Ajax – Olympiakos. Forecast and announcement for the Champions League match

On January 28, the match of the 8th round of the main round of the Champions League will be held at the Johan Cruyff Arena, in which Ajax will meet with Olympiakos. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Ajax

The team has been in second place in Dutch football for several years. Everything could have changed last spring, but, leading in the Eredivisie, they ruined everything with a terrible final, losing to higher PSV. After this, Farioli resigned. Heiting was appointed in his place in the summer, and it was a disastrous decision, the consequences of which Fred Grimm is trying to correct, and helps him in the status of new sporting director Croff Jr.

In the Champions League, the Dutch did not succeed for a long time either – they started the tournament with five defeats in a row, and by at least two goals. But lately they have added sharply there as well – in December they managed to beat Karabakh 4:2 on the road, and last week they managed to pull out a strong-willed 2:1 on the field of Villarreal.

Olympiakos

The club called Mendilibar for a coaching position a couple of years ago. First, he brought the first European Cup, not only for the project itself, but also for the whole of Greece. And then, last season, they returned to first place in the Super League. And they are trying to keep the title, but now there are at least two serious competitors – AEK and PAOK.

In the Champions League, Yaremchuk (who, however, remains only a reserve, who mainly played in the cup) did not work out for a long time. Even Paphos failed to win, limiting itself to a draw, as with PSV, with defeats against Arsenal, Barcelona and Real. But they managed to close the 2025 year with a victory over Kairat, and quite sensationally, in the previous round, they drew 2:0 with Bayer. This made it possible to preserve not the most theoretical chances of entering the playoffs – but only with a victory now.

Statistics of personal meetings

In 1983, back in the Champions Cup, there were draws, but the Greeks advanced due to extra-time goals. And in 1998, they already won dryly against each other on their fields.

Forecast

Bookmakers GGBET evaluate the chances of the teams with very decent coefficients: 2.90 for Ajax and 2.30 for Olympiakos. And which forecast to choose is up to you. Play with the best odds, get instant payouts and support your favorite team with us.

Bookmakers have more faith in guests. But the motivation of the hosts is not lower either – they will not lose (coefficient – 1.60).