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Arsenal v Olympiacos Bet Builder Tips, 15/1 Longshot Predictions & Cheat Sheet

Arsenal v Olympiacos Bet Builder Tips, 15/1 Longshot Predictions & Cheat Sheet

Tuesday 30 September, 20254 min read
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Arsenal welcome Olympiacos as they look to build on their opening game victory against Athletic Club.

The Greek side missed an opportunity in their first game of the league phase as they drew 0-0 against Pafos, who were reduced to 10 men in the first half.

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  • 20:00
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Eberechi Eze to have 1+ Shots on Target

Eze has been growing with every game in an Arsenal shirt, and his shot volume in the early stages of his Arsenal career really stands out. Eze has had 13 shots across his five Premier League appearances this season, with just three of those being starts (3.68 per 90). Of those 13 attempts, five have found the target (1.42 per 90).

He admittedly wasn’t at his best in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Athletic Club last time out, but this selection would have landed via Super Sub with Gabriel Martinelli coming on to score for the Gunners on that occasion. Arsenal’s recruitment over the summer has given them real attacking depth, which makes me even more confident in backing their attackers for shots and shots on target, with Super Sub onside.

Eze scored his first goal for Arsenal against Port Vale in the Carabao Cup and will be eager to get his first Champions League goal as well here. He had two shots on target in that game and can extend his promising record in the Premier League here with Olympiacos set to be on the back foot for the majority of the encounter.

Bukayo Saka to have 1+ Shots on Target

Saka had two shots on his return to fitness against Newcastle last time out. One of those attempts found the target as Arsenal managed seven shots on target against Newcastle overall.

Saka has long been the most reliable Arsenal player in the final third, but he doesn’t have to do it all on his own anymore, with the attacking reinforcements that Arsenal have brought in over the summer window. I think this will end up benefiting Saka’s shot on target record, as Arsenal will improve as an overall attacking force and not solely rely on Saka.

Saka scored six goals across his nine appearances in the Champions League last season, he had 24 shots across those games (2.83 per 90), with 14 of those attempts finding the target (1.65 per 90). He also averaged 1.19 shots on target per 90 across his 25 appearances in the Premier League last season. These numbers are even more impressive when considering that Saka struggled with injuries throughout the entirety of last season.

Arsenal Over 1.5 Goals

Arsenal look to be the most complete side in the Premier League at the moment and can emulate their performance against Athletic Club to score at least two goals here.

Arsenal are priced at 1.14 to win this game, so this is a slightly more appealing price for a similar outcome, which you would back the Gunners to achieve given their home record so far this season.

Arsenal have scored nine goals across their three home games this season, scoring 2+ goals in two of those matches against Leeds and Nottingham Forest. I’d expect a similar level of dominance from Arsenal here as they had in those games, which they won 3-0 and 5-0.

The Gunners won six of their eight matches in the league phase of the Champions League last season, scoring 16 goals across these games - nine of which came in their four home matches.

Furthermore, Arsenal scored 35 goals across their 19 home games in the Premier League last season (1.84 per game). I’d expect this record to improve this campaign with the extra attacking assets they have added to the squad over the summer.

Arsenal Goalkeeper to Make 2+ Saves

David Raya is one of the best keepers in the Premier League, only second to Alisson in my opinion.

He’s been forced into making 15 saves across his six Premier League matches this season (2.50 per game), maintaining a save percentage of 83.3% across those fixtures and keeping three clean sheets. He was forced into making two saves in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Athletic Club on Matchday 1 of the league phase and averaged 2.46 saves per 90 across his 13 appearances in the Champions League last season.

This tells us that Raya is consistently forced into making two saves for Arsenal, in making the Gunners more front-footed, Arteta will inevitably have to give up some defensive control and structure, which is a necessity if Arsenal want to challenge for the big trophies. David Raya has shown he is at the level to compensate for this change and consistently makes key saves.

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Viktor Gyokeres to Score

I’ve been watching Gyokeres really closely in the opening few weeks of the season. Mainly because I was very critical of the move when Arsenal signed him, I didn’t think he would be able to adapt to Arteta’s system and would go missing in big games - which has been the case so far.

However, with that criticism I also thought that Gyokeres would do very well in games like this, where Arsenal are so dominant that they can just keep feeding him chances. His goals so far have come against Leeds and Nottingham Forest, both of which were at the Emirates as well.

This is Gyokeres’ level in my opinion, which isn’t actually that much of a problem for Arsenal, as these are the games they struggled to get over the line in last season. His goals will help Arsenal in these sorts of games, but I don’t think he’ll be the deciding factor for Arsenal winning big trophies.

