Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Omonia Nicosia in 5th and Doxa in 7th place.
The hosts Nicosia saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Europa League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Granada, was also a home game here at Neo GSP. The away team is better rested.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
The story so far in the 1. Division for Omonia Nicosia, who have the most clean sheets (3) at home in 1. Division, at their home stadium (Neo GSP) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats.
Stress levels are on the rise for Nicosia's attacking players as they have now played 243 minutes without scoring in a league game. M. Duris was their last goal scorer.
Nicosia's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Granada. Heartbreak before that as Nicosia lost 0-1 at Olympiakos's place.
The Nicosia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, Nicosia have only let in 1 goal at home.
Doxa form and stats
1 win, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Doxa playing as the away team in the 1. Division this season.
Doxa are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Enosis (placed 13th). A 1-2 loss hosting AEL before that.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Doxa have conceded 4 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Omonia Nicosia victories, three draws and two Doxa wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  B. Sadik 6 goals |   É. Bauthéac 4 goals |  J. Alves Rodrigues 2 goals |
Omonia Nicosia missing players
Doxa missing players
| Omonia Nicosia | Doxa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 88% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 50% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 62% |
| 38% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 25% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 25% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 | 44 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 6 | 30 | 79 |
| 36 | 19 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 14 | 39 |
| 31% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 21% | 28% |
- Omonia Nicosia has the most clean sheets (3) at home in 1. Division
- Omonia Nicosia have not yet lost a game at home.
- Omonia Nicosia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 20 |
| 2 | Anorthosis | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| 3 | AEL | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 7 | Doxa | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Paphos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | Ermis | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
| 10 | APOEL | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Karmiotissa | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Ethnikos Achna | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 5 |
| 13 | Enosis | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 5 |
| 14 | Nea Salamis | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -10 | 4 |