Matchday

UEFA Champions League 25/26, Playoff round · 24 Feb 2026

Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 Olympiacos FC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.9 – 0.8
Actual xG
0.7 – 0.2
Goals
0 – 0

Footybot made Bayer 04 Leverkusen favourites at 65%.

A draw the chances agree with: 0.7 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Rodinei, 64.8 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Rodinei +21.7, Konstantinos Tzolakis +13.6.

Well below it: Chiquinho −18.7, Exequiel Palacios −15.8, Ibrahim Maza −14.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

21 Feb 2026L 0–1at 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga
18 Feb 2026W 2–0at Olympiacos FC Champions League
14 Feb 2026W 4–0v FC St. Pauli Bundesliga
7 Feb 2026D 1–1at Borussia M'gladbach Bundesliga
3 Feb 2026W 3–0v FC St. Pauli DFB-Pokal

Olympiacos FC

18 Feb 2026L 0–2v Bayer 04 Leverkusen Champions League
28 Jan 2026W 2–1at AFC Ajax Champions League
20 Jan 2026W 2–0v Bayer 04 Leverkusen Champions League
9 Dec 2025W 1–0at FC Kairat Almaty Champions League
26 Nov 2025L 3–4v Real Madrid Champions League

Head to head

18 Feb 2026Olympiacos FC 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Champions League
20 Jan 2026Olympiacos FC 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen Champions League

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Alejandro Grimaldo Midfielder90000.1058.8+4.6
Aleix García Midfielder9000–55.9+2.4
Janis Blaswich Goalkeeper9000–53.9+2.2
Edmond Tapsoba Defender9000–51.1−6.6
Ernest Poku Forward3400–48.3–
Robert Andrich Defender90000.0447.1+1.1
Lucas Vázquez Midfielder7700–46.2−1.4
Patrik Schick Forward90000.5041.9−11.3
Jarell Quansah Defender9000–41.6−8.0
Jonas Hofmann Forward73000.0540.2−10.0
Ibrahim Maza Forward5600–39.4−14.7
Exequiel Palacios Midfielder7300–38.9−15.8
Ezequiel Fernández Midfielder1700–37.8–
Montrell Culbreath Midfielder1700–36.1–
Arthur Midfielder1300–21.3–

Olympiacos FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Clayton Forward100–100.0–
Lorenzo Scipioni Midfielder11000.0278.5–
Rodinei Defender90000.0464.8+21.7
Onyemaechi Bruno Defender100–63.7–
André Luiz Forward24000.0759.0–
Panagiotis Retsos Defender9000–55.5+2.6
Konstantinos Tzolakis Goalkeeper9000–54.9+13.6
Gelson Martins Midfielder89000.0551.1+3.2
Dani García Midfielder8900–48.1+1.4
Francisco Ortega Defender9000–47.5+1.8
Christos Mouzakitis Midfielder7900–46.7−0.8
Santiago Hezze Midfielder9000–46.4−1.8
Mehdi Taremi Forward6600–44.6−8.7
Lorenzo Pirola Defender9000–43.1−9.0
Ayoub El Kaabi Forward2400–42.2–
Chiquinho Midfielder66000.0442.2−18.7