Kairat Almaty will host Olympiacos at the Central Stadium on Tuesday in the sixth round of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League's league phase. The home side wrapped up their domestic campaign in October but have failed to make the most of the additional preparation time in continental action, as they now find themselves on the brink of an early UCL exit.
Kairat suffered their fourth defeat of the tournament in Denmark a fortnight ago, losing 3-2 to Copenhagen. After a largely sluggish display, Halyq komandasy found themselves three goals down with just 10 minutes to play and although they attempted a late rally through efforts from Dastan Satpaev and Olzhas Baibek, they ultimately came away empty-handed.
Olympiacos have not fared much better than their midweek opponents in this season’s continental campaign, sitting 33rd in the table with just two points. However, they have admittedly faced one of the tougher fixture lists, coming up against Barcelona, Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven.
They squared off with Real Madrid in the previous UCL round and ultimately fell 4-3. Goals from Chiquinho, Mehdi Taremi and Ayoub El Kaabi underlined a spirited Olympiacos display, but it proved insufficient as Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe stole the headlines with four goals.
Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Tuesday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between the two clubs.
- Olympiacos' only previous encounter with Kazakhstan opposition in competitive action came during the 2016-17 UEFA Europa League campaign when they faced Astana, winning their home fixture 4-1 before playing out a 1-1 draw on the road.
- Kairat have conceded 14 goals in the league phase so far. Only AFC Ajax Amsterdam (16) have shipped more.
- Olympiacos have the joint-best offensive and best defensive records in the Greek top flight this term with 30 goals scored and seven conceded in 13 games.
Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos Prediction
Halyq komandasy head into the midweek clash without a win in their last four games. They have won just one of their last four home games and are unlikely to receive any major boost from their home advantage.
Thrylos are winless on the continental stage this season, losing three of their five games so far. However, they head into Tuesday’s clash as the stronger side on paper and will fancy their chances of finally ending that winless run.
Prediction: Kairat Almaty 1-2 Olympiacos
Kairat Almaty vs Olympiacos Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Olympiacos to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the visitors' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES