Paphos can not envision any pleasantries from hosting team Omonia Nicosia in this 1. Division game. Here's our broad match preview!
- Omonia Nicosia have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in 1. Division
- Paphos have the most scored goals (43) in 1. Division
This looks to be an intriguing fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
This stadium, Neo GSP, has been a fortress for Omonia Nicosia in the 1. Division so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-0-1. Nicosia has won so many consecutive home games (seven in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Neo GSP. We remember; it was Nea Salamis.
In their previous game, the manager Ferrera led his Omonia Nicosia to a defeat away at Nea Salamis. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Neo GSP. The first defeat after collecting points in four league matches.
Before that, Omonia Nicosia had a home game versus AEL which ended with a victory 1-0.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 Nicosia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 4 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1.
It should be taken into account that a glance at the 17 most recent league games shows that 14 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
There will be little rest for Omonia Nicosia after this match as they are travelling to Anorthosis for a 1. Division game in only four days.
The Omonia Nicosia manager Ferrera has got the team scoring with 23 from 10 home games in the league. Nicosia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Paphos form and stats
Paphos have an excellent away record in the 1. Division so far with 6-3-1 from 10 games.
Impressive finishing from Kane and da Silva (2) secured the home win 3-1 against Doxa in their previous game. da Silva has bagged at least one goal for this side four games in a row. The flair!
A home win as expected against Akritas ahead of that, in the Cyprus Cup.
Paphos are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 19 times in 10 away games so far. Paphos are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent registered history featuring both these sides is the Paphos - Nicosia 3-0 played previously this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (Omonia Nicosia wins - draws - Paphos wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. de Macedo da Silva 16 goals |   B. Souza da Silva 8 goals | A. Kakoullis 7 goals |
Omonia Nicosia missing players
Paphos missing players
| Omonia Nicosia | Paphos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 9 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 32 | 23 | 3 | Scored | S | 7 | 19 | 43 |
| 19 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 80% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 40% | 55% |
| 25% | 40% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 30% | 35% |
| 5% | 10% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 25% | 10% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 50% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 5% |
| 4.7 | 5.9 | 1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 4 | 3.7 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.8 | 12.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 10 | 11.8 |
| 4.8 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 33% | 40% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 37% | 39% |
| 10.3 | 8 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.4 |
| 4.2 | 2.6 | 6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
- Omonia Nicosia have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Omonia Nicosia have the the best goal difference (+20) at home in 1. Division
- Omonia Nicosia have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Omonia Nicosia haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Paphos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Paphos have the most scored goals (19) away in 1. Division
- Paphos have the most scored goals (43) in 1. Division
- Paphos have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in 1. Division
- Paphos have the most scored goals in the second half (24) in 1. Division
- Paphos have the the best goal difference (+13) away in 1. Division
- Paphos have the the best goal difference (+29) in 1. Division
- Paphos haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | APOEL | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | Paphos | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 44 |
| 4 | Aris | 20 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 5 | Apollon | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 31 |
| 8 | AEL | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 9 | Karmiotissa | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Anorthosis | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 22 |
| 11 | Enosis | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 17 | -18 | 14 |
| 12 | Olympiakos | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -22 | 13 |
| 13 | Doxa | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 12 |
| 14 | Akritas | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | -26 | 11 |