Gyokeres’ goal record speaks for itself, he netted 54 goals across his 52 appearances for Sporting in all competitions last season, six of which came in the league phase of the Champions League across eight appearances.

Riccardo Calafiori to be Fouled 1+ Times

Calafiori’s role in the early parts of the season has been fascinating to watch. He lines up as a left back but regularly picks up positions in the middle of the park and in the final third. He’s the most adventurous full back I’ve seen this season, with his power being a real strength of his game when travelling with the ball.

As Calafiori floats to all areas of the pitch, I quite like this angle for him to be fouled here. Olympiakos committed 15 fouls against Pafos last time out, despite playing the majority of the game with an extra man. I’d expect a similar level of aggression here as the away side and clear underdogs.

Calafiori has won three fouls across his six Premier League appearances this season (0.59 per 90), but I would expect this to increase here with the extra work that Olympiacos will have to do off the ball. Calafiori has already registered three goal contributions this season, which highlights his adventurous nature as a full back, which can contribute to him winning a foul here.

Ayoub El Kaabi to be Shown a Card

El Kaabi leads the line for Olympiacos and I think he’ll have quite a tough shift here, mainly chasing shadows as the Greek side look to be direct against what should be Arsenal dominance.

El Kaabi has already received a yellow card this season, with this booking coming against Panathinaikos a few weeks ago. He’s not a striker that gets overly involved in the build-up play and relies on chances being fed to him. This should result in quite a frustrating evening for the Moroccan, which can manifest itself in a few fouls - always an angle worth watching for a striker playing in a side that will sit in a low block.

The 32-year-old picked up one card across his eight appearances in the Europa League last season, whilst averaging 1.03 fouls committed per 90. He’ll have the toughest test of his campaign so far here against William Saliba and Gabriel, who are arguably the best centre back partnership in Europe.

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📈 Arsenal v Olympiacos Form & Tactics

Arsenal claimed a crucial 2-1 victory over Newcastle in the dying minutes last time out, which is a result that will give Arteta’s side a huge lift. Arsenal are obviously chasing the Premier League title, having finished 2nd in each of the last three seasons, but they’ve also got a decent chance in this competition - particularly with their defensive setup which could prove invaluable in the away ties when we reach the knockout stage.

Arsenal showed a bit more energy and enthusiasm against Newcastle than they have in their other games so far this season. I walked away from their 1-1 draw with Manchester City thinking that Arsenal could have won that game if they had been a bit more bold, and Arteta did do this in fairness with Eberechi Eze operating in a central role, which allowed Arsenal to carry a much greater attacking threat in the game.

Olympiacos will be slightly disappointed with their opening game result. They would have expected to beat Pafos anyway, but when the Cypriot side went down to 10 men, there was a real expectation for the Greek side to claim all three points, but Pafos managed to hold them to a 0-0 draw.

Domestically, Olympiacos have won four of their five matches so far this season. They’ve scored 13 goals across those games and only conceded three, though the Champions League is a massive step up in quality from this standard. They’ll sit in a low block here and look to take their opportunities on the break, which are expected to be limited.


📔 Arsenal v Olympiacos Formation & Team News

Arsenal

Arsenal are tactically fluid, Arteta has spent quite a lot of time trying to perfect rotations and certain movements. They line up in a 4-3-3 on paper, but this quickly becomes difficult to pin down with Calafiori venturing into central areas and the final third as an example of Arsenal’s patterns.

Arsenal are missing Piero Hincapie, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus to injury, but this isn’t really a big issue for Artet,a seeing as he’s been without Havertz and Jesus for a while and has appropriate cover for Madueke and Hincapie in Calafiori and Saka.

Olympiacos

Olympiacos usually line up in 4-2-3-1, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them switch to a back five here as they look to limit the damage that Arsenal can cause. They can be quite stubborn, but it would take a mammoth performance from the Greek side to take something from North London, so damage control may be the priority for Jose Luis Mendilibar, who has previous European experience, having led this side to the Conference League trophy a few seasons ago.


📊 Arsenal v Olympiacos Key Stats

  • Arsenal only lost one of their eight league phase matches last season, winning six of those games.

  • Olympiacos drew 0-0 with Pafos in their opening game of the league phase, despite playing with an extra man for the majority of the encounter.

  • Arsenal have only lost one game this season (v Liverpool).

  • Olympiacos won the most recent head-to-head clash 1-0 at the Emirates back in 2021, in the Europa League.


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