Olympiacos Piraeus – Paphos Tip Champions League, Matchday 1 on Wednesday, 09/17/25 at 6:45 p.m.
Come on in, come on in, dear Cypriots – here we go to the premier class. Because the biggest surprise of this year’s qualifying phase has certainly earned its place in the Champions League group stage.
In my Olympiacos Pafos prediction, I won’t hide the fact that the Greeks have quite a few players out – including Konstantinos Tzolakis, who is suspended after receiving a red card:
Nevertheless – and I agree with both old and new sports betting providers on this – the hosts should still be able to win on Wednesday.
Not least because Jose Luis Mendilibar’s team has gotten off to a perfect start. The “Thyrlos” won each of their first three league games without conceding a single goal.
Olympiakos Piraeus vs. Pafos AI predictions:
Since the start of the 2023/24 season, the player with the most goals in major European competitions is, of all people, Ayoub El Kaabi.
And the first recommendation suggested to me in my Olympiacos Piraeus Pafos AI prediction is 1st goal scorer: Ayoub El Kaabi at odds of around 3.55 on the easy-to-use Bwin app.
This is definitely a bet that can be placed as is, no question. After all, he already scored the interim 1-0 goal against Panserraikos at the weekend.
The suggestion of a half-time/full-time score of 1-1 at Olympiacos Pafos odds of around 2.20, on the other hand, is similar to my own suggestion from the headline.
In any case, it’s hard not to believe that a team that has won each of its last 8 competitive games will win again.
A victory for Olympiacos at odds of 1.50 is ultimately a little too tentative for me. You could add it to a combination bet in this form, but I would add an additional condition such as “without conceding a goal.”
What you need to consider when betting on Olympiacos vs. Paphos
- Olympiacos has won only two of its last 20 Champions League preliminary round games (2 draws, 16 losses) and last advanced beyond the main round in 2013/14.
- Pafos has lost only one of its last 12 European Cup games and is unbeaten in six games this season (4 wins, 2 draws).
- Our AI model predicts 1.68 goals, making this the lowest-scoring game of all the matches on the first matchday.
- Since the start of the 2023/24 season, Olympiacos striker Ayoub El Kaabi has scored 21 goals in 23 games in Europe (10 in the EL, 11 in the Conference League).
Predicted chance of winning:
| Olympiacos Piraeus win |
Draw |
Paphos win |
| 60.8% |
27.1% |
12.1% |
