Olympiacos vs Fiorentina prediction, preview, team news and more | UEFA Europa Conference League 2023-24

Olympiacos will lock horns with Fiorentina at the AEK Arena in the UEFA Europa Conference League final on Wednesday. Olympiacos are playing in their first final in a UEFA competition while Fiorentina are the runners-up from the previous edition and will look to lift the trophy this time around.

Olympiacos booked their place in the final with a commanding 6-2 win on aggregate over Aston Villa in the semifinals. They play after a 10-day break, having been held to a 2-2 draw by Panathinaikos in their final Super League Greece match of the season earlier this month.

Fiorentina booked their place in the title-decider for the second season running with a narrow 4-3 win on aggregate over Club Brugge. They have enjoyed a four-game unbeaten run in all competitions and registered a 3-2 away win over Cagliari in Serie A last week.

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Olympiacos vs Fiorentina Head-to-Head

The two teams will meet for the first time. Olympiacos have met Italian teams 28 times in all competitions, recording just seven wins. They have suffered 16 defeats and five games have ended in draws.

Fiorentina, meanwhile, have met Greek sides five times. They have a win and a loss each in these meetings and three games have ended in draws.

Olympiacos form guide (all competitions): D-W-L-W-W

Fiorentina form guide (all competitions): W-D-W-D-L

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Olympiacos vs Fiorentina Team News

Olympiacos

Ruben Vezo, Nelson Abbey, Giulian Biancone, Jovane, Ivan Brnic, Gelson Martins, and Fran Navarro remain unavailable as they have not been included in the squad list for UEFA competitions announced in February.

Francisco Ortega picked up an ankle injury against Aston Villa and has not played since. He was back in training last week and faces a late fitness test.

Injured: None

Doubtful: Francisco Ortega

Suspended: None

Unavailable: Ruben Vezo, Nelson Abbey, Giulian Biancone, Jovane, Ivan Brnic, Gelson Martins, Fran Navarro

Fiorentina

Riccardo Sottil has a shoulder injury and is the only injury concern for the 2022-23 runners-up. Gaetano Castrovilli has been left out of the squad list for UEFA competitions and is the only other absentee for the Serie A side.

Injured: Riccardo Sottil

Doubtful: None

Suspended: None

Unavailable: Gaetano Castrovilli

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Olympiacos vs Fiorentina Predicted XI

Olympiacos Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Konstantinos Tzolakis; Rodinei, Panagiotis Retsos, David Carmo, Omar Richards; Santiago Hezze, Andre Horta; Kostas Fortounis, Chiquinho, Daniel Podence; Ayoub El Kaabi

Fiorentina Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Pietro Terracciano; Dodô, Nikola Milenkovic, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Cristiano Biraghi; Rolando Mandragora, Alfred Duncan; Lucas Beltrán, Nicolas Gonzalez, Christian Kouamé; Andrea Belotti

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Olympiacos vs Fiorentina Prediction

Thrylos are playing in the familiar setting of AEK Arena, which is just 15 kilometers away from their base, so they should feel right at home. They have scored at least two goals in five of their last six games in all competitions and will look to continue that goalscoring run here.

They have found their goalscoring boots in the knockout stage of the Conference League, scoring 15 times in the last five games in the competitions. José Luis Mendilibar, the UEFA Europa League winning coach from last season, will look to secure the Conference League title this time around.

The Viola have been in good touch recently, suffering just one loss in their last seven games in all competitions. They are on a 13-game unbeaten run in the Conference League and will look to build on that form.

They are in the final for the second season in a row and, considering their unbeaten run in the Conference League, they should be able to eke out a narrow win.

Prediction: Olympiacos 1-2 Fiorentina