AFC Ajax
Football UEFA Champions League Johan Cruyff Arena Wed 28 Jan 15:00
Olympiacos FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Champions League Betting Preview: Ajax vs Olympiacos

Dutch Eredivisie side Ajax host Greek Super League team Olympiacos at Johan Cruyff Arena, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Wednesday 28 January.

Will Ajax Stay Within Touching Distance?

If you agree with our verdict that Ajax can avoid defeat against Olympiacos, then you can back the Amsterdam side with a +0.25 goal start at -130. This means our Asian Handicap stake is split equally between 0 and +0.5.

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Both Teams Victorious in Last Game

Ajax were winners last time out. Landing a 2-0 Eredivisie home victory against Volendam at Johan Cruyff Arena. The Sons of God boasted 65% possession and had fourteen shots on target, with Youri Baas scoring both of the goals.

Olympiacos edged past Volos 1–0 at Karaiskakis Stadium in the Super League last time out. The Piraeus outfit enjoyed 58% possession and managed three shots on goal, with Ayoub El Kaabi finding the net in the 26th minute.

When last playing in the Champions League, Ajax claimed a 2-1 win when visiting Villarreal, while Olympiacos triumphed 2-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen.

Champions League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
24 Olympiacos logo Olympiacos 7 2 2 3 8 13 -5 8:13 8
32 Ajax logo Ajax 7 2 0 5 7 19 -12 7:19 6
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Ajax – Last 10 League & Champions League Games

Ajax have 7 wins, 1 loss and 2 draws, averaging 2.2 goals from 7.2 shots on goal and 16.7 attempts. Fred Grim's team have averaged 57.4% possession, 547.1 passes and 5.2 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.2 goals from 4.9 shots on goal, 13.9 attempts and 5.0 corners.

Top goalscorer Oscar Gloukh has found the net 4 times, with Youri Baas, Kasper Dolberg and Mika Godts scoring 3 each. Rayane Bounida, Anton Gaaei and Mika Godts are tied for the most assists on 3, with goalie Vitezslav Jaros managing 3 clean sheets.

Olympiacos – Last 10 League & Champions League Games

Olympiacos have won 7, lost 1 and drawn 2, with an average of 1.7 goals from 6.3 shots on goal and 14.8 attempts. The Legend have averaged 56.5% possession, 7.7 corners awarded and 2.5 corners against, while they’ve conceded 0.5 goals from 2.6 shots on goal and 6.8 attempts.

The top scorers have been Ayoub El Kaabi and Mehdi Taremi on 6, with Gelson Martins getting 2. Rodinei has had 3 assists in the previous 10 games, while Konstantinos Tzolakis has 2 clean sheets to his name.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Ajax predicted lineup (4-3-3): Vitezslav Jaros (GK), Anton Gaaei, Aaron Bouwman, Youri Baas, Owen Wijndal, Davy Klaassen, Youri Regeer, Jorthy Mokio, Oscar Gloukh, Kasper Dolberg, Mika Godts.

Olympiacos predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Konstantinos Tzolakis (GK), Costinha, Panagiotis Retsos, Lorenzo Pirola, Francisco Ortega, Santiago Hezze, Christos Mouzakitis, Rodinei, Chiquinho, Gelson Martins, Mehdi Taremi.

Ajax vs Olympiacos Prediction & Betting Tips

From our main match prediction to correct score advice, a corners pick, must-watch player props and a custom bet builder — this Ajax vs Olympiacos betting preview covers it all.

Match Prediction

Ajax look capable of winning this Champions League encounter and we’ll take them on the Asian Handicap. Back them at -130 with a +0.25 goal start, with confidence high that they can perform well.

Our football betting picks come from having access to off-the-press team news along with going through the Champions League form guide. It’s also important to identify the key stats.

Key Ajax vs Olympiacos Champions League & league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Ajax in 9 consecutive games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by Ajax in 14 of their last 20 games at home.
Ajax +0.25 Probability

The best bookies are estimating that there is a 56.5% likelihood of this pick landing a return. However, we have this number between 60-65% based on our in-depth research. It is therefore regarded as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Ajax Ajax logo 2 - 1 Olympiacos logo Olympiacos

You can secure odds of +800 that Ajax are able to land a 2-1 victory. Correct score betting can provide plenty of fun and it’s a way of landing bigger odds.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kasper Dolberg Over 0.5 Shots On Target -120 BetMGM logo

Kasper Dolberg (Ajax) has bagged at least one shot on goal in three consecutive home matches. The numbers imply that he can succeed with our Overs bet and we’re delighted to take the -120 available.

