On Monday, the final match of the first round of the second part of the group of outsiders of the Cyprus Championship will take place, in which AEL Limassol will play at home with Olympiacos Nicosia. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this meeting.
AEL
AEL is in third place in its group, having a comfortable gap of 14 points from the relegation zone. At the same time, he managed to reach the semifinals of the Cyprus Cup, knocking out "Nea Salamina" (1:0, 1:1). Between these cup matches, Chedomir Janevski's team won the championship at home against AEK (2:1) and drew with Anorthosis on the road (1:1). In the last round, the unbeaten streak was interrupted in a home match with Apollo (0:2).
Olympiacos
Olympiacos, on the other hand, is under serious threat of relegation, occupying the penultimate place in the standings, 5 points behind the saving zone, with one match in reserve. At the same time, the "black-greens" also succeeded in the quarterfinals of the Cup, knocking out "Anorthosis" (2:1, 1:1). In the last three rounds of the championship, they first lost at home to Omonia (0:1), and then drew twice – away with Nea Salamina (2:2) and on their own field with Paphos (1:1).
Statistics and figures
- AEL has a 3-match winless streak (2 draws + 1 defeat);
- In five of the last six AELA matches, the "Total less than 2.5 goals" bet was held;
- AEL has lost only 1 match out of the last nine at home, winning 6 times;
- AEL has lost only 1 match out of the last six full-time with Olympiacos, winning three times;
- Olympiacos has a 7-match winless streak in the championship (3 draws + 4 defeats);
- In four of the last five matches of Olympiacos, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- Olympiacos has won only 1 match out of the last ten away games, losing four times.
Forecast
Olympiacos has gained a good form, which gives hope for survival. AEL currently has no special motivation for the championship, so the Nicosia team may well catch on here at least for a draw.