Evenly matched teams: Olympiakos vs Paphos match preview

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Competition: Cyprus 1. Division
Competition: Sat 15.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Makareio Stadio (16000 seats)

Stadium regulars at Makareio Stadio haven’t witnessed many home wins this season, with Olympiakos withering away in the 9th position. The guesting Paphos will attempt to shield their higher league place in this game.

Insights:
  • Olympiakos have the fewest scored goals (10) in 1. Division
  • Paphos is in the best form (3-3-0) in 1. Division

Both participants have had sufficient rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an in-your-face match!

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Olympiakos form and stats

Olympiakos, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in 1. Division, have collected 11 points from their 1. Division home games so far after 3-2-2.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Karo (own goal) was the last player to find the net.

The fans are hoping that Olympiakos will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the 1. Division game against Omonia Nicosia (placed 4th).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-3 away at AEL.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Olympiakos have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn one and lost zero.

The manager González will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to APOEL in only four days.

Olympiakos has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. 8 goals have been conceded.

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Paphos form and stats

There's been little loot from Paphos's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the 1. Division. Paphos only have 1 win to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.

Paphos played 1-1 against Omonia Nicosia in their previous match.

Prior to that result Paphos won their away game at AEK Larnaca. The scoreline was 3-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Paphos playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were two Paphos wins, two draws and zero defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Anorthosis in just four days.

The attacking power of Paphos when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Paphos have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams involved encountered each other earlier on this campaign: Paphos - Olympiakos 1-1. Olympiakos-Paphos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Olympiakos two wins, Paphos three wins, five draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

PaphosO. Valakari
O. Valakari
8 goals
OlympiakosF. Eftychidis
F. Eftychidis
3 goals

Olympiakos missing players

Paphos missing players

Olympiakos Paphos
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 1 7 15
4 3 2 Won W 0 1 5
4 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
7 2 0 Lost L 1 3 3
10 8 5 Scored S 0 5 19
16 8 3 Conceded C 4 10 14
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
47% 71% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 80%
20% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 29% 27%
7% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 29% 20%
7% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 47%
27% 29% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 33%
47% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 57% 27%
 
4.9 5.1 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5 3.7 5.1
4.6 5.6 7.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2 8 6.5
2.2 2.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.3 2.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.1 10.7 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.6 10.5
3.4 4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.7 4.9
21% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 15% 26%
 
10.9 13.3 13.3 Shots against (avg) S A 5 10.7 8.8
4.4 5.6 5.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.1 3.4
Key stats in 1. Division this season:
  • Olympiakos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Olympiakos have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have the fewest scored goals (10) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have the most matches under the total-line (10) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Paphos have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Paphos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Paphos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Paphos is in the best form (3-3-0) 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 AEK Larnaca 15 9 4 2 25 12 8 5 2 1 11 6 7 4 2 1 14 6 13 31
2 Aris 15 9 3 3 18 11 8 4 2 2 8 6 7 5 1 1 10 5 7 30
3 Apollon 15 9 2 4 23 15 7 5 0 2 15 10 8 4 2 2 8 5 8 29
4 Omonia Nicosia 16 7 3 6 18 15 8 5 2 1 10 4 8 2 1 5 8 11 3 24
5 Paphos 15 5 7 3 19 14 8 4 4 0 14 4 7 1 3 3 5 10 5 22
6 Anorthosis 14 7 1 6 21 18 7 4 1 2 11 8 7 3 0 4 10 10 3 22
7 APOEL 14 5 5 4 18 17 7 4 2 1 12 6 7 1 3 3 6 11 1 20
8 Doxa 15 4 5 6 14 20 7 2 3 2 8 9 8 2 2 4 6 11 -6 17
9 Olympiakos 15 4 4 7 10 16 7 3 2 2 8 8 8 1 2 5 2 8 -6 16
10 AEL 14 4 3 7 15 15 7 3 0 4 9 6 7 1 3 3 6 9 0 15
11 PAEEK 14 3 3 8 11 22 7 1 2 4 3 9 7 2 1 4 8 13 -11 12
12 Ethnikos Achna 16 2 2 12 11 28 8 1 1 6 4 14 8 1 1 6 7 14 -17 8