A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Nea Salamis and Anorthosis know what's at stake in this second leg of the Cyprus Cup Quarter-finals clash.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Nea Salamis form and stats
Nea Salamis participated in Cyprus Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round.When playing at home in the 1. Division, Nea Salamis have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. On the other hand, in the Cyprus Cup, Nea Salamis has performed like this (both home and away): 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Nea Salamis has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Poursaitidis and the players.
Nea Salamis travelled for their previous game, a trip to Anorthosis that ended 1-1. Heartbreak before that as Nea Salamis lost 2-3 at Anorthosis's place.
Nea Salamis are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 10 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Anorthosis form and stats
Last season their Cyprus Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.4 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Anorthosis playing as the away team in the 1. Division this season. When we have look at the Cyprus Cup statistics, we find 1W-2D-0L. This is both home and away.
Anorthosis's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Nea Salamis that finished 1-1. Before that, Anorthosis secured a home win against Nea Salamis with the score 3-2.
The travelling fans enjoy Anorthosis's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Anorthosis - Nea Salamis 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Nea Salamis-Anorthosis H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Nea Salamis one win, Anorthosis four wins, five draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Rayos Serna 14 goals |   K. Onuegbu 11 goals |  M. Ďuriš 5 goals |
Nea Salamis missing players
Anorthosis missing players
| Nea Salamis | Anorthosis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 30 | 17 | Scored | S | 20 | 49 | ||
| 39 | 20 | Conceded | C | 12 | 18 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 77% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 28% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 56% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 48% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 4.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.2 | ||
| 6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 203 | 93 | Total Shots | T S | 101 | 236 | ||
| 81 | 40 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 112 | ||
| 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 40% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 43 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | APOEL | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 38 |
| 4 | Apollon | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | AEL | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Paphos | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Olympiakos | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Enosis | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 17 |
| 12 | Doxa | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -27 | 11 |