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Davy Klaassen to Score +420 BetMGM logo

Davy Klaassen (Ajax) has racked up two goals in his past five home matches. We’ll take a chance at +420 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look really appealing.

Latest Davy Klaassen Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Olympiacos Over 4.5 Corners -123 BetMGM logo

Olympiacos have had over 4.5 corners in five straight away matches, while the last 5 Ajax home games have seen them concede an average of 5.20 corners. We think that the value can be found by wagering on Team Corners and you can secure -123 that Olympiacos go over the line.

Champions League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Ajax Logo Ajax
Total
10.20 5.20 5.00
Home
9.70 5.20 4.50
Away
9.40 4.10 5.30
Olympiacos Logo Olympiacos
Total
10.20 7.70 2.50
Home
11.00 7.20 3.80
Away
7.80 5.70 2.10
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Ajax +0.25 -130
Both Team To Score Yes -192
Team Corners Olympiacos Over 4.5 -123

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Ajax vs Olympiacos Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Latest Match Odds Suggest a Tight Affair

Ajax are chalked up at betting odds of +185 to defeat Olympiacos, with their opponents operating at +138 with the bookmakers. If you want to back the draw, it’s available at +260 for this Champions League clash.

Should you want to back Olympiacos to win but want money back if the game ends level, then there is -143 available on the Draw No Bet market. Opponents Ajax have been chalked up at -100.

If you’re looking to bet on more than two goals, then Over 2.5 has the lowest price. BTTS betting is always a warm order and you can bet Yes at -192 on the Both Teams to Score market.

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Ayoub El Kaabi Favourite to Score the First Goal

Ayoub El Kaabi is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +320 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is +105.

Player Goals
Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
First
+105
Anytime
+320
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Mehdi Taremi (Olympiacos)
First
+230
Anytime
+650
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Kasper Dolberg (Ajax)
First
+230
Anytime
+550
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Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
First
+240
Anytime
+650
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Player Shots On Target
Wout Weghorst (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-133
Under 0.5
-130
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Mehdi Taremi (Olympiacos)
Over 0.5
-125
Under 0.5
-141
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Kasper Dolberg (Ajax)
Over 0.5
-120
Under 0.5
-143
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Player Shots
Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos)
Over 3.5
-137
Under 3.5
-
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Kasper Dolberg (Ajax)
Over 2.5
+118
Under 2.5
-
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Mehdi Taremi (Olympiacos)
Over 2.5
+135
Under 2.5
-
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Gelson Martins (Olympiacos)
Over 2.5
+138
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Champions League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Ajax logo Ajax Stats
Olympiacos logo Olympiacos Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 7 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 7 wins, 1 defeat and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Ajax vs Olympiacos Lineups & Team News

Don’t miss the latest Ajax vs Olympiacos team news before you bet. We’ll bring you both the expected and confirmed lineups for the Champions League, along with current injury news.

Ajax Predicted Lineup 4-3-3

Olympiacos Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Ajax Predicted Lineup 4-3-3

1 Vitezslav Jaros
3 Anton Gaaei 30 Aaron Bouwman 15 Youri Baas 5 Owen Wijndal
18 Davy Klaassen 6 Youri Regeer 24 Jorthy Mokio
10 Oscar Gloukh 9 Kasper Dolberg 11 Mika Godts
88 K. Tzolakis
20 Costinha 45 Panagiotis Retsos 5 Lorenzo Pirola 3 Francisco Ortega
32 Santiago Hezze 96 Christos Mouzakitis
23 Rodinei 22 Chiquinho 10 Gelson Martins
99 Mehdi Taremi

Olympiacos Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Previous Ajax Lineups

24 Jan Eredivisie
Ajax 2-0 Volendam
20 Jan Champions League
Villarreal 1-2 Ajax
17 Jan Eredivisie
Ajax 2-2 Go Ahead E.
14 Jan KNVB Cup
AZ Alkmaar 6-0 Ajax
11 Jan Eredivisie
Telstar 2-3 Ajax
20 Dec Eredivisie
NEC Nijmegen 2-2 Ajax

Previous Olympiacos Lineups

24 Jan Super League
Olympiacos 1-0 Volos
20 Jan Champions League
Olympiacos 2-0 Leverkusen
10 Jan Super League
Atromitos 0-2 Olympiacos
20 Dec Super League
Olympiacos 1-1 Kifisia
14 Dec Super League
Aris 0-0 Olympiacos
09 Dec Champions League
Kairat Almaty 0-1 Olympiacos

