20:00 Thursday

Aston Villa face a daunting challenge when they travel to Greece for the second leg of their Europa Conference League Semi-Final against Olympiacos.

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Prediction

Fresh from their 4-2 win at Villa Park last week, Olympiacos are bidding to become just the second Greek team after Panathinaikos in 1970/71 to reach a major UEFA competition final.

The hosts had the weekend off in the Greek Super League, and should be raring to go at the Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki.

Aston Villa, meanwhile, succumbed to a second defeat in a row when they were narrowly beaten by Brighton on Sunday afternoon.

Unai Emery has seen his squad crippled by injuries for much of this season, but could be boosted by the return of Emi Martinez here.

Score prediction: Olympiacos 2-2 Aston Villa (11/1 at Sky Bet)

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Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Lineups

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Aston Villa Predicted Lineup vs Olympiacos

Martínez, Digne, Torres, Carlos, Konsa, Bailey, McGinn, Luiz, Cash, Diaby, Watkins

Olympiacos Predicted Lineup vs Aston Villa

Tzolakis, Ortega, Ntoi, Retsos, Rodinei, Iborra, Hezze, Podence, Chiquinho, Masouras, Kaabi

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Team News

  • The visitors are likely to be without at least two players through injury.
  • Unai Emery's side could be without as many as seven players for this semi-final first leg.
  • Emi Martinez is reportedly set to return to the Villa line-up here.

 

Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Results

The first leg of this tie was the first time these two sides have met before. 

Olympiacos pulled off a shock 4-2 victory over the favourites away from home.

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Aston Villa vs Olympiacos Betting Tips

Recommended Bet - Over 5.5 Aston Villa Corners @ 8/11 on Bet365

Aston Villa will aim to mount a memorable comeback when they travel to Olympiakos for the second leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final on Thursday night.

Unai Emery’s team have given themselves something of an uphill task after suffering a 4-2 first leg defeat against the Greek side at Villa Park.

Villa will be desperate to atone for last week's shock loss and they look a good bet to rack up at least six corners at 8/11 on bet365.

The Villans will have to chase the game from the off and after earning six corners last week, they can repeat the trick in Piraeus.

Over 5.5 Aston Villa Corners - 1pt @ 8/11