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

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Wed 27.July
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki (32115 seats)

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

Maccabi Haifa have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2800 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.

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.

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Olympiakos Piraeus form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.

The Olympiakos manager Martins and his side return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League.

Before that match, a Super League win away at AEK Athens.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Olympiakos Piraeus matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats (from 5 games).

Olympiakos Piraeus have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and nine practice matches played. These training games have ended with 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Olympiakos Piraeus scored 8 goals and let in 12 goals during these nine games.

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Maccabi Haifa form and stats

Maccabi's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 1st qualifying round against Kairat.

Maccabi Haifa delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Olympiakos Piraeus in their previous match; a Champions League duel.

Maccabi Haifa played two friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 0 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats. In these two matches Maccabi Haifa scored 0 and conceded 2 goals.

Head 2 Head

The fixture history shows this score when the contenders met previously this campaign; Maccabi Haifa - Olympiakos Piraeus 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Olympiakos PiraeusY. El-Arabi
Y. El-Arabi
16 goals
Olympiakos PiraeusF. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
F. das Chagas Soares dos Santos
9 goals
OlympiakosG. Masouras
G. Masouras
7 goals

Olympiakos Piraeus missing players

Maccabi Haifa missing players

Olympiakos Piraeus Maccabi Haifa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
10 6   Won W   5 13
8 4   Drew D   3 6
7 1   Lost L   5 6
33 18   Scored S   14 39
29 9   Conceded C   12 18
92% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
76% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   62% 72%
44% 36%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   31% 32%
20% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 16%
12% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
68% 64%   BTTS BTTS   31% 32%
24% 36%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 52%
16% 9%   Failed to Score F T   31% 16%
 
5.3 7.4   Corners for (avg) C F   6.4 6.1
3.8 3.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.6 3.2
1.8 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.3 2.5
0 0   Red cards R C   1 1
 
11.4 16.3   Shots (avg) S (   8.8 11.5
4.5 7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.7 5.6
32% 27%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 29%
 
9.2 8.6   Shots against (avg) S A   11.1 8.5
3.2 2.9   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.6 3.1

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.