On Sunday, in the match of the first round of the second stage of the Cyprus Championship, Paphos will play at home with Aris. We bring to your attention the forecast for this duel.
"Pathos"
Paphos finished the first part of the championship only in 4th place, as they failed the ending. The last victory was obtained only 4 rounds ago at home over AEL (1-0). After that, Henning Berg's team lost on the road to Anorthosis (1:2). In the last two rounds, she drew with the same score 1:1 – on her own field with Aris and away with Olympiacos. But the Paphos managed to pass the "Doxa" in the quarterfinals of the Cyprus Cup" (4:1, 1:1).
"Aris"
"Aris", on the contrary, gave a very powerful ending to the first part of the championship, breaking through to third place in the standings, reducing the gap from the leader to 7 points. In the last seven rounds, Kokorin and the company made only one misfire, in the round before last they drew away with Paphos (1:1). This loss of points occurred between home wins over Nea Salamina (3-0) and Anorthosis (2-0).
Statistics and figures
- "Paphos" has a 4-match winless streak, although the last 3 matches ended in a draw;
- In the last five matches of "Paphos" there was a bet "Both teams will score";
- "Paphos" has lost only 1 match out of the last eight at home, winning four times;
- In seven of the last eight full-time matches of Paphos with Aris, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- Aris has a 6-match winless streak in face-to-face meetings with Paphos (1 win + 5 draws);
- Aris has a 7-match winless streak (6 wins + 1 draw);
- In four of the last five matches of Aris, the "Total more than 2.5 goals" bet was held;
- Aris has a 3-match winless streak (2 wins + 1 draw).
Forecast
Over the past 5 years, there has been only one full-time match between Paphos and Aris, in which both teams would not score goals. In this match, it is quite possible to expect an active attacking game, as teams must cling to the last chances to break into the championship race. No one will be satisfied with a draw here.