The league table is allowed to rest as Olympiakos and Anorthosis battle for Cyprus Cup honors in this first Quarter-finals leg of two fixtures.
Both teams have had enough days rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's hope for an animated fixture!
Olympiakos form and stats
Olympiakos was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Cyprus Cup. APOEL was too strong.The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. Division this season. Olympiakos have only managed 1 win, 5 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Makareio Stadio.
Olympiakos shared the glory with Doxa in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Preceding that match was the home 1. Division game against Enosis that was lost 1-2.The match schedule is unforgiving for Olympiakos as they have a new game in only four days, a 1. Division match thankfully also at home. Omonia Nicosia are visiting.
Olympiakos have scored {6 league goals} here from 11 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Olympiakos have conceded 13 goals.
Anorthosis form and stats
Anorthosis was sent out of Cyprus Cup in the semi-finals last season, when Omonia Nicosia turned out to be too strong.As the visiting team in 1. Division matches, Anorthosis have produced an overall stat of 4-2-6 so far.
Two trips in a row for Anorthosis, whose manager Michailovic could celebrate last time after the win against Nea Salamis.
That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Omonia Nicosia in the 1. Division.A new game in only four days for Anorthosis, the 1. Division home match versus Paphos. Busy days.
The attacking power of Anorthosis when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 12 league matches away. Anorthosis have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Olympiakos victories, one draw and five Anorthosis wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  R. Ninga 4 goals |  S. Mráz 4 goals |   S. Hendriks 2 goals |
Olympiakos missing players
Anorthosis missing players
| Olympiakos | Anorthosis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Won | W | 5 | 9 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 13 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 37 | 13 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 84% | 73% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 68% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 54% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 27% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 23% | 28% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 55% | Failed to Score | F T | 54% | 52% | ||
| 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | ||
| 6 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.6 | 4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.6 | ||
| 21% | 15% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 21% | ||
| 12.9 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 8.3 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AEK Larnaca | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 54 |
| 2 | APOEL | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Paphos | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 48 |
| 4 | Aris | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 46 |
| 5 | Nea Salamis | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Apollon | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | AEL | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 10 | Karmiotissa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Enosis | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 17 |
| 12 | Doxa | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 13 |
| 13 | Olympiakos | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 13 |
| 14 | Akritas | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -27 | 12 |
