On Wednesday evening, Olympiacos and Fiorentina will meet at AEK Arena in Athens as both sides aim to clinch the UEFA Europa Conference League trophy.
This is Fiorentina’s second successive Conference League final, with the Italian side suffering a 2-1 defeat against West Ham United in last year’s showpiece.
As for Olympiacos, this is the Greek club’s first-ever major European final, having only reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the past.
Olympiacos started the season in the Europa League, finishing third in their group to snatch a spot in Europe’s tertiary club competition.
Since then, the Greek side have won six of their eight Europa Conference League clashes, scoring 18 goals (2.3 goals per game) while keeping three clean sheets.
Olympiacos booked their place in the final with a hugely impressive 6-2 aggregate victory over Premier League club Aston Villa, winning 4-2 in England before winning 2-0 on home soil.
Trends show that Olympiacos have won five of their seven European home games this season, scoring 16 goals in the process (2.3 goals per game).
As for Fiorentina, they remain unbeaten in the Europa Conference League this season, having picked up six wins and six draws on their way to the final.
After finishing atop Group F, La Viola dispatched Maccabi Haifa and Viktoria Plzen before defeating Club Brugge 4-3 to book their place in the showpiece.
Thanks to a 3-2 victory over Cagliari last time out, Fiorentina have lost just one of their previous seven matches across all competitions.
Having suffered only two defeats in their last 12 games, the Italian side will be hopeful of making amends for last year’s Conference League final failure.
Head-to-head: This is the first-ever meeting between Olympiacos and Fiorentina, meaning we have no H2H stats or analysis to provide for this fixture.
Team news: Olympiacos will be without injured trio Giulian Biancone, Bandiougou Fadiga and Doron Leidner on Wednesday, while Francisco Ortega is a doubt.
On the flip side, Fiorentina have a solitary injury absentee, with striker Riccardo Sottil set to miss the remainder of the campaign due to a broken collarbone.
Given that Fiorentina have yet to taste defeat in the Europa Conference League this season, Olympiacos will struggle to end the Italian side’s hot streak.
Forebet’s predictive analytics model expects Fiorentina to net over 2.5 goals on their way to defeating Olympiacos, although both teams are likely to score.