Omonia Nicosia and Paphos have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 1. Division.
- Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals (8) in 1. Division
- Paphos has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) in 1. Division
The hosts Nicosia saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at PSV.
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
12 points is a decent return from 6 1. Division games here at Neo GSP for Omonia Nicosia. The data says 3 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. The home fans are hungry for more even though Nicosia have been steadily collecting points here at Neo GSP through three straight draws.
Nicosia are confident in defense, having played 189 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Nicosia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus PSV. A strong away win before that one, visiting APOEL and winning 3-0.
As you see from the result above, Nicosia suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. The penalty miss from Jordi Gomez in the defeat against PSV was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.
The manager H. Berg will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Karmiotissa in only four days.
Nicosia has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively Nicosia have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 6 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Paphos form and stats
Paphos have only collected 6 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 1-3-2 (6 played). It's three draws from Paphos's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to AEK Larnaca (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The 1. Division match ended in a draw 0-0. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Ermis.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 1. Division trip to Anorthosis.
Goals are few and far between in Paphos's away league games. Only 3 goals from 6 travels. Paphos are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 4 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Paphos - Nicosia 2-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Nicosia won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Paphos has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  O. Valakari 5 goals |   É. Bauthéac 4 goals | I. Kousoulos 2 goals |
Omonia Nicosia missing players
Paphos missing players
| Omonia Nicosia | Paphos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 75% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 85% |
| 58% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 17% | 31% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 17% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 31% |
| 50% | 83% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.9 | 11 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 7.3 | 8.3 |
| 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 23% | 35% |
- Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals (1) at home in 1. Division
- Omonia Nicosia has the fewest conceded goals (8) in 1. Division
- Omonia Nicosia has the most clean sheets (5) 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.
- Paphos has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (1) 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 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| 2 | AEL | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Anorthosis | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Olympiakos | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 7 | Paphos | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Doxa | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | APOEL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Ermis | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Karmiotissa | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | Nea Salamis | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 11 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 7 |
| 14 | Enosis | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 7 |