On Friday, as part of the second round of the second part of the Cyprus championship, APOEL Nicosia will play at home with Paphos. Your attention is invited to the forecast for this match.
APOEL
APOEL is the sole leader in the standings, breaking away from AEK by 3 points. The Nicosia team will definitely not formalize the championship double, since they flew out of the Cyprus Cup at the beginning of March, losing at home to Omonia (0:2). After that, the first part of the championship was completed with a crushing victory on their own field over Nea Salamina (3:0), but last Saturday they were content with a draw with the same unyielding Omonia (1:1).
"Pathos"
Paphos are in 4th place in the standings, which is a European Cup. They are 9 points behind APOEL, which in theory can be won back, but in practice, of course, is extremely unlikely. In the Cyprus Cup, Henning Berg's team reached the semifinals, which was enough for a draw in a home meeting with Doxa (1:1). After that, in the championship, Paphos shared points on the road with Olympiacos (1:1) and at home with Aris (2:2).
Statistics and figures
- APOEL has a 6-match unbeaten streak in the championship (4 wins + 2 draws);
- In four of the last five matches of APOEL, the "Total less than 2.5 goals" bet was held;
- APOEL has an 11-match unbeaten streak in home league matches (8 wins + 3 draws);
- In the last five full-time matches of APOEL with Paphos, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- "Paphos" has a 5-match winless streak, with the last 4 matches ending in a draw;
- In the last six matches of Paphos, the bet "Both teams will score" took place;
- "Paphos" lost only 1 match out of the last five away matches, winning twice.
Forecast
In the matches between APOEL and Paphos, it is never boring – this is a fundamental confrontation. It makes no sense for the Paphos people to play for a draw now – they only need to win in order to maintain decent chances of winning prizes in the championship. I think that again in this confrontation we will see goals from both sides, and a 1-1 draw is unlikely to be limited.