Soccer match preview: Omonia Nicosia confident before travelling to Doxa

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.

Doxa form and stats

Doxa have played 11 1. Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Doxa's last game was hosting Enosis (placed 12th) and winning 1-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at AEL.

Doxa are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Division match at Ermis awaits in three days.

Doxa are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. From these home matches, Doxa have conceded only 10 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

Omonia Nicosia form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (13) in 1. Division, on their 1. Division travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats. Things are running smoothly for Nicosia who hasn't tasted defeat in their last twelve matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Nea Salamis.

Nicosia's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Olympiakos that finished 1-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Enosis with the score of 1-0.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Nicosia manager H. Berg as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Ermis.

Nicosia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 11 away games so far. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Nicosia as they have only conceded 9 goals from these away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Omonia Nicosia - Doxa 0-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Doxa won two, Omonia Nicosia won five and three draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

B. Sadik 12 goals

E. Asante 6 goals

F. Papoulis 5 goals

Doxa missing players

Omonia Nicosia missing players

		Total						Home						Away
#	Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	MP	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	P
1	Apollon	22	14	5	3	45	18	11	7	2	2	19	9	11	7	3	1	26	9	27	47
2	AEL	22	14	3	5	40	21	11	10	1	0	29	7	11	4	2	5	11	14	19	45
3	Omonia Nicosia	22	12	8	2	35	13	11	7	4	0	16	4	11	5	4	2	19	9	22	44
4	Anorthosis	22	13	4	5	34	20	11	9	1	1	20	8	11	4	3	4	14	12	14	43
5	AEK Larnaca	22	11	4	7	33	20	11	7	1	3	18	9	11	4	3	4	15	11	13	37
6	Doxa	22	7	8	7	23	26	11	5	4	2	14	10	11	2	4	5	9	16	-3	29
7	Paphos	22	6	7	9	25	24	11	5	3	3	20	13	11	1	4	6	5	11	1	25
8	Olympiakos	22	7	4	11	19	34	11	3	2	6	9	14	11	4	2	5	10	20	-15	25
9	APOEL	22	6	6	10	19	24	11	3	4	4	10	11	11	3	2	6	9	13	-5	24
10	Nea Salamis	22	6	6	10	22	31	11	4	3	4	15	17	11	2	3	6	7	14	-9	24
11	Ermis	22	4	10	8	15	30	11	1	7	3	8	15	11	3	3	5	7	15	-15	22
12	Enosis	22	5	6	11	18	33	11	2	4	5	8	16	11	3	2	6	10	17	-15	21
13	Karmiotissa	22	3	8	11	20	35	11	2	5	4	7	12	11	1	3	7	13	23	-15	17
14	Ethnikos Achna	22	3	7	12	16	35	11	2	2	7	8	18	11	1	5	5	8	17	-19	16