and are on their 4th manager. However, José Luis Mendilibar who has been in charge since February has guided them to their first-ever European Final.

Olympiacos initially qualified for the Europa League and were drawn in a Group with SC Freiburg, Olympiacos and TSC. They finished third in the group with 7 points behind West Ham and SC Freiburg which meant they transferred to the Europa Conference League. In the playoff stage, they defeated Hungarian outfit Ferencváros 1-0 in both legs for a 2-0 aggregate victory and a place in the Round of 16.

They’ve shown grit and resilience as the tournament has gone on and following their 1-4 first-leg defeat to Maccabi Tel Aviv they’d to put in a huge showing in the second leg and they duly delivered with a 1-6 win to win 5-7 on aggregate. They then defeated Fenerbache 3-2 in the Quarter-Final first leg and overcame a 1-0 defeat in the second leg to win 2-3 on penalties.

Their Semi-Final pitted them against Aston Villa but despite being underdogs a 2-4 and 2-0 win meant they comfortably booked their place in the final.

Olympiacos’s Last Five Results

Panathiniakos 2-2 Olympiacos | May 19th | Draw

Olympiacos 2-0 AEK Athens | May 15th | Win

Paok 2-0 Olympiacos | May 12th | Loss

Olympiacos 2-0 Aston Villa | May 9th | Win

Aston Villa 2-4 Olympiacos | May 2nd | Win

3 Wins, 1 Draw and 1 Loss

Fiorentina’s Form

Fiorentina are a consistent outfit, they have followed up their 8th place Serie A finish last season alongside a Europa Conference League runner-up finish with another likely 8th finish this season but will be looking to go one better in this competition and beat Olympiacos in this game.

Despite being finalists last season, they had to qualify for the Group Stage via the playoff round where they overcame a 1-0 first-leg defeat to Rapid Wien to win 2-0 and book their Group Stage ticket. However, when it came to their group games they went unbeaten with 3 wins and 3 draws to top their group ahead of Ferencváros, Genk and Čukarički.

At the Round of 16 stage, they had a thrilling 3-4 first-leg victory over Maccabi Haifa followed by a 1-1 home draw which secured their path to the next round.  In the Quarter-Final they drew 0-0 away to Viktoria Plzeň and again in the second leg before 2 goals in extra time secured their semi-spot

They finally booked their place in the final following a 3-2 victory over Club Brugge in the first leg and a 1-1 away draw.

Fiorentina’s Last Five Results

Cagilari 2-3 Florentina | May 23rd | Win

Florentina 2-2 Napoli | May 17th | Draw

Fiorentina 2-1 Monza | May 13th | Win

Club Brugge 1-1 Fiorentina | May 8th | Draw

Verona 2-1 Fiorentina | May 5th | Loss

2 Wins, 2 Draws and 1 Loss

Olympiacos v Fiorentina Predicted Lineups

Olympiacos Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Tzolakis

RB: Rodinei, CB: Retsos, CB: Carmo, LB Richards

CM: Hezze, CM: Horta

RW: Fuounis, AM: Carvalho, LW: Podence

CF: El Kaabi

Fiorentina Predicted Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

GK. Terracciano

RB: Dodo, CM: Ranieri, CB: Millenkovic, LB Biraghi

CM Melo:, CM: Bonaventura

RW: Gonzalez, AM: Beltran, LW: Kouamé

CF: Nzola

Olympiacos v Fiorentina Head-To-Head

This will be the first-ever competitive meeting between these two sides.

Betting Trends

Goals

Coming in the game between both teams they average 3 goals cumulative per game compared to the competition average of 2.96.

Cards

Between both sides, they average 5.3 Cards Per Match, which is less than the competition average of 5.14.

Corners

The sides average 11.2 cumulative Corners per match between them which is more than the competition average of 9.73.

Scoring Patterns

Olympiacos are most potent from the 16th to the 30th minute with 25% of their goals coming during that period. They have conceded 33% of their goals from the 61st to the 75th minute.

Florentina has scored 32% of their goals in the last 15 minutes and has conceded 27% of their goals in the first 15 minutes of the game.

Key Players To Watch

Ayoub El Kaabi- Olympiacos

The Moroccan Striker has been their main man this season with an impressive record of 32 goals and 3 assists from 49 matches in the Europa Conference League that record is even better 10 goals and 1 assist from 8 appearances. Kaabi has shown himself to be a clinical finisher but is also very comfortable bringing other players into the game with layoffs and link-up play.

Lucas Beltran-Fiorentina

One of the breakout performers for Fiorentina this season has been an Argentinian named Lucas Beltran who signed from River Plate during the summer. The versatile attacker has played across all the primary attacking positions CF, AM, SS, LW and RW in a debut season where he has 10 goals and 3 assists in 49 games including 4 goals in this competition.  Don’t his low assist numbers fool you his 3.48 Shot Creating Actions, 26.23 Passes Attempted and 2.59 Progressive Passes are in the 93rd, 87th and 86th percentile for all attackers.

Olympiacos v Fiorentina Prediction & Best Bet

Prediction: Olympiacos 0-2 Fiorentina

Olympiacos have the chance to make history and become the first Greek side to win a European trophy with the bonus of it being on Greek soil. Florentina will be looking to go one step closer this season and land the Conference title.

There is pressure on both sides but Florentina should have too much quality on the night for this Olympiacos side.

Best Bet:  Fiorentina Win -1 @ 15/4

*Prices subject to fluctuation