Injuries & Suspensions

Ajax Injury Table
Type Name Info
James McConnell Other
Steven Berghuis Groin
Olympiacos Injury Table
Type Name Info
Theofanis Bakoulas Cruciate ligame
A. Paschalakis Calf
Team Squads

Ajax Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Fred Grim

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Youri Baas 15 D 7 594 7 0 0 0 2 0
Davy Klaassen 10 M 7 493 5 2 0 0 1 0
Mika Godts 11 F 7 488 6 1 0 1 0 0
Ko Itakura 4 D 6 454 5 2 0 0 1 0
Vitezslav Jaros 1 G 5 450 5 2 0 0 0 0

Olympiacos Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Jose Luis Mendilibar

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Francisco Ortega 3 D 7 592 7 0 0 0 1 0
Lorenzo Pirola 5 D 7 569 7 0 0 0 1 0
Konstantinos Tzolakis 88 G 6 540 6 0 0 0 0 0
Ayoub El Kaabi 9 F 7 535 6 1 2 1 0 0
Panagiotis Retsos 45 D 6 535 6 0 0 0 1 0
UEFA FlagChampions League Table
Champions League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Arsenal 7 7 0 0 20:2 21
2 Bayern Munich 7 6 0 1 20:7 18
3 Real Madrid 7 5 0 2 19:8 15
4 Liverpool 7 5 0 2 14:8 15
5 Tottenham 7 4 2 1 15:7 14
6 PSG 7 4 1 2 20:10 13
7 Newcastle 7 4 1 2 16:6 13
8 Chelsea 7 4 1 2 14:8 13
9 Barcelona 7 4 1 2 18:13 13
10 Sporting 7 4 1 2 14:9 13
11 Man City 7 4 1 2 13:9 13
12 Atlético Madrid 7 4 1 2 16:13 13
13 Atalanta 7 4 1 2 10:9 13
14 Inter Milan 7 4 0 3 13:7 12
15 Juventus 7 3 3 1 14:10 12
16 Dortmund 7 3 2 2 19:15 11
17 Galatasaray 7 3 1 3 9:9 10
18 Qarabag FK 7 3 1 3 13:15 10
19 Marseille 7 3 0 4 11:11 9
20 Leverkusen 7 2 3 2 10:14 9
21 Monaco 7 2 3 2 8:14 9
22 PSV 7 2 2 3 15:14 8
23 Athletic Club 7 2 2 3 7:11 8
24 Olympiacos 7 2 2 3 8:13 8
25 Napoli 7 2 2 3 7:12 8
26 FC Copenhagen 7 2 2 3 11:17 8
27 Club Brugge 7 2 1 4 12:17 7
28 Bodo/Glimt 7 1 3 3 12:14 6
29 Benfica 7 2 0 5 6:10 6
30 Pafos 7 1 3 3 4:10 6
31 Union S-G 7 2 0 5 7:17 6
32 Ajax 7 2 0 5 7:19 6
33 Frankfurt 7 1 1 5 10:19 4
34 Slavia Prague 7 0 3 4 4:15 3
35 Villarreal 7 0 1 6 5:15 1
36 Kairat Almaty 7 0 1 6 5:19 1
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Bayern Munich 4 4 0 0 12:2 12
2 Tottenham 4 4 0 0 10:0 12
3 Chelsea 4 4 0 0 10:1 12
4 Sporting 4 4 0 0 11:3 12
5 Arsenal 3 3 0 0 9:1 9
6 Atlético Madrid 3 3 0 0 10:3 9
7 Newcastle 4 3 0 1 9:2 9
8 Real Madrid 4 3 0 1 10:4 9
9 Juventus 4 2 2 0 9:5 8
10 Dortmund 3 2 1 0 10:3 7
11 Napoli 3 2 1 0 4:1 7
12 Galatasaray 4 2 1 1 5:3 7
13 Qarabag FK 4 2 1 1 9:8 7
14 Atalanta 4 2 1 1 6:5 7
15 PSG 3 2 0 1 10:5 6
16 Barcelona 3 2 0 1 9:4 6
17 Man City 3 2 0 1 6:3 6
18 Inter Milan 4 2 0 2 6:5 6
19 Marseille 4 2 0 2 6:5 6
20 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 5:6 6
