Champions League: Get ready for the second leg of the Neftçi - Olympiakos Piraeus clash

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 28.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bakcell Arena (11000 seats)

It's time to decide the outcome of the Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round meeting between Neftçi and Olympiakos Piraeus. Get ready for the match with this full betting preview!

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It's quite the trip for Olympiakos Piraeus when visiting Neftçi as the cities are 3300 kilometers apart.

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Neftçi form and stats

Action has already taken place for Neftçi in Champions League as they have defeated Dinamo Tbilisi to reach the 2nd Qualifying Round. Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 2nd qualifying round.

Neftçi are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Bakcell Arena. 9 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 14 games. This match is a Champions League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in this competition. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Neftçi has won four games in a row. The Sabah match was the last time out without a victory.

Neftçi faced defeat in their previous match, away at Olympiakos Piraeus (0-1).

Previous to that game, a Champions League home match hosting Dinamo Tbilisi in a game that was won 2-1.

The Neftçi fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 14 league matches. Neftçi's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats

They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the group stage.

Mady Camara scored in Olympiakos's previous match, the home game against Neftçi that ended 1-0.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus PAOK.

Head 2 Head

Neftçi and Olympiakos Piraeus have met before this season: Olympiakos Piraeus - Neftçi 1-0.

Top Goalscorers

Olympiakos PiraeusY. El-Arabi
Y. El-Arabi
22 goals
NeftçiN. Ələsgərov
N. Ələsgərov
19 goals
Olympiakos PiraeusG. Masouras
G. Masouras
13 goals

Neftçi missing players

Olympiakos Piraeus missing players

Neftçi Olympiakos Piraeus
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   12 25
16 8   Won W   5 15
5 1   Drew D   4 5
4 2   Lost L   3 5
43 19   Scored S   17 39
18 7   Conceded C   12 21
92% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
68% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 68%
56% 55%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   33% 40%
28% 27%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 24%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 8%
44% 36%   BTTS BTTS   50% 48%
40% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 40%
24% 27%   Failed to Score F T   33% 16%
 
3.7 3.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.1
4.4 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   3 3.5
2.4 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
4 0   Red cards R C   1 4
 
11.4 11.8   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 10.5
4.8 4.8   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.5
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Neftçi 28 18 5 5 47 25 14 9 2 3 21 15 14 9 3 2 26 10 22 59
2 Qarabag 28 16 9 3 64 18 14 11 1 2 39 10 14 5 8 1 25 8 46 57
3 Sumqayt 28 10 9 9 30 31 14 4 5 5 14 13 14 6 4 4 16 18 -1 39
4 Zira 28 8 14 6 28 28 14 5 7 2 13 9 14 3 7 4 15 19 0 38
5 Sabah 28 7 8 13 28 38 14 4 4 6 14 19 14 3 4 7 14 19 -10 29
6 Kesl FK 28 5 11 12 25 40 14 3 5 6 13 17 14 2 6 6 12 23 -15 26
7 Qabala 28 5 11 12 23 44 14 3 9 2 16 20 14 2 2 10 7 24 -21 26
8 Sebail 28 5 9 14 21 42 14 4 5 5 14 19 14 1 4 9 7 23 -21 24

Read more about Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.