A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both APOEL and Omonia Nicosia know what's at stake in this second leg of the Cyprus Cup Quarter-finals clash.
This is a match between two teams close to each other, usually meaning extra stress and importance.
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 APOEL and Omonia Nicosia.
APOEL form and stats
APOEL was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Cyprus Cup. Anorthosis was too strong.The home supporters can't complain about results here at GSP Stadium as APOEL have scored 16 goals to get 25 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the 1. Division are 7-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
APOEL are returning here after visiting Omonia Nicosia and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Gomes and Efrem scored the goal(s).
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Doxa that ended 1-1.The APOEL fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. As for guarding their own goal, APOEL have only let in {4 goals} at home.
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Omonia Nicosia, as they won the Cyprus Cup.Omonia Nicosia have only collected 10 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 3-1-8 (12 played).
Home advantage was not enough for Nicosia in their previous game as they lost hosting APOEL, 0-2.
Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Olympiakos.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The 1. Division trip to Karmiotissa.
The attacking power of Omonia Nicosia when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 12 league matches away. As for defending, Nicosia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 6 most recent games involving these two teams have all ended as APOEL wins. Another one?The contenders have played each other before in this season, with the match result Omonia Nicosia - APOEL 1-2 logged in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Sousa Natividade 7 goals |   A. Kakoullis 7 goals |  A. Donis 4 goals |
APOEL missing players
Omonia Nicosia missing players
| APOEL | Omonia Nicosia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 43 | 19 | Scored | S | 8 | 28 | ||
| 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 19 | 29 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 4% | ||
| 44% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 28% | ||
| 52% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 45% | 36% | ||
| 5.7 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.2 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10.8 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 10.1 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.9 | ||
| 36% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 29% | ||
| 7.2 | 6.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.9 | 11.8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | APOEL | 25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 23 | 54 |
| 3 | Aris | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 24 | 50 |
| 4 | Paphos | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 49 |
| 5 | Apollon | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 38 |
| 7 | Omonia Nicosia | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 38 |
| 8 | AEL | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 35 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -6 | 33 |
| 10 | Karmiotissa | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 27 |
| 11 | Enosis | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -14 | 21 |
| 12 | Doxa | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 18 |
| 13 | Olympiakos | 25 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -24 | 15 |
| 14 | Akritas | 25 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 25 | -34 | 12 |
