National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Akritas or Omonia 29is Maiou that keep their silverware dream alive.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Akritas and Omonia 29is Maiou.
Akritas form and stats
Akritas was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Cyprus Cup.1 victory, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Akritas have to build on here at Stadio Stelios Kyriakides in the 1. Division.
Akritas suffered a slightly shocking loss 1-2 against APOEL in their previous outing, also played at home.
Prior to that, an away loss at Olympiakos in the 1. Division.The manager Badia will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Karmiotissa in only four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Akritas here at Stadio Stelios Kyriakides in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 4 games). Akritas are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (9 from 4 played).
Omonia 29is Maiou form and stats
Last season their Cyprus Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Things could have gone better for Omonia 29is Maiou in their 2. Division away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.
Impressive finishing secured the home win 1-0 against Xylotympou in their previous game.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Ayia Napa's place.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Omonia 29is Maiou manager Makrides as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against AE Zakakiou.
It's early days yet, but Omonia 29is Maiou has scored 1 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: two - zero - zero (Akritas wins - draws - Omonia 29is Maiou wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Demosthenous 1 goals |
Akritas missing players
Omonia 29is Maiou missing players
| Akritas | Omonia 29is Maiou | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 39 | 25 | Scored | S | 13 | 28 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 27 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 46% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 32% | ||
| 3.3 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| 30% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 24% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.3 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Paphos | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 17 |
| 2 | Aris | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Apollon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Nea Salamis | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | APOEL | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | Omonia Nicosia | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | AEL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 10 | Doxa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -5 | 7 |
| 11 | Enosis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Karmiotissa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 13 | Akritas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 14 | Olympiakos | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Omonia Aradippou | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Ayia Napa | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | MEAP Nisou | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Ethnikos Achna | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Othellos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Omonia 29is Maiou | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | AE Zakakiou | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | PAEEK | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 10 | Ahironas / Onisilos | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Peyia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Ermis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 6 |
| 13 | Digenis Ypsonas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 14 | Xylotympou | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Olympiada Lympion | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 16 | Alki Oroklini | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -9 | 3 |
