Greek giants Olympiacos will go in search of their first victory of this season's Champions League when they welcome PSV to the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Both teams emerged victorious from their most recent outings on the domestic front and will head into their upcoming continental assignment on a high.
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Olympiacos vs PSV prediction: A point apiece in Piraeus
Key stats
- PSV have won five consecutive matches and are unbeaten in eight matches across all competitions.
- However, the reigning Eredivisie champions will be seeking to pick up a first clean sheet in five outings on Tuesday.
- Olympiacos are on a three-match winning streak since a 6-1 thrashing at the hands of Barcelona in their most recent Champions League affair.
- The hosts have opened the scoring in five of their last six matches, with the aforementioned defeat against Barcelona the only exception.
Correct score prediction: Olympiacos 2-2 PSV
Goals have been in abundance for both of Tuesday's opponents, and it is hard to see either of them coming away with a clean sheet here.
As a result, we are backing a share of the spoils come the sound of the final whistle.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Hosts fancied, albeit narrowly
- HOME: 7/5 (2.40) – 41.7%
- DRAW: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
- AWAY: 7/4 (2.75) – 36.4%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Olympiacos are yet to win four competitive matches in a row since May, but have been backed to extend their current winning streak to four games on Tuesday with a home win touted as the likeliest outcome.
Jose Luis Mendilibar's men being favourites should hardly come as a surprise, given they have not lost a game in front of their fans in over 18 months, dating back to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Panathinaikos in March 2024.
PSV's 5-2 triumph over Fortuna Sittard last time out means they have now scored a whopping 20 times across their last five matches, although De Rood-witten are slight underdogs to secure maximum points here, as shown by their 36.4% win probability.
Still, Peter Bosz's men will be confident in their chances of getting the job done on enemy territory, having not lost away from home since March.
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Most recent H2Hs: PSV slightly ahead after three clashes
Tuesday's clash will see Olympiacos and PSV go head-to-head for the first time since the sides met in an Europa League knockout tie back in 2021, when the home side claimed a 5-4 aggregate triumph despite losing the second leg 2-1.
Before that, PSV ran out 4-0 winners in the first-ever edition of this fixture seven years ago, albeit in a friendly encounter.
Excluding the likes of Yusuf Yazici and Remy Cabella, who were left out of Olympiacos' UCL squad, the home side have only one fresh absentee to deal with as Santiago Hezze serves a one-game ban for his red card against Barcelona.
This should see Christos Mouzakitis get the nod to feature in midfield alongside Dani Garcia.
Predicted lineup: Tzolakis(GK), Costinha, Retsos, Pirola, Onyemaechi, Mouzakitis, Garcia, Martins, El Kaabi, Podence & Taremi
Olympiacos' last five matches:
- Olympiacos 2-1 Aris (Super League)
- Olympiacos 5-0 Aris (Greek Cup)
- Olympiacos 2-0 AEK Athens (Super League)
- Barcelona 6-1 Olympiacos (Champions League)
- AEL Larissa 0-2 Olympiacos (Super League)
PSV preview: Trio down with knee problems
Alassane Plea, Ruben van Bommel and Wessel Kuhn are PSV's injury concerns for Tuesday's clash, with all three men nursing respective knee injuries.
However, Kuhn is relatively closer to a return to action than his fellow teammates, having been sidelined since early March.
Predicted lineup: Kovar(GK), Salah-Eddine, Gasiorowski, Schouten, Dest, Veerman, Mauro, Perisic, Saibari, Man & Til
PSV's last five matches:
- PSV 5-2 Fortuna Sittard (Eredivisie)
- Feyenoord 2-3 PSV (Eredivisie)
- PSV 6-2 Napoli (Champions League)
- PSV 2-1 Go Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie)
- Zwolle 0-4 PSV (Eredivisie)
Player to watch – Ismael Saibari
Following up on his impressive hat-trick against Feyenoord last Sunday, Saibari was at the double in PSV's comprehensive triumph over Fortuna on Friday.
Consequently, the 24-year-old has now recorded at least a direct goal contribution in eight straight matches for Ajax to take his tally up to 10 goals and an assist for the campaign.
Saibari has netted away to Bayer Leverkusen and Napoli in his last two Champions League outings and is definitely one to keep an eye on here.