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Ajax vs Olympiakos Betting Tips & Prediction – Stick with Goals in the Champions League

Vedran Ostojic

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Last updated: Tue 27 Jan 2026 11:16

Vedran Ostojic 27 Jan 2026

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Both teams are expected to be attackingly-oriented
Considering their defensive weaknesses, goals are likely
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Ajax kept their playoff hopes alive with two straight wins (Getty)

All signs are pointing at a high-scoring affair in Amsterdam. Olympiakos’ back line struggled so far in the UCL, while Ajax are expected to surge forward since they need three points.

Key Stats
Six Previous Meetings
Plenty of Action in Ajax’s Matches
Olympiakos on the Edge of Qualifying
Predicted Lineups & Team News

Key Stats

Ajax have seen over 3.5 goals in 9 of their last 11 matches.
Ajax’s Oscar Gloukh has scored 3 goals in his last 2 matches (UCL).
Olympiakos have scored in their last 5 matches (UCL).

Six Previous Meetings

Score is tied when it comes to previous head to head clashes between Ajax and Olympiakos 2-2, while 2 games ended without a winner.

Plenty of Action in Ajax’s Matches

Ajax had a disastrous start in the UEFA Champions League group phase, suffering five defeats in opening five rounds but managed to keep their playoff hopes alive thanks to two recent victories.

First, they orchestrated a 4-2 comeback victory against Qarabag in mid-December where Oscar Gloukh starred with two goals, followed by last week’s 2-1 win in Spain against Villarreal, the Israeli winger once again appearing on the scoresheet.

A majority of Ajax’s domestic affairs have also been full of action, scoring 39 and conceding 26 times in 20 Eredivisie encounters, averaging 3.25 goals per game.

Olympiakos on the Edge of Qualifying

In theory, Olympiakos needs one point from this final UCL clash to secure a spot in the playoffs but that depends on other results, so I am guessing they will all for victory in Amsterdam, currently sitting in 24th place with eight points.

The Red and Whites punished Bayer Leverkusen’s poor defending last week, winning the clash 2-0 despite having 1.13-2.58 xG, 28% possession and 6-17 shots. Their back line conceded 13 goals in five UCL games prior to this one.

Another example where they revealed defensive weaknesses was in the Greek Cup in mid-January, losing to PAOK 2-0 at home in the quarterfinals.

Predicted Lineups & Team News

Ajax (4-3-2-1) Vitezslav Jaros; Anton Gaaei, Aaron Bouwman, Youri Baas, Owen Wijndal; Youri Regeer; Jorthy Mokio, Davy Klaassen; Oscar Gloukh, Mika Godts; Kasper Dolberg

Veterans Wout Weghorst and Steven Berghuis are injured for the home side, while Takehiro Tomiyasu is a doubt due to a poor fitness.

Olympiacos (4-2-3-1) Konstantinos Tzolakis; Joao Costinha, Panagiotis Retsos, Lorenzo Pirola, Francisco Ortega; Christos Mouzakitis, Santiago Hezze; Rodinei Marcelo, Francisco Chiquinho, Gelson Martins; Ayoub El Kaabi

Alexandros Paschalakis. Theofanis Bakoulas and Konstantinos Angelakis are long-term absentees for the Greek side.

Verdict

Ajax v Olympiacos

Both Ajax’s and Olympiakos’ back line have been a mess in the Champions League group phase, but these two sides score regularly in the last couple of weeks. Both are forced to be aggressive and search for victory, so a high-scoring affair is likely.

Another bet worth considering is Oscar Gloukh to score anytime. The Israeli winger netted a brace against Qarabag and bagged an important goal at Villarreal last week.

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