Ajax vs Olympiacos Prediction 18 July 2026
🔊 Ajax and Olympiacos meet in one of the more high-profile friendlies of this summer. For the Amsterdam side, it's already their fourth pre-season game, while the Greek runners-up are building towards the start of Champions League qualifying. There's some recent history here too: back in January, Olympiacos knocked Ajax out of the Champions League, winning 2-1 in Amsterdam.
Head-to-Head
The last official match between the sides took place on 28 January 2026 and ended 1:2. Here's how the stats looked that day (Ajax were the home side):
- possession: 63% vs 37%;
- corners: 5 vs 4;
- fouls: 11 vs 8;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 2;
- shots on target: 4 vs 3.
Head-to-head statistics Ajax - Olympiacos
Ajax Amsterdam Team Overview
Their last official match was played on in a Friendly Clubs fixture - Ajax at home, Bochum away. The match ended 1-1.
Match stats (Ajax vs Bochum):
- Possession: 51% vs 49%;
- Corners: 3 vs 7;
- Fouls: 11 vs 9;
- Yellow cards: 1 vs 0;
- Shots on target: 6 vs 6.
Michel's side continue their pre-season preparations with a run of competitive friendlies. After matches against Panathinaikos (1-3), AEK Larnaca (1-0) and Bochum (1-1), the game against Olympiacos is the toughest test yet before their Conference League qualifying opener against Vojvodina. That was the plan from the start - gradually stepping up the level of opposition.
There are issues at both ends of the pitch right now. The Amsterdam side have scored in every pre-season game, but haven't managed more than one goal in any of them. This summer the club brought in defender Daley Blind on a free after his contract with Girona expired, and also signed defender Caio Henrique, bought out from Monaco for €10 million.
Match Results: Ajax Amsterdam
Olympiacos Team Overview
The visitors' last official match took place in the Club Friendlies tournament (hosts, Fortuna Sittard; away side, Olympiacos). The match ended 1-3.
Match stats (Olympiacos vs Fortuna Sittard):
- possession: 55% vs 45%;
- corners: 6 vs 5;
- fouls: 12 vs 9;
- yellow cards: 0 vs 0;
- shots on target: 5 vs 3.
Under José Luis Mendilibar, the side beat Polish side Raków 2-1 and drew 1-1 with Belgian outfit Oud-Heverlee in the summer, with further pre-season fixtures against Fortuna Sittard, AZ and Antwerp still to come. Good form aside, their friendlies rarely turn into high-scoring affairs. Four of their last five matches across all competitions finished under 3.5 goals, and the red-and-whites scored more than 1.5 in only one of those five - the Raków game. The defence hasn't been watertight either: they conceded in four of those five matches.
In the transfer market, the club sold right-back Costinha to Brighton for €12.7 million and centre-back Julian Biancone to Anderlecht for €2.5 million. On the incoming side, Olympiacos brought in Nottingham Forest centre-back David Carmo for €9 million, centre-back Zinedine Smajlović from Sandefjord, and also took Jota on loan - again from Nottingham.
Match Results: Olympiacos
Prediction for the 1st half
Head-to-head matches:
- Total encounters - 1;
- First-half wins for the home side (at home) - 0; for the visitors (away) - 0; number of draws - 1;
- Average first-half total: 0;
- Today's home team averages 0 goals in the first half, while the away team scores 0.
Total Goals Prediction
Head-to-head matches (average total):
- at home - 1, away - 2;
- in head-to-head matches - 3;
- both teams scored: all time - 1 time; at the home team's ground - 1 time.
Both Teams To Score Prediction
Head-to-head matches:
- played - 1;
- both teams scored all time - 1 time;
- at the home team's ground - 1 time.
⭐️ Editor's Prediction
This should be a fairly competitive match. Both sides may take turns controlling possession and applying pressure. Both clubs score regularly in preseason but rarely let games open up completely. Given the friendlies played so far, the tactical setups of both teams, and Ajax's defensive issues, Both Teams To Score (Yes) looks like the most interesting option here.
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Betting Tips: Ajax Amsterdam - Olympiacos
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