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Europa Conference League | Semi-Finals | 1st Leg
May 2, 2024 at 8pm UK
Villa Park
Olympiacos

Aston Villa
2 - 4
Olympiacos

Watkins (45+1'), Diaby (52')
Diaby (83')
FT(HT: 1-2)
El Kaabi (16', 29', 56' pen.), Hezze (67')
Fortounis (83')

The Match

Match Report

A hat-trick from Ayoub El Kaabi helps Olympiacos record a 4-2 win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final on Thursday night.

Team News

Unai Emery makes three changes to his Aston Villa XI for the Europa Conference League semi-final first leg against Olympiacos.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Europa Conference League clash between Aston Villa and Olympiacos, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

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 Aston Villa win with a probability of 39.23%. A win for Olympiacos had a probability of 36.81% and a draw had a probability of 24%.

The most likely scoreline for an Aston Villa win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.25%) and 2-0 (5.67%). The likeliest Olympiacos win was 1-2 (8.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood.

Result
Aston VillaDrawOlympiacos
39.23% (0.041000000000004 0.04) 23.97% (-0.004999999999999 -0) 36.81% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Both teams to score 61.57% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
59.27% (0.023000000000003 0.02)40.73% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.89% (0.022999999999996 0.02)63.11% (-0.023000000000003 -0.02)
Aston Villa Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.07% (0.030000000000001 0.03)20.93% (-0.029 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.33% (0.047000000000004 0.05)53.67% (-0.045999999999999 -0.05)
Olympiacos Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.87% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)22.13% (0.0070000000000014 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.49% (-0.012 -0.01)55.51% (0.012 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Aston Villa 39.23%
    Olympiacos 36.81%
    Draw 23.96%
Aston VillaDrawOlympiacos
2-1 @ 8.54% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
1-0 @ 7.25% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
2-0 @ 5.67% (0.0040000000000004 0)
3-1 @ 4.45% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.36% (0.004 0)
3-0 @ 2.95% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-1 @ 1.74% (0.004 0)
4-2 @ 1.31% (0.0029999999999999 0)
4-0 @ 1.16% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 39.23%
1-1 @ 10.92% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 6.44% (0.0019999999999998 0)
0-0 @ 4.63% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-3 @ 1.69% (0.00099999999999989 0)
Other @ 0.27%
Total : 23.96%
1-2 @ 8.24% (-0.004999999999999 -0)
0-1 @ 6.99% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-2 @ 5.27% (-0.008 -0.01)
1-3 @ 4.14% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-3 @ 3.24%
0-3 @ 2.65% (-0.004 -0)
1-4 @ 1.56% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-4 @ 1.22%
0-4 @ 1% (-0.0019999999999999 -0)
Other @ 2.5%
Total : 36.81%

How you voted: Aston Villa vs Olympiacos

Aston Villa
84.2%
Draw
7.5%
Olympiacos
8.3%
240
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2Arsenal36265588286083
3Liverpool36239481384378
4Aston Villa36207973532067
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs361961171591263
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle361761379572257
7Chelsea361691173611257
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd35166135255-354
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham371410135971-1252
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton361212125458-448
11Bournemouth37139155365-1248
12Crystal Palace371210155258-646
13Wolverhampton WanderersWolves37137175063-1346
14Fulham37128175159-844
15Everton37139153949-1040
16Brentford37109185461-739
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3789204766-1929
18Luton TownLuton3768235081-3126
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