1. Division prediction: Home win expected when Omonia Nicosia takes on Ethnikos Achna

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Competition: Cyprus 1. Division
Competition: Sat 16.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Neo GSP (22859 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Omonia Nicosia leading Ethnikos Achna by 25 points.

Insights:
  • Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals (12) in 1. Division
  • Ethnikos Achna has the the worst goal difference (-18) in 1. Division

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a 1. Division match only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Apollon.

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Omonia Nicosia form and stats

Omonia Nicosia, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in 1. Division, have performed here at Neo GSP this season with 6 wins from 9 1. Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0. Nicosia are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

The home team returns to Neo GSP after being equal after 90 minutes with Apollon (placed 1st) on their last time out; the 1. Division game ended 0-0. Before that, Omonia Nicosia played out a draw 1-1 when visiting AEL.

Nicosia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Omonia Nicosia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 9 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Ethnikos Achna form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ethnikos Achna, who have the the worst goal difference (-18) in 1. Division, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 0-5-4 (win-draw-lose).

Ethnikos's previous game was their home loss versus Apollon (1-4). Prior to that match, the Ethnikos manager D. Klafuric faced defeat when travelling to Anorthosis and losing 0-1.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for Ethnikos Achna we find five games. Results are one Ethnikos win, zero draws and four defeats.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ethnikos as they have only managed to score 6 times from 9 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Ethnikos rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 14 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ethnikos Achna - Nicosia 1-2 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Nicosia six wins, three draws and Ethnikos Achna one victory. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Omonia NicosiaE. Asante
E. Asante
6 goals
Omonia NicosiaÉ. Bauthéac
É. Bauthéac
4 goals
NicosiaM. Tzionis
M. Tzionis
4 goals

Omonia Nicosia missing players

Ethnikos Achna missing players

Omonia Nicosia Ethnikos Achna
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 3 9 19
10 6 1 Won W 0 0 2
7 3 2 Drew D 0 5 6
2 0 0 Lost L 3 4 11
31 13 1 Scored S 1 6 13
12 3 0 Conceded C 8 14 31
79% 67% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 78% 84%
68% 56% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 68%
58% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 47%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 22% 21%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 11% 11%
47% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 56% 47%
47% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 21%
26% 33% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 44% 47%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.1 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.1 10.3 11 Shots (avg) S ( 4.3 7.6 8.1
4.4 4.6 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3.3
37% 32% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 26% 21%
Key stats in 1. Division this season:
  • Ethnikos Achna has the fewest points (5) away in 1. Division
  • Ethnikos Achna has the most conceded goals in the first half (17) in 1. Division
  • Ethnikos Achna has the the worst goal difference (-18) in 1. Division
  • Ethnikos Achna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Ethnikos Achna have yet to win a game away.
  • Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals (12) in 1. Division
  • Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in 1. Division
  • Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in 1. Division
  • Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) 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.
  • Omonia Nicosia have scored more than double the goals of Ethnikos Achna.
  • Omonia Nicosia is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 19 12 4 3 41 16 9 5 2 2 16 8 10 7 2 1 25 8 25 40
2 AEL 18 12 2 4 33 17 9 8 1 0 24 6 9 4 1 4 9 11 16 38
3 Omonia Nicosia 19 10 7 2 31 12 9 6 3 0 13 3 10 4 4 2 18 9 19 37
4 Anorthosis 19 11 3 5 30 19 9 7 1 1 16 7 10 4 2 4 14 12 11 36
5 AEK Larnaca 19 9 3 7 26 18 10 6 1 3 15 8 9 3 2 4 11 10 8 30
6 Doxa 19 6 7 6 21 23 9 4 3 2 13 10 10 2 4 4 8 13 -2 25
7 Paphos 19 6 6 7 22 17 9 5 3 1 17 6 10 1 3 6 5 11 5 24
8 Olympiakos 18 7 3 8 16 28 9 3 2 4 8 11 9 4 1 4 8 17 -12 24
9 Nea Salamis 19 6 4 9 20 27 10 4 2 4 14 16 9 2 2 5 6 11 -7 22
10 APOEL 18 5 5 8 16 19 10 3 3 4 10 11 8 2 2 4 6 8 -3 20
11 Ermis 19 3 9 7 10 25 9 0 6 3 4 13 10 3 3 4 6 12 -15 18
12 Karmiotissa 19 3 7 9 19 31 10 2 4 4 7 12 9 1 3 5 12 19 -12 16
13 Enosis 18 3 6 9 16 31 9 1 4 4 7 15 9 2 2 5 9 16 -15 15
14 Ethnikos Achna 19 2 6 11 13 31 10 2 1 7 7 17 9 0 5 4 6 14 -18 12