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NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus Stats: Head-to-Head Record

NEC Nijmegen host Olympiakos Piraeus at Goffertstadion in Nijmegen on 11 August 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 17:30 UTC in the UEFA Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round. This second-leg tie follows the goalless first leg in Piraeus and will decide which club advances closer to the group stage. With the aggregate score finely poised, every detail in the NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus stats could prove decisive.

The fixture comes in the early stages of the 2026 Champions League campaign, where margins are tight and progression brings both financial and sporting rewards. NEC Nijmegen will look to make home advantage count at Goffertstadion, while Olympiakos Piraeus arrive with European pedigree and the confidence of having already won away to NEC in a friendly. The stakes are clear: a place in the next qualifying round and crucial momentum heading into the rest of the season.

Head-to-head record

The record shows a small but revealing sample of direct meetings between NEC Nijmegen and Olympiakos Piraeus across competitive and friendly action.

  • Previous meetings: 2
  • NEC Nijmegen wins: 0
  • Draws: 1
  • Olympiakos Piraeus wins: 1

NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus Timeline & Historical Context

The NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus timeline begins with a friendly encounter on 27 July 2024 in the Club Friendlies 3 round. Played at RivaKids Sport BSO Maurik in Maurik, that match ended NEC Nijmegen 0–2 Olympiakos Piraeus, with the visitors leading 2–0 at half-time and maintaining that advantage through full time. Even as a friendly, it set an early marker of Olympiakos’ ability to manage an away game on Dutch soil.

The rivalry then moved onto a higher competitive plane in the UEFA Champions League 2026 season. On 4 August 2026, in the 3rd Qualifying Round at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, Olympiakos Piraeus hosted NEC Nijmegen in the first leg. That match finished Olympiakos Piraeus 0–0 NEC Nijmegen, with a goalless first half and no change by full time. The clean sheet for both sides underlined a cautious tactical approach, with neither team able to break the deadlock in front of the Greek crowd.

With just these two fixtures on record, the NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus timeline is short but already shows contrasting contexts: a 2–0 Olympiakos victory in a neutral friendly setting and a tightly contested 0–0 in Champions League qualifying. For analysts and supporters looking at NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus stats, the historical edge in results lies with Olympiakos, but the most recent competitive meeting suggests a much more balanced contest.

NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus Head to Head Overall Breakdown

The overall head-to-head picture is built from one competitive match and one friendly, offering an early statistical profile of this matchup.

Overall Record & Goals:

  • Total Goals Scored: NEC Nijmegen 0 - 2 Olympiakos Piraeus
  • Average Goals per Match: NEC Nijmegen 0.00 vs Olympiakos Piraeus 1.00

Venue Split Performance:

  • At Goffertstadion: 0 matches played here — NEC Nijmegen won 0 (as home side), Olympiakos Piraeus won 0 (as away side), 0 draws
  • At Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium: 1 match played here — Olympiakos Piraeus won 0 (as home side), NEC Nijmegen won 0 (as away side), 1 draw

NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus Last Results: Past Direct Meetings

Here are the NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus last results in recent competitive and friendly fixtures:

  • 4 August 2026: Olympiakos Piraeus 0–0 NEC Nijmegen (Half-time: 0–0) – UEFA Champions League, 3rd Qualifying Round
  • 27 July 2024: NEC Nijmegen 0–2 Olympiakos Piraeus (Half-time: 0–2) – Friendlies Clubs, Club Friendlies 3

Recent Form: Last 5 Matches Breakdown

Last 5 NEC Nijmegen Matches Results and Stats

For NEC Nijmegen, Champions League form in the 2026 season to date is limited to a single fixture: the 0–0 away draw at Olympiakos Piraeus in the 3rd Qualifying Round. That performance delivered a clean sheet on the road and a solid defensive platform, but also highlighted a lack of cutting edge in front of goal, with NEC failing to score and recording an average of 0.0 goals for and 0.0 against per match so far in this European campaign.

  • Recent Results Summary: Win 0, Draw 1, Lose 0

Last 5 Olympiakos Piraeus Matches Results and Stats

Olympiakos Piraeus also have one Champions League fixture on record in the 2026 season, the 0–0 home draw against NEC Nijmegen in the 3rd Qualifying Round. That match added a clean sheet at home but also saw Olympiakos fail to score, mirroring NEC’s numbers with 0.0 goals for and 0.0 against on average. Combined with their 2–0 away win in the 2024 friendly at Maurik, Olympiakos have shown they can keep things tight defensively while posing a threat in non-competitive settings.

  • Recent Results Summary: Win 0, Draw 1, Lose 0

Historical Statistical Verdict

Across the limited NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus head-to-head record, Olympiakos hold the advantage in wins and goals, with one victory and a 2–0 aggregate edge from two matches. The competitive benchmark, however, is the 0–0 first leg in Piraeus, which suggests a finely balanced tie heading into Goffertstadion. NEC Nijmegen can draw confidence from that away clean sheet, while Olympiakos Piraeus can point to their previous 2–0 success in Maurik as proof they can win on Dutch soil. Overall, the stats point to a cautious, defensively solid matchup where small margins and home advantage in Nijmegen may play a decisive role in determining who progresses from the 3rd Qualifying Round.

NEC Nijmegen vs Olympiakos Piraeus H2H Statistics updated on 6 August 2026.

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