Champions League: Barcelona vs Olympiacos – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 3 match between Barcelona and Olympiacos and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Olympiacos go up against Barcelona this coming Tuesday for a Champions League meeting at Spotify Camp Nou.

Team form: Barcelona vs Olympiacos

Barcelona Form

Barcelona suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Paris Saint-Germain in a 1-2 defeat. Sevilla also proved too hard to handle, as they won 4-1, before Barcelona were able to strike back last time out in a 2-1 win against Girona. Barcelona won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 16 and conceded eight goals.

Olympiacos Form

In their last three matches, Olympiacos won 3-2 win against Levadiakos, lost 2-0 against Arsenal and lost 2-1 against PAOK Thessaloniki FC. Olympiacos are winless in their last six away games in the Champions League, in which they drew zero and lost six. They conceded 15 goals while scoring three themselves.

Betting stats for Barcelona and Olympiacos

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Barcelona and Olympiacos played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Barcelona vs Olympiacos

It is the beginning of a new Champions League campaign, and both Barcelona and Olympiacos will be looking for their main strikers this season. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular betting markets: Barcelona vs Olympiacos

Full-time result

Barcelona won seven of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing two as well. Olympiacos won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost four in this run.

Both teams to score

Barcelona scored first in six of their last ten home games. Olympiacos scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Barcelona games Olympiacos managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out nine times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Barcelona, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Olympiacos’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches. Barcelona are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 51 matches.