Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos Piraeus prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-08 15:30.
[p]Yet to impress in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) this season, Kazakhstani kings Kairat Almaty host Greek champions Olympiacos on matchday six.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Kairat were crowned Kazakhstan Premier League champions in October, but due to the way their domestic calendar operates, back-to-back defeats in the UCL have provided their only match action since then. Rafael Urazbakhtin’s side begin this round sat second bottom of the league phase having claimed just one point from their first five games (D1, L4), with the club still waiting for a first-ever victory in the main draw of a major European competition (D3, L8). Underlining their misery, they could become the first side to remain goalless in their first three home games of a UCL campaign since FC VSS Košice in 1997/98.   [/p]
[p]Olympiacos are on course to pick up a second consecutive domestic title as they sit top of the Greek Super League. They’ve won three games on the spin across all competitions but their form in Europe leaves a lot to be desired, with José Luis Mendilibar’s side still waiting for their first win of this UCL campaign after a 4-3 defeat to Real Madrid last time out in the competition (D2, L3). Olympiacos appear at serious risk of failing to qualify for the play-offs this term, with the gap to the top 24 already standing at four points. They are extremely heavy favourites here though, and that’s despite a run of 12 straight away defeats in the UCL.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This will be the pair’s first-ever meeting, with Kairat aiming to become the first Kazakh club to beat a side from Greece in a major European competition (D1, L3).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Kairat are yet to be in a winning position in a league phase game this term.[/p]
[p]Kairat have conceded six goals without reply between the 61st and 75th minutes so far in the league phase.[/p]
[p]Olympiacos have committed an average of 12.2 fouls per game so far in the league phase.[/p]
[p]Olympiacos’ last four UCL games have all produced over 1.5 total goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Including qualifiers, three of Valery Gromyko’s four bookings for Kairat in the UCL this term have been received in the second half. Ayoub El Kaabi is in red-hot form having scored eight goals in his last six club games across all competitions for Olympiacos, including five in the second half. [/p]
[p]Kairat will be without teenage striker Dastan Satpaev due to a yellow card suspension, while Olympiacos remain without captain Panagiotis Retsos through a calf injury.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]This is a game the visitors must win, and will be expected to do so comfortably, so we recommend backing Olympiacos to score in both halves.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]