The league table is allowed to rest as Paphos and Nea Salamis battle for Cyprus Cup honors in this first 2nd Round leg of two fixtures.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Paphos form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Cyprus Cup for Paphos, as the manager J. Toshack led his troops to eliminate Ayia Napa, and reach the 2nd Round. Paphos was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Cyprus Cup.2 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Paphos have to build on here in the 1. Division.
Paphos manager J. Toshack and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Omonia Nicosia in the 1. Division. Preceding that match was a 1. Division defeat to Anorthosis (0-3).
Paphos aren't scoring a lot here in the league, with only 5 goals from 7 games. Paphos have conceded 9 in these home matches.
Nea Salamis form and stats
Nea Salamis's mission in Cyprus Cup last season failed in the 2nd round.Nea Salamis have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 2-1-4 (7 played).
Nea Salamis are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the 1. Division against Ethnikos Achna. Preceding that game was the away 1. Division victory against Olympiakos with the score of 3-0.
The attacking power of Nea Salamis when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. As opposed to that, Nea Salamis have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Paphos won 4, Nea Salamis won 4 and 2 draws. 8 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nemec 16 goals |   K. Onuegbu 11 goals |
Paphos missing players
Nea Salamis missing players
| Paphos | Nea Salamis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 30 | 14 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 34 | 16 | Conceded | C | 23 | 45 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 24% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 52% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4.2 | 5.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 5 | 4.4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 6.5 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 195 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 95 | 226 | ||
| 88 | 32 | Shots on Target | S O | 37 | 98 | ||
| 32% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 33 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | APOEL | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
| 4 | Apollon | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| 5 | AEL | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 20 |
| 7 | AEK Larnaca | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -10 | 13 |
| 10 | Paphos | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 13 |
| 11 | Enosis | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | -17 | 8 |
| 12 | Doxa | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -20 | 8 |