Olympiakos welcome Neftci to the Karaiskaki Stadium in their UEFA Champions League second-round qualifying fixture on Wednesday.The Greek champions secured a place directly in the second round through the champions path. Meanwhile, Neftci overcame the challenge of Dinamo Tbilisi in the first round fixture, defeating them 4-2 on aggregate in the first round fixtures.Neftci became the first Azerbaijani side to feature in European competition when they qualified for the Europa League group stage in 2012-13.Olympiakos are a regular side in European competitions and made it to the round of 16 fixtures in the Europa League last season.⌛️ The line-up for next season's group stage is coming together, with 26 of the 32 spots now taken...#UCL— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) July 2, 2021Also see: Fabrizio Romano's Transfer Roundup: Update on Manchester United's transfer plans, Barca's plan for Antoine Griezmann and moreOlympiakos vs Neftci Head-to-HeadThe two clubs have never squared off in a competitive fixture.Olympiakos form guide (Pre-season): W-D-W-L-WNeftci form guide (all competitions): W-W-W-DOlympiakos vs Neftci Team NewsOlympiakos Tiquinho Soares and Konstantinos Fortounis are the two injury concerns for the home side at the moment. Soares suffered a fractured arm while Fortounis is a long-term absentee following an ACL rupture.Ousseynou Ba is ineligible for the game due to a suspension.🔴⚪🦁 #Olympiacos #UCL #OLYNEF #Countdown #2days @yannmvila @ChampionsLeague @PFC_Neftchi pic.twitter.com/rFCS9Tfeix— Olympiacos FC (46🏆) (@olympiacosfc) July 19, 2021Injuries: Tiquinho Soares, Konstantinos FortounisDoubtful: NoneSuspension: Ousseynou BaNeftci There are no known injury or suspension concerns for the visiting side ahead of this fixture. New signings Roman Basque and Hugo Basto have joined training sessions with the squad and are in contention to start here.Injuries: NoneDoubtful: NoneSuspension: NoneOlympiakos vs Neftci Predicted XIOlympiakos Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Tomáš Vaclík; Jose Holebas, Pape Abou Cisse, Ruben Semedo, Sokratis Papastathopoulos; Pierre Kunde, Yann M'Vila; Tiago Silva, Mathieu Valbuena, Ahmed Mahgoub; Youssef El-ArabiNeftci Predicted XI (4-3-3): Agil Mammadov; Vojislav Stankovic, Mamadou Mbodj, Mert Celik, Omar Buludov; Yusuf Lawal, Namiq Alasgarov, Emin Makhmudov; Harramiz, Cesar Colli, Mirabdulla AbbasovOlympiakos vs Neftci PredictionThis will be the first competitive fixture for Olympiakos this campaign but they have a strong squad at the moment. Neftci were impressive in their two first-round fixtures and recorded a 2-1 win in both games.The Greek side have won three games in pre-season and thanks to better squad quality and home advantage, we expect them to come out as the winners.Prediction: Olympiakos 2-1 NeftciAlso See: Dinamo Zagreb vs Omonia Nicosia prediction, preview, team news and more | UEFA Champions League qualifiers 2021-22