Olympiacos and Milan fight for a place in the second phase of the 2018/2019 Europa League this Thursday, December 13, The meeting is part of the schedule of the sixth – last round of the group stage of the tournament and will be held at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Greece. The kickoff is scheduled for 18h (Brasília time).The teams are in the F-key, which has betis, already ranked, in the lead with 11 points (three wins and two draws). Milan, with ten points (three wins, one draw and one defeat), is second place. Olympiacos can still take that place. He has seven points (two wins, one draw and two losses). Dudelange, without scoring, is in fourth place.
Olympiacos
For the Greeks only the victory is not enough to take the place of Milan. That would make them score tied. Thus, the definition would take place in direct confrontation. As in the first round the Italians won by 3 to 1, there is a need to reverse this result.The two Olympiacos games that served as test for the clash were not able to fuel hopes of their fans. None of the matches for the Greek Super League have resulted that would be enough to give the classification to the Europa League team.On December 3, at home, beat Panetolikos 2-1. Seguer was able to take advantage of the rival having had an athlete expelled (Chantakias) in the eight minutes of the second half to make a bigger goal difference.In the second duel, as a visitor, on December 9, it was Olympiacos who were in numerical disadvantage. Lost Podence in the 33 minutes of the final stage. The encounter with Xanthi ended in equality of 1 to 1. The stumble caused the team to fall to third position of the Greek Championship. He has 27 points, one less than Atromitos, who reached 28 by beating Aris 4-2. PAOK leads with 35.Injury should take defender Yassine Meriah and midfielder Yaya Toure out of Thursday’s match by limiting qualification options for Portuguese coach Pedro Martins.
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Milan
Milan were also in the draw in their commitment for the fifteenth round of the Italian Championship. At home, did not leave the 0-0 against Torino. It was enough just for the team to maintain the fourth place in the Serie A, remaining in the zone of classification for edition 2019/2020 of the Champions League of Europe.He has 26 points (seven wins, five draws and three losses). The advantage in comparison with Lazio, fifth placed, is one point. The team reached four games without defeat. There were two wins and two draws in the period.With five wins, three draws and two defeats in the last ten matches, coach Gennaro Gattuso has managed to keep Milan within his national and international goals despite facing many injury problems. Defenders Mattia Caldara, Mateo Musacchio and Alessio Romagnoli are handed over to the care of the medical department; and midfielders Lucas Biglia and Giacomo Bonaventura.
Football Prdiction of the Day Olympiakos vs Milan
Milan’s 3-1 win in the first round of the UEFA Europa League group stage 2018/2019 was their second meeting with Olympiacos. The teams had dueled for the first time in friendly made in 2014 when the Greeks won by 3 to 0.
The need to make at least two goals should make Olympiacos take the attack from the start of the match. The recent games of the club, however, show that the team has presented great difficulties to impose itself and this could even end up making life easier for the Milanese. Thus, the prognosis in the success of the Italians ends up being the best option for the match.
Bet Tips: Milan
Odds: 2.55
