• Olympiakos have lost just one of their last seven games in all competitions

• Bayer Leverkusen are on a strong run of five victories in six matches

• Recommended bet: Draw and under 2.5 goals

Olympiakos host Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League play-offs on Wednesday and will be hoping for a repeat of January's 2-0 victory over the German side.

However, the Bundesliga outfit travel to Greece on the back of five wins in six games and finished two places and a point above their hosts in the league phase standings.

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Team news

Olympiakos boss Jose Luis Mendilibar has a largely fit squad to choose from, although long-term absentee Theofanis Bakoulas remains sidelined.

Striker Mehdi Taremi, who scored his team's second goal last month, is a doubt.

For Bayer, forward Eliesse Ben Seghir is expected to remain on the sidelines as he recovers from an ankle injury.

Goalkeeper Mark Flekken has been out since January with a knee problem, meaning Janis Blaswich will keep his spot in the Leverkusen starting line-up.

Nathan Tella is out of action with a foot problem, while Ibrahim Maza is a doubt having just recovered from his knee injury.

The stats

Before this season, Olympiakos and Leverkusen had only met on two other occasions, earning a win each during the 2002-03 Champions League campaign.

Ahead of the January win over Leverkusen, Olympiakos had previously gone 13 matches without a victory against German opposition, losing 12 and drawing one.

Leverkusen's next goal in the Champions League will see the Bundesliga side reach the milestone of 200 goals in the competition.

This is Olympiakos' first Champions League knockout phase participation since the 2013-14 season.

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Prediction

Olympiakos will take confidence from January's league phase victory over Leverkusen when facing the German side again on Wednesday.

However, while the Greeks have only lost one game in seven, they have managed just one win in February and now take on a Leverkusen team in top form.

The Bundesliga outfit have won five matches in six, keeping four straight clean sheets at home, which could prove decisive when it comes to getting the better of Olympiakos over two legs.

However, travelling to Piraeus and playing away from home could prove more difficult for Kasper Hjulmand's men and so a draw could prove a likely result on Wednesday.

When looking at the score, backing under 2.5 goals may be a smart move as 10 of Olympiakos' last 12 matches have featured two goals or less.

Four of Leverkusen's last eight games have only seen one or two goals as well.

While Leverkusen will be confident of progressing to the last 16 over two legs, the first leg this week looks like it could be tight and see the two sides cancel each other out.

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