The match of the 7th round of the group stage of the Champions League 2025/26 between Olympiacos (Greece) and Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) will take place on 20 january at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen: prediction, betting odds and statistics.
Olympiacos
Olympiacos in the last round managed to overcome Kairat in an away match (1:0). As a result the club ended its nine-match winless run in regular time in the Champions League (5 draws, 4 defeats). Moreover, over a ten-game stretch in this European competition the team kept a clean sheet only twice after 90 minutes. In the group standings the club sits in 29th place with five points and trails the playoff zone by two points. Also note that Olympiacos have not beaten German clubs in their last 13 meetings (1 draw, 12 defeats).
- The team failed to win in 7 of its last 8 home matches in the Champions League (3 draws, 4 defeats).
- The club conceded no more than one goal in 8 of its last 11 home matches in this European competition.
- At least one of the opponents failed to score in 8 of the last 11 home matches for the hosts in the Champions League.
Potential Olympiacos Lineup (4-5-1)
Konstantinos Tzolakis – Costinha, Julian Biancone, Panagiotis Retsos, Francisco Ortega – Diogo Nascimento, Santiago Esse, Shiquinho, Dani Garcia, Gelson Martins – Mehdi Taremi.
Defenders Lorenzo Pirola and Rodinei, and forward Daniel Podence are injured.
Bayer Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen in the last round failed to take another three points after two consecutive wins, finishing level at home with Newcastle (2:2). Nevertheless in the current Champions League group stage the visitors have taken points in 5 of 6 matches (2 wins, 3 draws). At the same time the club conceded at least two goals for the third time in the current Champions League campaign. In the table Leverkusen have nine points and sit in 20th place, trailing the top 8 by only three points. Note that Bayer Leverkusen opened the scoring in 4 of their last 5 Champions League encounters.
- The club failed to win in 8 of its last 11 away matches in the Champions League (3 draws, 5 defeats).
- The team failed to score more than once in 5 of its last 7 away matches in this European competition.
- A maximum of three goals were scored in 15 of the last 19 away matches for the visitors in the Champions League.
Potential Bayer Leverkusen Lineup (3-4-3)
Mark Flekken – Jeanuel Belocian, Jarrell Quansah, Loic Bade – Alex Grimaldo, Ignacio Fernandez, Aleix Garcia, Artur – Malik Tillman, Kristijan Kofan, Nathan Tella.
Defenders Axel Tap and Edmond Tapsoba, and forward Patrik Schick are injured. Midfielder Robert Andrich is suspended.
Referee
Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Matches – 17 (International Matches, 2024/2025 - 2025/26);
Yellow Cards Shown (Including Second Yellows) – 65;
Average Yellow Cards Per Match – 3.6;
Red Cards Shown – 2;
Fouls Per Match – 21;
Penalties – 29%.
Olympiacos Vs Bayer Leverkusen: Match Prediction
We do not think that this will be a very high-scoring game, and even at home Olympiacos rarely reward fans with bright attacking football. A recent meeting with Real, in which the club scored three goals, was rather an exception: in the seven home Champions League matches before that the hosts did not score more than once. Moreover, in four cases during that stretch the club finished the match without scoring.
Bayer Leverkusen generally do not boast high scoring away from home: in 19 previous away games in the Champions League the visitors scored more than one goal on only five occasions. Furthermore, in seven matches during that period the visitors left the field without scoring. On the other hand, in 12 matches over the same stretch the Germans conceded a maximum of one goal, and in the last two meetings against Benfica and Manchester City they kept clean sheets.
Prediction: Under 3 goals
