Omonia Nicosia get ready to welcome APOEL for something different than the ordinary league football: The Cyprus Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a 1. Division game only four days ago. That game, against Enosis, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for APOEL.
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
28 points is a decent return from 12 1. Division games here at Neo GSP for Omonia Nicosia. The data says 9 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Omonia Nicosia's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Aris.
Prior to that, an away loss at Anorthosis in the 1. Division.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 Nicosia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Omonia Nicosia have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {5 goals}.
APOEL form and stats
APOEL's mission in Cyprus Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals against Anorthosis.APOEL's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed APOEL collect 28 points from their 12 away matches in the 1. Division. 9 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
APOEL play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Enosis.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Apollon in the 1. Division.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by APOEL in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for APOEL, 2 draws and 6 defeats.
A new game in only four days for APOEL, the 1. Division home match versus Doxa. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy APOEL's attacking play in away games, having scored 19 goals in 12 league matches away. APOEL are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
APOEL have been victorious in all of the 4 latest battles against this team. Can they do it again?Top Goalscorers
  A. Kakoullis 7 goals |   M. Sousa Natividade 7 goals |  A. Donis 4 goals |
Omonia Nicosia missing players
APOEL missing players
| Omonia Nicosia | APOEL | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Won | W | 10 | 18 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 34 | 25 | Scored | S | 22 | 41 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Conceded | C | 9 | 14 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 48% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 4% | ||
| 28% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 40% | ||
| 44% | 64% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.4 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 3 | ||
| 10.2 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.2 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 32% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 12.4 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 7.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| 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 |
