Champions League Matchday 2: Arsenal vs Olympiacos facts

Arsenal and Olympiacos meet in north London on UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 for the latest installment of what is becoming a regular rivalry.

Last match

This is the sides' 13th fixture – all since 2009 – with six wins each.

Olympiacos have won their last three games at Arsenal, most recently 1-0 in the 2020/21 UEFA Europa League round of 16 second leg – although they bowed out having lost 1-3 at home.

This is the fifth time the teams have been paired in the Champions League group stage/league phase. Arsenal won the first three in north London, but Olympiacos triumphed in the most recent, 3-2 on Matchday 2 in 2015/16.

Arsenal have won 11 of their 22 fixtures against Greek clubs (D3 L8) – although they have lost four of the last seven (W3).

Olympiacos have won four of their last five games against Premier League opponents (L1), most recently beating Aston Villa away (4-2) and at home (2-0) in the semi-finals of their victorious 2023/24 UEFA Conference League campaign, Ayoub El Kaabi scoring five of the six goals.

Arsenal

Having not featured in the Champions League proper between 2016/17 and 2023/24, Arsenal are making their third successive appearance.

The Gunners reached the semi-finals last season – their best run in the competition since 2008/09 – before a 1-3 aggregate defeat by eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain (0-1 h, 1-2 a).

Olympiacos

This is Olympiacos' 21st appearance in the Champions League proper – but a first since 2020/21. That ended in the group stage, for the fifth successive Champions League campaign.

The Greek side lost to Bodø/Glimt in last season's UEFA Europa League round of 16, having finished seventh in the league phase.

Key stats

After a 2-0 Matchday 1 victory at Athletic Club, Arsenal have won 16 of their last 23 games in the Champions League group stage/league phase (L2) including the last five.

The Gunners have kept eight clean sheets in their last 12 group stage/league phase matches.

Arsenal have won their last 13 home group stage/league phase games in European competition, keeping clean sheets in the last ten.

A 0-0 draw at home to debutants Pafos on Matchday 1 means Olympiacos have lost only one of their last ten European matches (W5 D4).

However, the Greek side have won only two of their last 21 Champions League group stage/league phase games, losing 16.

The Piraeus club have kept seven clean sheets in their last ten European games.

Olympiacos have lost their last ten away matches in the Champions League group stage/league phase, since a 1-0 victory at GNK Dinamo on 20 October 2015.