The league table is allowed to rest as APOEL and Omonia Nicosia battle for Cyprus Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
It's no vacation for neither APOEL nor Omonia Nicosia as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
APOEL form and stats
Last season, APOEL's Cyprus Cup journey ended in the 2nd round against Apollon.APOEL have collected 16 points from their 1. Division home games so far after 4-4-5.
Ahead of that match, APOEL won a home game hosting Nea Salamis (3-1).
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 APOEL have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won two, drawn five and lost two.
APOEL are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. APOEL have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
Nicosia was sent out of Cyprus Cup in the quarter-finals last season.Playing away, Omonia Nicosia have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 2 defeats in the 1. Division this season. Things are running smoothly for Nicosia who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 16 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Nea Salamis. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Nea Salamis game have they lost an away game, meaning Nicosia has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
422 minutes! That's how long the Omonia Nicosia goalkeeper Charalambos Kyriakides and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Prior to that result Omonia Nicosia won their away game at Ermis in the 1. Division. The scoreline was 2-0.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Omonia Nicosia in our archives, and the results are: one win for Nicosia, three draws and zero defeats.
Nicosia are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 13 away games so far. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (APOEL wins - draws - Omonia Nicosia wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Asante 8 goals |  F. Papoulis 7 goals |   V. Klonaridis 5 goals |
APOEL missing players
Omonia Nicosia missing players
| APOEL | Omonia Nicosia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 29 | 15 | Scored | S | 20 | 36 | ||
| 27 | 14 | Conceded | C | 11 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 64% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 38% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 32% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 9.9 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.3 | ||
| 28% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | ||
| 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 Nicosia | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | AEL | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Apollon | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 51 |
| 4 | Anorthosis | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -11 | 34 |
| 7 | APOEL | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 8 | Doxa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 9 | Paphos | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 29 |
| 11 | Enosis | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 24 |
| 12 | Ermis | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -18 | 24 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 14 | Karmiotissa | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -23 | 18 |