NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus Prediction

NEC Nijmegen
2-1
After Extra Time
HT 0-0AET 1-0
Olympiakos Piraeus
Stadion de Goffert, Nijmegen·Maurizio Mariani, Italy 11/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
6.6 / 10
Value Analysis
72%Trust
Corners Total
Corners Under 9.5
1.64
SignalGOODModel44%SurpriseMediumGap+14.9%
NEC Nijmegen Rest
3 days
Olympiakos Piraeus Rest
6 days

NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus: result, form and history

NEC Nijmegen beat Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1 after extra time in the UEFA Champions League on 11 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
35%2.75
X
20%3.35
2
45%2.50
Double Chance
1X
55%1.50
X2
65%1.43
Both Teams to Score
Yes
50%1.62
No
50%2.17
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.21 + 1.65 = 2.86
Over 1.5
77%1.25
Over 2.5
54%1.81
Over 3.5
30%3.00
Under 1.5
23%3.70
Under 2.5
46%1.99
Under 3.5
70%1.36
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.7 + 3.9 = 8.6
Over 8.5
38%1.70
Over 9.5
28%2.15
Over 10.5
21%2.77
Under 8.5
62%2.01
Under 9.5
72%1.64
Under 10.5
79%1.37
Cards
Projected Cards: 2.1 + 2.2 = 4.3
Over 3.5
50%1.46
Over 4.5
33%1.93
Under 3.5
50%2.42
Under 4.5
67%1.74

Match Events

12'D. GarciaTripping
15'Jota Silva INK. Fortounis out
30'S. Ouaissa INE. Mor out
34'P. Sandler INB. Pereira out
46'A. El Kaabi
55'RodineiRoughing
59'G. SaRoughing
61'G. Sa INC. Mouzakitis out
70'B. LinssenAssist: D. Tadic
72'D. Garcia INL. Scipioni out
72'G. Martins INJ. Roca out
80'K. FortounisTripping
88'B. PereiraRoughing
88'C. Bischoff INK. Sierhuis out
90+3'Goal Disallowed - offsideK. Sierhuis
90+4'K. Sierhuis

Extra Time1 - 0

95'E. MorAssist: K. Sierhuis
103'P. Retsos INZ. Smajlovic out
103'C. Mouzakitis INChiquinho out
106'E. Mor INK. Kers out
106'N. Lebreton INB. Nuytinck out
106'B. Linssen INJ. Monteiro out
112'B. OnyemaechiUnsportsmanlike conduct

Lineups

NEC Nijmegen
3-1-4-2Coach: Dick Schreuder
Olympiakos Piraeus
4-2-3-1Coach: Luis Mendilibar Jose
Avg rating6.92
Avg rating6.59
Gonzalo Crettaz6.91G. Crettaz
Tobias Storm7.021T. Storm
Philippe Sandler6.93P. Sandler
Deveron Fonville7.224D. Fonville
Darko Nejašmić7.26D. Nejašmić
Sami Ouaissa6.225S. Ouaissa
Noe Lebreton7.520N. Lebreton
Dušan Tadić7.710D. Tadić
Clement Bischoff7.299C. Bischoff
Tjaronn CheryC6.09T. Chery
Bryan Linssen7.330B. Linssen
Balša Popović7.531B. Popović
Rodinei7.223Rodinei
Panagiotis RetsosC6.545P. Retsos
Lorenzo Pirola6.55L. Pirola
Onyemaechi Bruno6.370O. Bruno
Dani García6.514D. García
Santiago Hezze6.932S. Hezze
Gelson Martins6.910G. Martins
Gustavo Sá6.08G. Sá
Jota Silva6.720J. Silva
Ayoub El Kaabi7.29A. El Kaabi

NEC Nijmegen Substitutes

7Emre Mor30'for S. Ouaissa95'106'for K. Kers7.9
2Brayann Pereira34'for P. Sandler88'6.9
14Kaj Sierhuis88'for C. Bischoff90+4'6.9
36Freek Entius
38Joep Geneste
5Thomas Ouwejan
17Bram Nuytinck106'for N. Lebreton6.3
8Isak Hansen Aarøen
11Willum Thor Willumsson
35Jamiro Monteiro106'for B. Linssen6.2
34Kevin Kers106'replaced by E. Mor6.3

