- Ajax and Olympiakos played a friendly match last year at Ajax’s place, which Ajax won 1-0.
- Olympiakos are the more likely of the two teams to win the match at 2.3, with Ajax 2.85 and the draw 3.5.
Champions League places at stake in critical clash
Olympiakos Piraeus FC currently sit 24th in the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League with 8 points from their 7 matches, while AFC Ajax are 32nd with 6 points from 7 matches. This game represents a crucial chance for both teams to jumpstart their qualification prospects, so expect a close matchup on Wednesday.
Ajax come into this game on the back of a 2-game winning streak with a 2-1 away win at Villarreal in the Champions League and a 2-0 home victory over FC Volendam in the Eredivisie.
Fred Grim has been Ajax’s head coach since November 2025 and while he has kept the team playing an attack-minded style, he has brought some tactical tweaks that have tightened up the defense. Ajax will play with pace and aggression and rotate players to create positional overloads that can stretch and break the defense.
Olympiakos will look to stay compact and prevent the host’s creativity from gaining traction in behind. Jose Luis Mendilibar is a pragmatic coach that likes his team to be solid and disciplined in wide areas and to be organized and fluid in transition.
Olympiakos’ defense will challenge Ajax’s offensive creativity
Ajax’s offense is in good form with Oscar Gloukh top scoring in the Champions League this year for Ajax with three goals in 7 matches. Rayane Bounida will bring his three assists in 5 games to help create chances for the hot and consistent Youri Baas, who has scored three goals in the last five matches.
Olympiakos’ Ayoub El Kaabi is the team’s top scorer in the competition this year, with two goals in 7 games. His ability to score the key goals in tight games will be crucial to Olympiakos’ hopes of progressing to the next round.
Olympiakos won their last game 2-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League, but then they were beaten 2-0 away to PAOK in the cup. The two games will have been very different in terms of preparation and strategy. The Greeks have only won once away in recent matches (W2, D1, L2), and that was a 1-0 win in the Champions League at Kairat Almaty. Ajax are unbeaten at home in recent matches, W1, D1. Olympiakos are the slight favorite at 2.3, but the home side is playing well and should not be underestimated.
Olympiakos will be cautious and will challenge Ajax in ways that many other teams haven’t this term. ‘Both Teams To Score’ is a very short price at 1.5, so I’ll go for an away win with both sides on the scoresheet in a tight contest.
