Ajax
- Ajax are 32nd with six points from seven matches.
- Ajax are undefeated in their last two games, winning 2-1 at Villarreal in the Champions League and 2-0 at home to FC Volendam in the Eredivisie.
- Fred Grim has kept the Ajax style of play aggressive and attack-minded since assuming control of the team in November 2025, but has made some tactical tweaks to give his side a chance of being compact and well-organised defensively when the opposition have the ball.
- There is an inherent risk in this approach in that the defenders are often left unprotected by the ball-winners when the wide attackers get stuck in a battle.
Olympiakos
- Olympiakos are 24th in the UEFA Champions League 2025-2026 group phase with eight points from seven games.
- Olympiakos have one win and two defeats in their three away games in the UEFA Champions League.
- They are averaging 0.67 goals per game on the road.
- Olympiakos will come to the Johan Cruyff Arena armed with a pragmatic and shape-shifting approach, with boss Jose Luis Mendilibar having the creativity to find solutions for his team to defend in a compact manner and the discipline to punish the opposition with numbers when they break out.
- They will defend deep, keep their wide players disciplined and counter with speed and organisation when they win the ball, often targeting the gaps left by attacking full-backs in modern European football.
- Olympiakos’ recent form is mixed with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in their last 5 matches.
- They beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at home in the Champions League.
Ajax
- Oscar Gloukh leads the club’s scoring in the UEFA Champions League with 3 goals in 7 games.
- Youri Baas has been in good form recently with 3 in the last 5 games in all competitions.
Olympiakos
Ayoub El Kaabi, Olympiakos’s top marksman with 2 goals in 7 games in the Champions League , often finds the net in important games.
Betting Insights
- Odds: Olympiakos at 2.3, Dutch club at 2.85, draw at 3.5.
- The BTTS market is heavily favoured at 1.5.
Prediction
- We’ll give the narrow edge to the visitors here.
- This could be a close game given Olympiakos’ record away from home this season.
