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Fenerbahçe vs Olympiacos Preview
Turkish Fenerbahçe and Greek Olympiacos will meet in the second match of the 1/4 finals of the UEFA Conference League. The game will take place on Thursday, April 18 at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Istanbul.
The first match between these rivals took place last week and turned out to be eventful. The Greek team completely controlled the match on their field and scored three unanswered goals against Fenerbahçe in the 57th minute. However, in the remaining time the guests not only returned to the game, they reduced the gap to a minimum. Thus, in the capital of Türkiye the confrontation will continue with the score 3-2 in favor of the club from Piraeus. The Olympiacos players can only regret that they did not maintain such a comfortable advantage before the difficult away trip, since Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is far from the friendliest place for visiting teams.
Bookmakers seem to anticipate that Olympiacos will be extremely difficult in the upcoming match, and consider Fenerbahçe the favourite to reach the semi-finals, despite the defeat in Greece. This outcome is estimated with odds of 1.78-1.88, while the chances of the guests are estimated at about 1.85-1.95. And if we talk only about the second leg, then the bookmakers have little doubt that the hosts will win. Judging by Fenerbahçe vs Olympiacos odds, their success is estimated with odds of 1.57-1.67, while the odds for the Greek club range from 4.90 to 5.05. A draw outcome corresponds to odds from 4.30 to 4.45.
Let's evaluate the current form of the teams before the return match and choose the most reliable option for Fenerbahçe vs Olympiacos tips.
Fenerbahçe Preview
The Istanbul club is entering a decisive stage of the season: in addition to fighting for the UEFA Conference League title, Fenerbahçe continues to fight for the trophy in the national championship and is currently only two points behind its arch-rival Galatasaray.
The team has three defeats in its last nine matches, but each of these failures turned out to be a little specific. For example, Fenerbahçe lost at home to the Belgian Royale Union SG (0-1) in the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Conference League after achieving a confident away victory with a score of 3-0. The technical defeat 0-3 to Galatasaray in the match for the Turkish Super Cup turned out to be scandalous - the team simply left the field due to a conflict with the Turkish Football Federation. Well, the defeat to Olympiacos (2-3) a week ago was not so bitter, since the team bounced back from 0-3.
Olympiacos Preview
The Greek club is one step away from a historic achievement, having never reached the semi-finals of a European Cup tournament in its history. However, the team goes to Istanbul with a very bitter aftertaste from a home victory - losing a three-goal advantage could cost José Luis Mendilibar's team very dearly.
However, Olympiacos has already performed heroics in the current UEFA Conference League. At the 1/8 final stage, the team lost the home match to Maccabi Tel Aviv with a score of 1-4, and then won the return game with the same score. In extra time, the Greeks scored twice more and guaranteed themselves a sensational advance to the quarterfinals after a crushing defeat in the first match.
Unlike Fenerbahçe, Olympiacos did not play a national championship match last weekend. Thus, the Greeks spent the whole week purposefully preparing for the visit to Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.
Fenerbahçe vs Olympiacos Betting Tips
Interestingly, the teams met each other three times in their history, and all three victories went to the Greek club. In addition to the recent game, the opponents played in the same group within the UEFA Europa League 2021/22, and then Olympiacos was stronger with a score of 3-0 and 1-0.
However, the Piraeus club now faces a very difficult task. It will be extremely difficult to maintain the minimal advantage gained at home, especially since the level of Fenerbahçe players is objectively higher. Edin Džeko, Fred, Dušan Tadić are experienced players who will certainly help their club achieve the goal of reaching the semi-finals. We believe that the hosts will achieve a convincing home victory and this is the option we offer as a Fenerbahçe vs Olympiacos prediction. Our tip for this game is Handicap Fenerbahçe -1 at odds of 1.99.
