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NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus: result 2-1 and analysis

UEFA Champions League3rd Qualifying RoundKick-off on August 11, 2026 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Goffertstadion, Nijmegen

NEC Nijmegen
2-1
Olympiakos Piraeus

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What was the result of NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus?

NEC Nijmegen won 2-1 on August 11, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 46′A. El KaabiOlympiakos Piraeus
  • 70′B. LinssenNEC Nijmegen
  • 95′E. MorNEC Nijmegen

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a NEC Nijmegen win at 38%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-1.

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Official lineup for NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

NEC Nijmegen

3-1-4-2
  1. 30B. Linssen
  2. 9T. Chery
  1. 99Clement Bischoff
  2. 10D. Tadić
  3. 20N. Lebreton
  4. 25S. Ouaissa
  1. 6D. Nejašmić
  1. 24Deveron Fonville
  2. 3P. Sandler
  3. 21T. Storm
  1. 1G. Crettaz

Olympiakos Piraeus

4-2-3-1
  1. 9A. El Kaabi
  1. 20Jota Silva
  2. 8Gustavo Sá
  3. 10Gelson Martins
  1. 32S. Hezze
  2. 14Dani García
  1. 70S. Onyemaechi
  2. 5L. Pirola
  3. 45P. Retsos
  4. 23Rodinei
  1. 31B. Popović
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, NEC Nijmegen have 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats; Olympiakos Piraeus have 4, 5 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

NEC Nijmegen
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 8, 2026Telstar(home)1-2Eredivisie
Aug 4, 2026Olympiakos Piraeus(away)0-0UEFA Champions League
Jul 31, 2026Sevilla(home)1-2Friendlies Clubs
Jul 25, 2026SV Elversberg(home)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 18, 2026Al-Fayha(home)7-0Friendlies Clubs
Olympiakos Piraeus
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 4, 2026NEC Nijmegen(home)0-0UEFA Champions League
Jul 25, 2026AZ Alkmaar(away)2-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 24, 2026Antwerp(away)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Jul 18, 2026Ajax(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Jul 17, 2026Fortuna Sittard(home)3-1Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 NEC Nijmegen wins, 1 draw, 1 Olympiakos Piraeus win.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 4, 2026Olympiakos Piraeus 0-0 NEC NijmegenUEFA Champions League
Jul 27, 2024NEC Nijmegen 0-2 Olympiakos PiraeusFriendlies Clubs

Last archived meeting: Olympiakos Piraeus vs NEC Nijmegen on Aug 4, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

NEC Nijmegen score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Olympiakos Piraeus score 1.0 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
NEC Nijmegen1.71.3410/159/15
Olympiakos Piraeus1.01.166/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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18Olympiakos Piraeus8323101411

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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