Dudelange – Olympiakos Piraeus SOCCER PICKS
F91 Dudelange and Olympiakos Piraeus meet at Stade Josy Barthel, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Olympiakos Piraeus presents considerable differences in their results at home and as visitors, so in this game the home factor can be decisive.
F91 Dudelange:
After 2 losses, the home team reaches this 3rd round in the 4th position of Group F, without having conquered any points. In the previous match, they lost by (3-0) away against Real Betis, after in the first match of this group stage they lost by (0-1) at home against Milan. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive level in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses at their stadium. In the last match they played, for the national division, they tied with Racing out by (1-1). In the last 4 home matches for the UEFA Europa League the F91 Dudelange has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 8 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 6 of the last 8 matches for this competition. In 8 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 11 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (31′-45 ‘).
The situation of the Dudelange within their group is not good, since the team is in the last position of the leaderboard, so it will be important to change their position within the field, in order to try to fight for better results. from now on. Playing inside the home, the Dudelange team should be more aggressive, so, go with everything on your opponent and try to conquer the three points. In the last round, the Dudelange team ended up being beaten away from home by the Betis team by the 3×0 score. The coach must go with maximum force for this next confrontation.
Olympiakos Piraeus:
The away team comes to Group 3 in the 3rd place, with 1 point won, after 1 draw and 1 loss. In their first match in this group stage they drew at home against Real Betis by (0-0). In the 2nd round, they lost out to Milan by (3-1). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. The team comes to this match after a loss outside with OFI by (1-0). In the last 10 away matches Olympiakos Piraeus has won 3, tied 3 and lost 4. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 5 of the last 6 matches for this competition. This is a team that does not usually feel difficult to open the scoring: it scored the first goal in 11 of the last 14 games, of these 11 came to the break in advantage in 5 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8 In the last 9 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have suffered 7 of their 11 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
Olympiakos is in a place within the qualification zone, so, it knows the importance of not wasting points and acting against a team that also has bad performances, hopes to get better within the four lines to conquer points outside of home, which will be very important for the sequence of the competition. On the last day, the Olympiakos team ended up being beaten away from home by Milan by the 3×1 score. The coach must take to the field what is best available to him for this next game.
