1. Division match prediction: Little separates Doxa and Olympiakos in quality

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Competition: Cyprus 1. Division
Competition: Fri 04.March
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Makareio Stadio (16000 seats)

This game features two contenders dwelling in the lower parts of the 1. Division, Doxa at 10th position and Olympiakos lying 9th. A good chance for one of the sides to improve their position.

Insights:
  • Doxa have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have the fewest points (6) away in 1. Division

This is a local fight, usually meaning added tension and importance.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Doxa form and stats

The complete 1. Division results at home this season for Doxa are 3-5-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Doxa hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Doxa, PAEEK and Ethnikos Achna), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

The Doxa fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host PAEEK and win 1-0.

In the match before that, Doxa hosted Paphos and drew the game 1-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Doxa perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Doxa as a small favourite), we find six games. Doxa has won zero of these, drawn six and lost zero.

Doxa aren't scoring a lot here at Makareio Stadio in the league, with only 10 goals from 11 games. Doxa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. Doxa has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Olympiakos form and stats

Olympiakos have only collected 6 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 1-3-7 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Olympiakos have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Joel Mall. It's been 184 minutes since they last conceded in 1. Division.

There were no winners in Olympiakos's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Ethnikos Achna.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs PAEEK.

Olympiakos are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 11 away games. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Olympiakos have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two teams face each other this campaign, as the statistics show this recent match: Doxa - Olympiakos 0-0. Head-to-head data (for the preceeding ten meetings): Doxa won two games, four matches ended with a tie and Olympiakos got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

DoxaB. Sadik
B. Sadik
10 goals
DoxaA. Ebralidze
A. Ebralidze
3 goals
OlympiakosF. Eftychidis
F. Eftychidis
3 goals

Doxa missing players

Olympiakos missing players

Doxa Olympiakos
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 2 11 22
5 3 1 Won W 0 1 5
7 5 1 Drew D 1 3 7
10 3 0 Lost L 1 7 10
18 10 1 Scored S 0 4 14
30 13 0 Conceded C 1 13 23
86% 73% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 82% 82%
68% 64% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 36% 45%
41% 45% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 27% 27%
14% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 9% 9%
9% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
45% 45% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 27% 36%
27% 45% 100% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 36%
41% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 64% 45%
 
2.8 2.5 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5.2 5
6.7 7.2 9 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 4.1 4.4
3.2 3.1 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.3 2.4
8 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 8.3 6 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.6 8.5
2.9 3 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3 3.2
29% 30% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 21%
 
12.4 11.8 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 9.7 11.1
4.5 4.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 3.8 4.3
Key stats in 1. Division this season:
  • Doxa have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Doxa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Doxa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Olympiakos have scored away.
  • Doxa have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in 1. Division
  • Doxa have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Olympiakos have the fewest points (6) away in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have the fewest scored goals (4) away in 1. Division

  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 4 4 37 21 11 8 1 2 23 14 11 6 3 2 14 7 16 46
2 AEK Larnaca 22 10 9 3 31 17 11 6 4 1 15 8 11 4 5 2 16 9 14 39
3 APOEL 22 11 6 5 35 25 11 6 3 2 16 9 11 5 3 3 19 16 10 39
4 Anorthosis 22 11 5 6 36 26 11 7 2 2 20 12 11 4 3 4 16 14 10 38
5 Aris 22 10 6 6 23 20 11 5 2 4 10 10 11 5 4 2 13 10 3 36
6 Paphos 22 8 10 4 27 19 11 4 6 1 16 7 11 4 4 3 11 12 8 34
7 Omonia Nicosia 22 9 4 9 25 25 11 6 2 3 14 11 11 3 2 6 11 14 0 31
8 AEL 22 7 4 11 26 28 11 5 1 5 15 11 11 2 3 6 11 17 -2 25
9 Olympiakos 22 5 7 10 14 23 11 4 4 3 10 10 11 1 3 7 4 13 -9 22
10 Doxa 22 5 7 10 18 30 11 3 5 3 10 13 11 2 2 7 8 17 -12 22
11 PAEEK 22 3 6 13 17 35 11 1 4 6 8 18 11 2 2 7 9 17 -18 15
12 Ethnikos Achna 22 3 4 15 13 33 11 1 2 8 4 18 11 2 2 7 9 15 -20 13