Olympiakos get ready to welcome AEL for something different than the ordinary league football: The Cyprus Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
It's no vacation for neither Olympiakos nor AEL as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Olympiakos form and stats
Olympiakos participated in Cyprus Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round and lost against Anorthosis.On the other hand, in the Cyprus Cup, Olympiakos has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Olympiakos to get some points in this home game.
No payout for Olympiakos in their previous match, an away game at Omonia Nicosia that ended in defeat 0-2. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting AEL (0-2).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the 1. Division game versus AEK Larnaca in only four days. This game is also played here.
Olympiakos have prepared for this season with two friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these two matches are 1 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Olympiakos have scored 7 goals and conceded 2 times.
AEL form and stats
AEL was sent out of Cyprus Cup in the quarter-finals last season.When we have look at the Cyprus Cup statistics, we find 3W-0D-1L. This is both home and away. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but AEL are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Two travels in a row for AEL, whose manager D. Kerkez could celebrate last time after the 1. Division win against AEK Larnaca. That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Olympiakos in the 1. Division.
After this away game AEL return home for a 1. Division game against Apollon. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Olympiakos won zero games, five matches ended with a draw and AEL has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  R. Mmaee Nwambeben Kabir 13 goals |  V. Mantzis 10 goals | M. Babić 7 goals |
Olympiakos missing players
AEL missing players
| Olympiakos | AEL | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 27 | 10 | Scored | S | 13 | 42 | ||
| 39 | 14 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 40% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.1 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10 | ||
| 3.2 | 3.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 33% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | ||