Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 18th February 2026

Bayer Leverkusen are gearing for a clash against Olympiacos at Karaiskakis Stadium on Wednesday in the first leg of the of 32 qualifying round for the Champions League.
Olympiacos only average a modest 1.1 goals per game from their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded 18 for an average of 1.8 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.
Bayer Leverkusen are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 13 goals in the past ten outings in this tournament for an average of 1.3 a game. Their opponents scored a total of 19 goals, and while Bayer Leverkusen claimed a clean sheet three, they conceded an average of 1.9 per match times.
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen Prediction
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Olympiacos claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Champions League, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored six and conceded eight goals.
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In their last three matches, Bayer Leverkusen beat St. Pauli 3-0, drew 1-1 with Borussia Moenchengladbach and beat St. Pauli by 4-0. Bayer Leverkusen claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and six scored.
Olympiacos and Bayer Leverkusen looks like an equal match, and it is difficult to separate one from the other currently, which makes the draw seem worth a punt.
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Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen Stats
- In 13 of the last 15 Olympiacos matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 12 Olympiacos matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Olympiacos home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Olympiacos have won the last 3 matches in a row in the Champions League while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Olympiacos home matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bayer Leverkusen have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 3 Bayer Leverkusen matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 3 Bayer Leverkusen away matches in the Champions League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen Team News
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen H2H
Bayer Leverkusen were knocked out cold when Olympiacos took a 2-0 win in their latest encounter. It served as pay back for the 2-0 defeat, Bayer Leverkusen handed out in the game before. Entering the clash against Bayer Leverkusen at Karaiskakis Stadium, Olympiacos have a 2-0-1 record in their past three encounters against their upcoming visitors.
Both teams found the back of the net in one of the last three matches between Olympiacos and Bayer Leverkusen.
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen Results
Olympiacos vs Bayer Leverkusen Betting Tips
Gelson Martins has three strikes in six Champions League matches for Olympiacos, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Bayer Leverkusen. The visitors are looking to Alejandro Grimaldo, who has provided his team with three Champions League goals.
Olympiacos claimed a win five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Bayer Leverkusen won six of their last 10 games away, while drawing one and losing three in this series of matches. Olympiacos have kept visitors at Karaiskakis Stadium from scoring five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil. Meanwhile, Bayer Leverkusen have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.
Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last three encounters between these two teams. Olympiacos managed an average of 2.67 goals, with Bayer Leverkusen averaging 1.34 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of Olympiacos’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bayer Leverkusen, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.