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Olympiakos vs Neftci prediction, preview, team news and more | UEFA Champions League qualifiers 2021-22

Olympiakos take on Neftci in UEFA Champions League qualifying on Wednesday
Olympiakos take on Neftci in UEFA Champions League qualifying on Wednesday

Olympiakos welcome Neftci to the Karaiskaki Stadium in their UEFA Champions League second-round qualifying fixture on Wednesday.

The Greek champions secured a place directly in the second round through the champions path. Meanwhile, Neftci overcame the challenge of Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round fixture, defeating them 4-2 on aggregate in the first round fixtures.

Neftci became the first Azerbaijani side to feature in European competition when they qualified for the Europa League group stage in 2012-13.

Olympiakos are a regular side in European competitions and made it to the round of 16 fixtures in the Europa League last season.


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Olympiakos vs Neftci Head-to-Head

The two clubs have never squared off in a competitive fixture.

Olympiakos form guide (Pre-season): W-D-W-L-W

Neftci form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-D


Olympiakos vs Neftci Team News

Olympiakos

Tiquinho Soares and Konstantinos Fortounis are the two injury concerns for the home side at the moment. Soares suffered a fractured arm while Fortounis is a long-term absentee following an ACL rupture.

Ousseynou Ba is ineligible for the game due to a suspension.

Injuries: Tiquinho Soares, Konstantinos Fortounis

Doubtful: None

Suspension: Ousseynou Ba

Neftci

There are no known injury or suspension concerns for the visiting side ahead of this fixture. New signings Roman Basque and Hugo Basto have joined training sessions with the squad and are in contention to start here.

Injuries: None

Doubtful: None

Suspension: None


Olympiakos vs Neftci Predicted XI

Olympiakos Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Tomáš Vaclík; Jose Holebas, Pape Abou Cisse, Ruben Semedo, Sokratis Papastathopoulos; Pierre Kunde, Yann M'Vila; Tiago Silva, Mathieu Valbuena, Ahmed Mahgoub; Youssef El-Arabi

Neftci Predicted XI (4-3-3): Agil Mammadov; Vojislav Stankovic, Mamadou Mbodj, Mert Celik, Omar Buludov; Yusuf Lawal, Namiq Alasgarov, Emin Makhmudov; Harramiz, Cesar Colli, Mirabdulla Abbasov


Olympiakos vs Neftci Prediction

This will be the first competitive fixture for Olympiakos this campaign but they have a strong squad at the moment. Neftci were impressive in their two first-round fixtures and recorded a 2-1 win in both games.

The Greek side have won three games in pre-season and thanks to better squad quality and home advantage, we expect them to come out as the winners.

Prediction: Olympiakos 2-1 Neftci


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