Omonia Nicosia have traveled here for an interesting Europa Conference League fight against Basel. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
These teams have little in common geographically as Omonia Nicosia have to travel 3300 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Basel form and stats
3-2-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Super League numbers at home for Basel so far this season. On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, Basel has performed like this (both home and away): 6 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Basel has a nice streak going on as they have played ten consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Sion defeat 153 days ago.
A strong away win for Basel against Sion the last match, as Edon Zhegrova were on target. Eray Cömert was on the receiving end of a red card in the Basel-Sion match, being sent off in the 88th minute. The game was drawn at that point, but the home side still managed to pull off a 1-0 victory. The victory against Sion came after Edon Zhegrova's winning goal. The Basel manager P. Rahmen was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 65th minute. Andy Pelmard was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Pelmard won 5 of 8 duels.
Before that, Basel drew at home versus Luzern.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Super League game versus Lugano in only three days. This game is also played here at St. Jakob-Park.
It's goals goals goals for Basel who have scored 16 goals from 5 league home games. Basel's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 5 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
No 1. Division points yet away for Omonia Nicosia, from their first 2 matches. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Nicosia have lost on their last two travels.
Nicosia are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the 1. Division against Apollon.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Olympiakos's place.The schedule is very tough for Nicosia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. Division game at PAEEK is waiting in only four days.
Omonia Nicosia have the goal stats of 1-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Mendonça Cabral 11 goals |  S. Esposito 4 goals |  E. Zhegrova 2 goals |
Basel missing players
Omonia Nicosia missing players
| Basel | Omonia Nicosia | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 62 | 38 | Scored | S | 13 | 34 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 31% | 36% | ||
| 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 38% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.9 | ||
| 5 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 4 | ||
| 11.4 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 8.8 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 44% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Qarabağ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Basel | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Kairat | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Omonia Nicosia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Basel | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 22 |
| 2 | Zurich | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Young Boys | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 18 |
| 4 | Lugano | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 5 | Grasshopper | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Servette | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 7 | St. Gallen | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 9 |
| 8 | Sion | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 9 |
| 9 | Lausanne Sport | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -10 | 7 |
| 10 | Luzern | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 6 |
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 2 | Aris | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Apollon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | AEL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Olympiakos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Paphos | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | Omonia Nicosia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Doxa | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
| 10 | APOEL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 6 |
| 11 | PAEEK | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 4 |
| 12 | Ethnikos Achna | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -9 | 1 |