Paphos hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 10th position in the 1. Division table. Visiting Nea Salamis holds 7th place with 14 pts.
Paphos and Nea Salamis should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Paphos form and stats
The story so far in the 1. Division for Paphos at their home stadium (Stelios Kyriakidis) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Paphos are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 238 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by B. Sako).
The Paphos fans got no joy from their last match, a 1. Division game also here at Stelios Kyriakidis: A 0-1 defeat against Doxa (placed 12th). Before that match, a Cyprus Cup win away at Ayia Napa.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Paphos here at Stelios Kyriakidis in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). Paphos's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Nea Salamis form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. Division matches, Nea Salamis have produced an overall stat of 1-1-3 so far.
Two away games in a row for Nea Salamis, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Apollon in the 1. Division. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against AEK Larnaca.
Nea Salamis are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 2 goals from 5 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Nea Salamis have conceded 8 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Nea Salamis - Paphos 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 3 - 3 - 4 (Paphos wins - draws - Nea Salamis wins). As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nemec 16 goals |   K. Onuegbu 11 goals |
Paphos missing players
Nea Salamis missing players
| Paphos | Nea Salamis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 8 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 80% | 91% |
| 91% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 60% | 73% |
| 36% | 20% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 20% | 55% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 27% |
| 55% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 40% | 27% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 60% | 36% |
| 3.5 | 5.8 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | 30 | 5 | Total Shots | T S | 9 | 38 | 99 |
| 36 | 14 | 1 | Shots on Target | S O | 3 | 10 | 40 |
| 25% | 29% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 20% | 30% |
- Nea Salamis has the fewest scored goals (2) away
- Nea Salamis has the most points from losing position (7)
- Nea Salamis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Paphos has the fewest clean sheets (0)
- Paphos has the most conceded goals in the second half (14)
- Paphos have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Paphos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- 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 | Anorthosis | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 24 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | AEL | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | APOEL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 | Apollon | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 6 | AEK Larnaca | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 14 |
| 8 | Ethnikos Achna | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 11 |
| 9 | Olympiakos | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Paphos | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 11 | Enosis | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 12 | Doxa | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -14 | 6 |