Atalanta will be playing host to Olympiakos Piraeus on Thursday for their UEFA Europa League knockout round playoffs clash at Gewiss Stadium after being transferred into the competition from the Champions League group stage.
The hosts are currently sitting 5th in the Serie A table on 44 points from 24 matches, while Olympiakos are at the summit of the Super League 1 table on 56 points from 22 matches.
Atalanta finished third on six points in their Champions League group, while Olympiakos were second in their group with nine points.
In their last game in the Serie A, Atalanta picked up a 1-1 draw against Juventus at the Gewiss Stadium on Sunday.
Atalanta were defeated in their last Champions League group stage, sinking to a 3-2 defeat at home against Villarreal, with Ruslan Malinovskyi and Duvan Zapata getting on the score sheet.
In their last six games in all competitions, Atalanta have won one, drawn three and lost two, scoring 6 goals and conceding 6 in the process.
Zapata is leading the scoring for Atalanta in European play this season after scoring three goals in the Champions League group stage.
Meanwhile, Olympiakos saw their last Super League 1 game end in a 1-0 victory over AEK Athens at Stadio Georgios Karaiskaki, with Yann M’Vila scoring the only goal of the game.
Thrylos were defeated in their last group stage match, going down to a 1-0 loss on their travel against Antwerp.
Olympiakos have earned three points from nine available in the competition this season in matches away from home, winning one and losing 2.
In their last six matches in all competitions, Olimpiakos have won five and drawn one, scoring 13 goals and conceding just 3.
Youssef El-Arabi has been leading in the final third for Olympiakos, who has scored on three occasions this season.
Atalanta vs Olympiakos head to head
The two clubs have not previously met on any occasion, and this will be the first meeting between the two in any competition.
Atalanta latest home form
Atalanta have recently failed to keep a good run of form at home, having won just one of their seven most recent matches. Despite having defeated Venezia 2-0, they lost 3-2 to Fiorentina in the Coppa Italia. In their last five matches, they have won one, drawn two and lost two.
Atalanta 2-0 Venezia 12/01/22
Atalanta 0-0 Inter Milan 16/01/22
Atalanta 1-2 Cagliari 06/02/22
Atalanta 2-3 Fiorentina 10/02/22
Atalanta 1-1 Juventus 13/02/22
Atalanta latest away form
Atalanta have been on a good run of form on the road in the long run, and they have been unbeaten in their nine most recent away matches. In their last five matches, they have won three and drawn two, scoring 11 goals and conceding just five in the process.
Napoli 2-3 Atalanta 04/12/21
Verona 1-2 Atalanta 12/12/21
Genoa 0-0 Atalanta 21/12/21
Udinese 2-6 Atalanta 09/01/22
Lazio 0-0 Atalanta 22/01/22
Olympiakos latest home form
Olympiakos have been on a good run of form at home this season, and they have not lost in any of their five most recent matches. They recently managed to defeat Panaitolikos 3-1 after extra time in their Cup competition. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded 2.
Olympiakos 2-0 Levadiakos 22/12/21
Olympiakos 2-0 PAS Giannina 23/01/22
Olympiakos 3-1 Panaitolikos 02/02/22
Olympiakos (E)3-1 Panaitolikos 09/02/22
Olympiakos 1-0 AEK Athens 13/02/22
Olympiakos latest away form
Thrylos have recently been on a relatively good form on the road, having lost just one of their six most recent matches. They recently lost 2-1 to Panaitolikos in their Cup competition. In their last five away matches, they have won one, drawn three and lost one in the process.
Apollon Smirris 0-0 Olympiakos 05/01/22
Panathinaikos 0-0 Olympiakos 16/01/22
Panaitolikos 2-1 Olympiakos 19/01/22
PAOK 1-1 Olympiakos 30/01/22
Ionikos 0-3 Olympiakos 06/02/22
Atalanta news
While Juan Musso will be serving a one game suspension with his red card, Jose Luis Palomino will remain sidelined for a few weeks through his muscle injury.
Duvan Zapata will also be absent with a groin injury until early March, while Alexey Miranchuk is almost making a return following a hamstring injury.
Olympiakos news
Manager Pedro Martins is likely to retain the same starting lineup that faced AEK Athen at the weekend, with Tomas Vaclik and Kenny Lala likely to start again.
Olympiakos have no fresh injury issues to contend with, with the only fitness issue being Garry Rodrigues who will remain on the sidelines with a fracture.
Prediction and Odds
Olympiakos head into the game unbeaten in their last six matches, and they surely will be confident that they can secure a victory on Thursday.
They are facing an opponent who are not in a particularly good form, but we expect the hosts to pick up at a draw in this game.
Odds: 1 2.35 X 2.05 2 2.20
Probable outcomes
Atalanta 1-1 Olympiakos
Atalanta 2-2 Olympiakos
Atalanta 3-3 Olympiakos
Atalanta 1-2 Olympiakos
Atalanta 1-0 Olympiakos
