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Anorthosis - Apollo: betting tip for the Cyprus Cup match
Anorthosis and Apollon will play in the quarterfinals of the Cyprus Cup. In the national championship, the clubs share sixth place, having equality both in the number of points scored (31 each) and in the goal difference (+4). On January 29, direct competitors will fight for a place in the semifinals of the cup. Which of the rivals will be able to go further and continue the fight for the trophy? The answer is in our betting tip for this match
Command Analysis
Anorthosis
CyprusCurrent form
Anorthosis has not even found itself in the Eurocup zone for a long time and has finally dropped to the middle of the Cypriot championship. This season, the club can only count on fighting for sixth place, where the main competitor is today opponent. Now the teams share the sixth line, having scored 31 points in 20 matches. In January, the hosts are doing quite well. After the defeat from Paphos (0:2), which took place on January 2, Mauro Camoranesi charges pulled themselves together and stopped losing. Anorthosis managed to win three victories in a row, beating Omonia (2:0), Achnas (2:1) and NEA Salamis (4:0). Only in the last round this series was interrupted - the hosts only in the 14th minute of extra time escaped defeat in the confrontation with AEK from Larnaca (2:2).
In the Cyprus Cup, Anorthosis has already passed two stages. The team managed to score four goals each against Olympiacos from Nicosia (4:1) and Omonia Aradippou (4:2).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the cup match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in four matches in a row.
- Anorthosis have scored less than two goals in each of their last four matches
Estimated line-up: Zivkovic – Conceicao, Teixeira, Chrysopoulos, Stamoulis – Rogulic, Teodoru, Artimatas, Krychowiak, Gyurcso – Lopes.
Apollon Limassol
CyprusCurrent form
Apollon traditionally fights for a place in the top half of the table, but so far concedes the coveted sixth place to today opponent. Last season, these teams also fought for the last place in the top 6, then Apollon lost to Anorthosis by as many as nine points. This time, the visitors expect to improve the result and so far there is every chance of this. Only in the last round, the team from Kolossi suffered its first defeat in 2025, losing to the main outsider of the championship, Omonia 29 Maya (1:2). Before that, they managed to achieve dry victories over other clubs from the lower half of the table, Enosis (1:0) and Karmiotissa (3:0). There are also hopes for success in the Cyprus Cup. Last season, Apollon reached the semi-finals of this competition, where they lost only one goal to Paphos (1:2, 1:1).
At the previous stages of the Cup, the visitors managed to beat Othellos Athinou (4:0) from the second division, and then the mid-table Premier League team, Achnas (1:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has lost only one of its last six matches.
- The visitors have kept clean sheets in three of their last five matches.
Tentative line-up: Kun - Barahona, Dorregaray, Duodu, Weissbeck, Boli, Vuros, De Marco, Zmrgal, Koll, Shpolarich
Trends
Bet Exact score 2:0
The hosts have scored two goals in three of the last four matches
14.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in five of the last six matches between the teams.
1.78Bet Number 2 in the final score
This pattern has worked in five of Anorthosis' last six matches
2.45Tip and bets
Bookmakers consider the visitors to be the favorites of the cup match, which can be explained by the advantage in face-to-face matches - Apollon has won the last three. However, the hosts are currently in excellent shape and recently beat Omonia, which reached the Conference League playoffs. At the same time, the visitors lost to the last team of the championship in the last round. We believe that home advantage will help Anorthosis go further in the cup.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Anorthosis for 2.10
Bet on total
In a cup match, everything can be decided by one mistake, so the opponents will try to play carefully at their gates. Most likely, we will have a closed game with a minimum of scoring chances. In this case, it would be reasonable to bet on the total under.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 1.62
Bet on the first half
We don't expect the opponents to go forward in force immediately after the starting whistle. It will obviously take time to get to know each other. In this scenario, a draw at the end of the first half is likely.
Our prediction is a draw in the first half at 1.90
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