Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when Omonia Nicosia welcomes Olympiakos

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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.

Olympiakos are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

Omonia Nicosia form and stats

24 points is a decent return from 10 1. Division games here at Neo GSP for Omonia Nicosia. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. Nicosia has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Nea Salamis defeat 68 days ago. Omonia Nicosia has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Neo GSP. We remember; it was Ermis.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Fabiano Ribeiro de Freitas not having conceded a league goal in 270 minutes.

Omonia Nicosia are returning here after visiting Enosis in a 1. Division game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. M. Šćepović scored the goal(s). Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Ethnikos Achna.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Nicosia home games with this odds we find three games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in two wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.

Nicosia have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Neo GSP with 15 goals in 10 league matches. Omonia Nicosia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.

Olympiakos form and stats

4-1-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Olympiakos, who have the the worst goal difference (-10) away in 1. Division, in their 1. Division matches away. With the Olympiakos losing streak of five defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Olympiakos's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Olympiakos's previous game was their home loss versus Ethnikos Achna (1-2). A 0-1 loss hosting Enosis before that.

Late heartbreak for Olympiakos in the Ethnikos Achna match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Olympiakos played away with similar odds. This revealed five games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, zero were draws and the home team won as expected five times.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Olympiakos as they have only managed to score 9 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Olympiakos have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Olympiakos - Omonia Nicosia 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Nicosia, two draws and one win for Olympiakos. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

E. Asante 6 goals

V. Mantzis 6 goals

É. Bauthéac 4 goals

Omonia Nicosia missing players

Olympiakos missing players