Omonia vs AEL: Cyprus Cup Match Prediction
Omonia and AEL will play in the quarter-finals of the Cyprus Cup on January 28. The hosts play in the Conference League and are fighting for medals in the national championship. The guests have much more modest goals - they occupy only ninth place in the standings and are unlikely to even get into the top six. Which of the rivals will be able to go further in the cup tournament? The answer is in our betting tip

Command Analysis

Omonia Nicosia

Current form
Last season, Omonia took third place in the Cyprus Championship, which allowed them to take part in the Conference League selection. The team managed to get through to the main stage of the European Cup, where they took 22nd place and will play in the playoffs in the spring. In the Cypriot Premier League, the team is only fourth and two points behind third-placed AEK. The hosts are also the current finalists of the Cyprus Cup, but in the final, the team from Nicosia lost to Paphos with a big score (0:3). This season, the club also expects to fight for the trophy. At the previous stage, Omonia managed to win a big victory over modest Kitiou (7:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with their squad ahead of the quarter-final match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not conceded a single goal in the last four matches.
- The hosts have won three of their last four matches.
Estimated line-up: Fabiano - Dionku, Long, Panagiotiou, Hammas - Masouras, Erakovic, Maric, Aliyum - Stempinsky, Kakulis.

AEL Limassol

Current form
AEL can only hope for a mid-table spot this season. The team has been unable to make it into the top six for three years now and there is no particular progress in the visitors' play. The club is only in ninth place and is already ten points behind sixth-placed Apollon. Marinos Satsias' men are in terrible form and have not scored in five matches. After heavy defeats to Omonia (0:4) and Pafos (0:4), AEL drew with rivals in the table, Achnas (0:0) and NEA Salamis (0:0).
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad ahead of the cup match.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has failed to score a goal in its last five matches
- The club has not won for seven matches in a row.
Estimated lineup: Braga - Franciz, Toku, Gerolesu, Kecskes, Lesovoy, Makris, Singh, Stolnik, Thomalla, Trichkovski
Trends
Bet Exact score 4:0
The visitors have suffered their last two defeats with the same score
15.00Bet At least one team will not score
This bet has played in the last five away matches
1.90Tip and bets
The hosts are among the leaders of the Cyprus championship and have reached the Conference League playoffs. The team is superior to AEL in all respects, which has looked very weak in attack in recent matches. Even taking into account the rotation, Omonia should win a confident victory over today opponent. We believe that the favorite will have no problems on the way to the semi-finals.
Our betting tip is Asian handicap (-1.5) on Omonia for 2.08
Bet on total
The hosts have been quite active in attack in recent matches, and in a recent face-to-face match with today opponent they managed to score four goals. The visitors will also do everything to break their streak without scoring goals, so we should expect a productive fight in the quarterfinals of the national cup.
Our prediction is total over 2.5 goals for 1.62
Bet on corners
The hosts will likely dominate the field throughout the match, which will allow them to significantly outperform their opponents in the number of corner kicks.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (-4.5) on corners for Omonia for 1.85