- Odds: Olympiakos Piraeus FC are the favourites, but only just at 2.27, ahead of NEC Nijmegen at 3.35 and the draw at 3.25.
- Markets: The Under 2.5 goals market looks good at 1.67 and Both Teams to Score – No at 1.85 appeals in a cagey first-leg game.
An Olympiakos win should edge this tie
Match context
The 0-0 first-leg tie means that this UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026 tie is evenly poised going into the second-leg at Stadion De Goffert, the Netherlands, and it is likely to be decided by a single moment.
Form and recent results
Olympiakos have had a tough run of results with one win, one draw and three defeats from their last five matches, arriving here off the back of back-to-back road defeats to Royal Antwerp FC (3-0) and AZ Alkmaar (3-2), before the 0-0 away draw with NEC in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026.
- Jota Silva is their main man of danger, netting three of their five goals in their last five fixtures, while José Luis Mendilibar has had them set up in a compact, pragmatic system since 11 February 2024.
- They will look to stay solid and strike on the break in Nijmegen on Tuesday.
NEC need to take the game to Olympiakos
NEC have been in mixed form since Dick Schreuder took over on 1st July 2025, with a high-risk, possession-heavy 3-4-2-1 formation encouraging his side to push players forward. This should drag Olympiakos into a scrap on Tuesday, but NEC's last two results have been a 1-2 home loss to Sevilla FC in a friendly club match and a 0-0 draw away to the Greeks in UEFA Champions League Qualification 2026.
Across all competitions, NEC have won three and lost three of their six home matches, scoring 2.50 goals per game and conceding 1.33. This is a tough game to call, but the visitors have better odds and look to be in a better shape, so we'll take Olympiakos to edge out a low-scoring match here.
