A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Anorthosis and Olympiakos know what's at stake in this second leg of the Cyprus Cup 2nd Round clash.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Anorthosis form and stats
Anorthosis participated in Cyprus Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.Anorthosis have been very solid at home in the 1. Division so far, with 22 points collected from 8 matches (7-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Anorthosis has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here. We remember; it was Omonia Nicosia.
The fans are hoping that Anorthosis will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the 1. Division game against Omonia Nicosia. A 0-0 draw away in the Cyprus Cup before that, with Olympiakos the opponent.
There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Anorthosis, as the 1. Division home game vs Doxa is only three days away.
The Anorthosis manager T. Ketsbaia has got the team scoring with 19 from 8 home games in the league. Anorthosis have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Olympiakos form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Xylotympou in order to reach 2nd Round of Cyprus Cup. Olympiakos's mission in Cyprus Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Olympiakos have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 1-4-4 (9 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Paphos in their previous outing. The 1. Division match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Anorthosis.
A new game in only three days for Olympiakos, the 1. Division home match versus Omonia Nicosia. Busy days.
Olympiakos are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 13 away goals from 9 games (in the league). Olympiakos have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Olympiakos - Anorthosis 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Anorthosis won 8 games, 2 matches ended with a draw and Olympiakos has 0 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 9 / 1Top Goalscorers
  R. Rayos Serna 14 goals |   J. Ayité 6 goals |  N. Katcharava 5 goals |
Anorthosis missing players
Olympiakos missing players
| Anorthosis | Olympiakos | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 44 | 19 | Scored | S | 26 | 52 | ||
| 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 21 | 36 | ||
| 84% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 56% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 22% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 28% | ||
| 5.7 | 5.9 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.9 | 3.7 | ||
| 3.8 | 2.9 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.3 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 216 | 97 | Total Shots | T S | 91 | 186 | ||
| 98 | 42 | Shots on Target | S O | 41 | 89 | ||
| 40% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 37% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Apollon | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | APOEL | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 24 |
| 7 | AEL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Paphos | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 14 |
| 11 | Enosis | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 12 | Doxa | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -24 | 8 |