Olympiakos Piraeus Substitutes

7Kostas Fortounis15'for Jota Silva80'5.5
96Christos Mouzakitis61'for G. Sa103'for Chiquinho6.7
16Lorenzo Scipioni72'for D. Garcia6.7
73Joel Roca72'for G. Martins6.2
1Stefan Ortega
91Dimitrios Stournaras
6David Carmo
4Zinedin Smajlović103'for P. Retsos6.3
25Pablo Maffeo
77Christos Filis
2Manolis Saliakas
22Chiquinho103'replaced by C. Mouzakitis6.5

Match Stats

NEC NijmegenOlympiakos Piraeus
54%Ball Possession46%
3Corner Kicks3
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards1
10Total Shots5
5Shots on Goal2
3Shots off Goal3
6Shots Inside Box3
4Shots Outside Box2
2Blocked Shots0
17Fouls19
4Offsides1
1Goalkeeper Saves4
423Total Passes360
318Passes Accurate251
76%Pass Accuracy69%

Team Comparison

NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus
1718Elo Rating 1863
2.14Attack 2.05
1.50Defense 2.54
44%Hit Rate 73%
19.9Shots per Game 17.4
6.2Shots on Target 4.6
7.3Corners per Game 6.6
1.3Cards per Game 1.3

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.85 goals
📈BTTS Trend
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.7 vs 0.5 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half, then tightens up after the break
Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.5 vs 0.5 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late

Head to Head

1 previous meeting, all competitions

NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen0Wins · 0%
Draws1100%
Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus0Wins · 0%
0.0Avg Goals
0%Both teams scored0 of 1
0%3+ goals0 of 1

Recent Form

NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen
3W2D5L
08/08/2026
NEC NijmegenTelstar
12
L
04/08/2026
Olympiakos PiraeusNEC Nijmegen
00
D
31/07/2026
NEC NijmegenSevilla
12
L
25/07/2026
NEC NijmegenSV Elversberg
01
L
18/07/2026
NEC NijmegenAl-Fayha
70
W
14/07/2026
NEC NijmegenV-varen Nagasaki
31
W
11/07/2026
AnderlechtNEC Nijmegen
32
L
08/07/2026
NEC NijmegenMSV Duisburg
23
L
01/07/2026
De TreffersNEC Nijmegen
11
D
17/05/2026
NEC NijmegenGO Ahead Eagles
21
W
Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus
3W4D3L
04/08/2026
Olympiakos PiraeusNEC Nijmegen
00
D
25/07/2026
AZ AlkmaarOlympiakos Piraeus
32
L
24/07/2026
AntwerpOlympiakos Piraeus
30
L
18/07/2026
AjaxOlympiakos Piraeus
10
L
17/07/2026
Olympiakos PiraeusFortuna Sittard
31
W
11/07/2026
Olympiakos PiraeusOH Leuven
11
D
08/07/2026
Olympiakos PiraeusRaków Częstochowa
21
W
17/05/2026
AEK Athens FCOlympiakos Piraeus
11
D
13/05/2026
Olympiakos PiraeusPanathinaikos
10
W
10/05/2026
Olympiakos PiraeusPAOK
11
D

Referee Profile

Maurizio Mariani206 matches

4.20Cards per match
4.03Yellow cards per match
0.17Red cards per match
25.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Maurizio Mariani4.20
Other referees4.45

4.20 cards a match, 0.25 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.45).

Cards come from 197 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Slovan Bratislava
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
Fenerbahçe
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Dinamo Zagreb
Seeded
Sturm Graz
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Hapoel Beer Sheva
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Celje
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Union St. Gilloise
Seeded
Bodo/Glimt
Seeded
Olympiakos Piraeus
Seeded
NEC Nijmegen
Seeded
Sparta Praha
Seeded
Lyon
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded
Viking
Seeded
AEK Athens FC
Seeded
Celtic
Seeded
Lask Linz
Seeded

About the NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus forecast

This is a UEFA Champions League cup fixture; the forecasts combine team ratings, recent form and scoring data, with the cup context taken into account.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

About UEFA Champions League

More UEFA Champions League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Champions League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

NEC Nijmegen and Olympiakos Piraeus have met only 1 time recently, with 0.0 goals in that meeting. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.