Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Olympiakos & Xylotympou face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Cyprus Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Olympiakos nor Xylotympou 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.
Olympiakos form and stats
Olympiakos participated in Cyprus Cup the last season, where they reached the 2nd round and lost against Anorthosis.Two 1. Division home games so far for Olympiakos, who are yet to win here at Makareio Stadio. Only 0 points so far. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Olympiakos, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
The Olympiakos supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Xylotympou in Cyprus Cup and win 4-0. A strong away win before that one, visiting Ermis and winning 1-0.
As mentioned above, Olympiakos "killed" Xylotympou in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Olympiakos are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Makareio Stadio with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. 17 earlier games are comparable to this one, and Olympiakos has won twelve times, drawn two and lost three. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Olympiakos has won by at least two goals eleven times when in this position.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Olympiakos at home in the league. 2 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Xylotympou form and stats
Xylotympou was sent out of Cyprus Cup in the 1st round last season.As the visiting team in 2. Division matches, Xylotympou have produced an overall stat of 0-0-1 so far.
Two away games in a row for Xylotympou, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-4 versus Olympiakos in the Cyprus Cup. The game before that, in the 2. Division, was lost at home, a 0-2 defeat against Onisilos.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Olympiakos was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind.
Xylotympou are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 47 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 15 wins, twelve draws and 20 defeats. Of the defeats, eleven games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Xylotympou have the goal stats of 0-2 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Olympiakos and Xylotympou have met before this season: Olympiakos - Xylotympou 4-0. Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Olympiakos, zero draws and zero wins for Xylotympou. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
  V. Mantzis 2 goals | P. Zachariou 1 goals | G. Nascimento da Costa 1 goals |
Olympiakos missing players
Xylotympou missing players
| Olympiakos | Xylotympou | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Lost | L | 10 | 13 | ||
| 25 | 14 | Scored | S | 13 | 25 | ||
| 38 | 21 | Conceded | C | 35 | 43 | ||
| 92% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 53% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 8% | ||
| 52% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 16% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 40% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 151 | 82 | Total Shots | T S | 34 | 41 | ||
| 75 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 25 | ||
| 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Apollon | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | AEL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Omonia Nicosia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Doxa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Anorthosis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | APOEL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Nea Salamis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ermis | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -7 | 3 |
| 12 | Paphos | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| 13 | Karmiotissa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Enosis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 0 |
| 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 Psevda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | PAEEK | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | AE Zakakiou | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Othellos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Onisilos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Alki Oroklini | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Akritas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 9 | Omonia Aradippou | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 10 | Aris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Ayia Napa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Kouris Erimi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | ASIL Lysi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Digenis Morphou | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | EN THOI Lakatamia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Ahironas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 17 | Xylotympou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 |
| 18 | Digenis Ypsonas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 |