This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Omonia Nicosia at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Real Sociedad with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
These teams have little in common geographically as Real Sociedad have to travel 4200 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
Omonia Nicosia and Real Sociedad should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Omonia Nicosia form and stats
Nicosia participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the play-offs.Omonia Nicosia must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three 1. Division games here at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro. 2W-0D-4L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Omonia Nicosia.
Bezus was the last player to score a league goal for Omonia Nicosia and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Omonia Nicosia haven't scored in 270 minutes.
Omonia Nicosia are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Paphos.
Ahead of that match, Nicosia lost 0-1 at home to Nea Salamis.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Omonia Nicosia, as the 1. Division home game vs Anorthosis is only four days away.
Goals decide football matches and Omonia Nicosia are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches.
Real Sociedad form and stats
They also participated in Europa League last season. This ended in the knockout round play-offs, when RB Leipzig drew the shortest straw.Real Sociedad's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Real Sociedad collect 12 points from their 6 away matches in the La Liga. 4 victories and 0 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
Sociedad play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Real Valladolid. Defender Rico was the best team player with a rating of 7.21. Rico hit two key passes and won 5 of 9 duels.
Before that, Real Sociedad secured a home win against Mallorca with the score 1-0.A quick return to home after this game, as Sociedad are hosting Real Betis in the La Liga only three days away.
Real Sociedad are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 10 times in 6 away games so far. 7 goals have been conceded by Real Sociedad in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest logged meeting featuring both these teams is the Real Sociedad - Nicosia 2-1 played earlier this season.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Méndez Portela 5 goals |   B. Souza da Silva 4 goals |  A. Sørloth 3 goals |
Omonia Nicosia missing players
Real Sociedad missing players
| Omonia Nicosia | Real Sociedad | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 16 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 36 | 25 | Scored | S | 19 | 36 | ||
| 29 | 17 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 94% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 81% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 44% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 52% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 19% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 38% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.5 | 7.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 12.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 34% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 29% | ||
| 11.5 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 9.8 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Real Sociedad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Sheriff | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 4 | Omonia Nicosia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 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 | Paphos | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 20 |
| 2 | Aris | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | APOEL | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Apollon | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Anorthosis | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Omonia Nicosia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | AEL | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Enosis | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -6 | 7 |
| 11 | Karmiotissa | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 12 | Doxa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 7 |
| 13 | Olympiakos | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -10 | 5 |
| 14 | Akritas | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -9 | 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 | Real Madrid | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 20 | 25 |
| 3 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 4 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 7 | Osasuna | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Villarreal | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 9 | Valencia | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Real Valladolid | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -4 | 14 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 13 | Almeria | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | -6 | 10 |
| 14 | Sevilla | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 10 |
| 15 | Celta de Vigo | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Espanyol | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 17 | Getafe | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 9 |
| 18 | Girona | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -17 | 7 |
| 20 | Elche | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | -18 | 3 |