21 Olympiacos 4 1 2 1 6:5 5
22 Monaco 3 1 2 0 3:2 5
23 FC Copenhagen 4 1 2 1 8:9 5
24 Club Brugge 3 1 1 1 7:7 4
25 Bodo/Glimt 4 1 1 2 7:7 4
26 Athletic Club 3 1 1 1 3:3 4
27 Pafos 3 1 1 1 4:7 4
28 PSV 3 1 0 2 9:8 3
29 Benfica 3 1 0 2 4:4 3
30 Frankfurt 3 1 0 2 6:9 3
31 Leverkusen 3 0 2 1 5:10 2
32 Slavia Prague 4 0 2 2 4:9 2
33 Villarreal 4 0 1 3 5:9 1
34 Kairat Almaty 4 0 1 3 1:10 1
35 Ajax 3 0 0 3 0:7 0
36 Union S-G 3 0 0 3 2:11 0
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 20 17 2 1 61:25 53
2 Feyenoord 20 12 3 5 51:29 39
3 Ajax 20 10 7 3 39:26 37
4 NEC Nijmegen 19 10 5 4 49:33 35
5 AZ Alkmaar 20 9 5 6 35:32 32
6 Sp. Rotterdam 20 10 2 8 25:34 32
7 Groningen 20 9 4 7 28:24 31
8 Twente 20 7 9 4 29:22 30
9 Fortuna Sittard 20 7 4 9 30:34 25
10 SC Heerenveen 19 6 6 7 31:30 24
11 Utrecht 19 6 5 8 29:26 23
12 PEC Zwolle 20 6 5 9 26:42 23
13 Excelsior 20 6 4 10 20:35 22
14 Go Ahead E. 19 4 9 6 30:33 21
15 Volendam 20 4 5 11 21:35 17
16 Telstar 20 3 7 10 24:33 16
17 NAC Breda 20 3 6 11 21:32 15
18 Heracles 20 4 2 14 28:52 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 10 7 2 1 33:16 23
2 Ajax 11 7 2 2 19:9 23
3 Feyenoord 11 7 1 3 29:18 22
4 NEC Nijmegen 9 6 2 1 25:13 20
5 Utrecht 10 5 2 3 18:10 17
6 Fortuna Sittard 10 5 2 3 17:15 17
7 AZ Alkmaar 9 4 4 1 20:16 16
8 Twente 10 4 4 2 13:11 16
9 PEC Zwolle 9 5 1 3 10:12 16
10 Groningen 10 4 3 3 15:9 15
11 Volendam 10 4 3 3 16:13 15
12 Go Ahead E. 9 3 5 1 15:12 14
13 Sp. Rotterdam 10 4 2 4 11:18 14
14 SC Heerenveen 10 3 4 3 17:18 13
15 Excelsior 10 4 1 5 10:12 13
16 NAC Breda 10 3 2 5 12:14 11
17 Heracles 9 3 1 5 18:23 10
18 Telstar 11 1 4 6 17:23 7
Greece FlagSuper League Table
Super League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 AEK 18 14 2 2 32:12 44
2 Olympiacos 17 13 3 1 34:8 42
3 PAOK 17 13 2 2 37:12 41
4 Levadiakos 18 10 5 3 44:21 35
5 Panathinaikos 17 7 5 5 24:21 26
6 Volos 18 8 1 9 19:25 25
7 Aris 18 5 7 6 16:20 22
8 Kifisia 17 4 7 6 24:26 19
9 OFI Crete 17 6 0 11 20:30 18
10 Atromitos 18 4 5 9 17:22 17
11 Larissa 18 3 7 8 16:28 16
12 Panetolikos 18 4 3 11 15:31 15
13 Asteras Tripolis 17 2 7 8 15:24 13
14 Panserraikos 18 2 2 14 9:42 8
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Olympiacos 9 8 1 0 22:4 25
2 PAOK 9 8 1 0 18:2 25
3 AEK 9 8 0 1 16:4 24
4 Levadiakos 9 6 1 2 27:10 19
5 Panathinaikos 8 5 2 1 14:7 17
6 Volos 8 4 1 3 8:10 13
7 OFI Crete 9 4 0 5 14:10 12
8 Aris 9 2 6 1 9:8 12
9 Larissa 10 2 4 4 9:15 10
10 Kifisia 8 2 3 3 11:11 9
11 Asteras Tripolis 8 1 5 2 12:11 8
12 Panserraikos 9 2 1 6 5:17 7
13 Atromitos 9 1 3 5 7:11 6
14 Panetolikos 9 2 0 7 10:20 6