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APOEL vs. Anorthosis: Cyprus Championship Match Prediction
APOEL and Anorthosis will play in the eighth round of the Cyprus Championship. Both teams did not have the best start to the season and are now far from the top lines. The hosts are only in fifth place, and the guests are in ninth. Which of the rivals will be able to score points and improve their standings on October 28? The answer is in our forecast for this match.
Command Analysis
APOEL Nicosia
CyprusCurrent form
Last season was a triumph for APOEL. The team regained the Cypriot title, which it had not won since 2019. In a dramatic finale, the club from Nicosia still overtook AEK from Larnaca, which had the same number of points as APOEL, on additional indicators. The Yellow-Blues began their European campaign in the Champions League, but only managed to get into the Conference League. The team could have ended up in the Europa League, but in the final qualifying round, they lost to the Latvian RFS in a penalty shootout.
In the last matches of the championship, the hosts tied with Omonia 29 May (0:0), lost to AEK from Larnaca (0:1) and beat Omonia from Aradippou (5:0). In the European arena, they only managed to draw with Shamrock Rovers (1:1), despite the fact that the Irish club finished the match with ten men. In the second round, the champion of Cyprus lost to Borac from Banja Luka (0:1).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts do not have any personnel problems before the match with Anorthosis.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last five matches.
- APOEL lost two matches in a row at home
Tentative line-up : Beletz - Abagna, Quintilla, Laifis, Marquinhos, Ndongala, Petrovic, Pizzi, Tejera, Chebake, El Arabi
Anorthosis
CyprusCurrent form
Anorthosis has not demonstrated its former successes lately and does not even qualify for the European Cup zone. The team finished last season in sixth place, closing the top half of the table. The current championship draw has been even more unsuccessful, because the club is only in ninth place, with only eight points to its credit. In the last round, the visitors lost to AEK from Larnaca (0:1), breaking a series of four games in a row without defeat.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with the line-up before the match with APOEL.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has suffered only one defeat in its last six matches.
- Anorthosis have failed to score in their last two matches
Probable lineup : Zivkovic - Chrysopoulos, Iliev, Mladovic, Sergio Conceicao, Artimatas, Kiko, Krychowiak, Rafa Lopes, Teixeira, Chrysostomou
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:0
Two of the last five head-to-head matches ended with this score
6.50Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in the hosts' last three matches
1.72Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in three of the visitors' last four matches
1.75Tip and bets
The visitors have started to get into shape after an unsuccessful start and have suffered only one defeat in the last five matches, and even then with a difference of only one goal. The hosts have not yet been able to show their best football, which is not helped by participation in European Cups, which affects the functional state of the players. Anorthosis is considered a clear outsider in this match, but we believe that the visiting team will be able to impose worthy competition on the nominal favorite.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (+1) on Anorthosis for 1.98
Bet on total
APOEL players are probably very tired after the European Cup match and are unlikely to give their all in the game with Anorthosis. At the same time, the visitors understand that they are inferior in class and will definitely pay attention to the game in defense, and they themselves will count on counterattacks. We believe that the game between such opponents will not be productive.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals with odds of 1.90
Bet on the first half
In four of APOEL last five matches, the first half ended in a goalless draw. We believe that such an outcome is possible in the upcoming match with Anorthosis.
Our prediction is a draw in the first half with odds of 2.25
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