This has all of the makings of a very interesting two-legged affair, and we are expecting it to be close over the two fixtures. Olympiacos will have home advantage on Thursday, though, and we are backing them to secure a narrow advantage ahead of the second leg next week.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Olympiacos win with a probability of 59.8%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Slovan Bratislava had a probability of 17.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Olympiacos win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.71%) and 2-1 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.9%), while for a Slovan Bratislava win it was 0-1 (6.17%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood.