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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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2Arsenal38285591296289
3Liverpool382410486414582
4Aston Villa382081076611568
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs382061274611366
6Chelsea381891177631463
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle381861485622360
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd38186145758-160
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham381410146074-1452
10Crystal Palace381310155758-149
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton381212145562-748
12Bournemouth38139165467-1348
13Fulham38138175561-647
14Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38137185065-1546
15Everton38139164051-1140
16Brentford38109195665-939
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3899204967-1832
RLuton TownLuton3868245285-3326
RBurnley3859244178-3724
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd38372835104-6916


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