Omonia — Paphos: forecast for the Conference League match
In the first stage of the Conference League playoffs, two Cypriot clubs, Omonia and Paphos, will meet. The first match will take place in Nicosia on February 13. In the national championship, the guests are extremely close to the first championship in their history, and the hosts occupy only the third place, ten points behind the competitor. Who will be stronger in the European Cup competition? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

Omonia Nicosia

Current form
Omonia is the current bronze medalist of the Cyprus Championship and is also in third place this season. The club is four points behind the second Aris, and ten points behind the leading Paphos. Today, the hosts will have a chance to beat the Premier League leader in the Conference League match. The group stage of this tournament turned out well for the club from Nicosia - two wins, one draw and three losses. Such results allowed us to take the 22nd place in the final table. In the last round, Giannis Anastasiou's team drew with Bosnian Borac (0-0).
Disqualifications and injuries
Dusan Bakic has not been announced for the tournament and will not be able to take part in the match.
Interesting betting trends
- The team has won four in a row
- The hosts have not lost seven matches in a row already
Approximate composition: Fabiano — Dioncu, Long, Panagiotiou, Hammas—Masouras, Erakovic, Maric, Aliyum — Stempinsky, Kakulis.

Pafos FC

Current form
This season, Pafos has a chance to win its first league title in history. The team occupies the first place in the Premier League and is already six points ahead of Aris. The team has conceded only ten goals in 22 matches and is the best defensive team in Cyprus. The guests performed well in the group stage of the Conference League. The club took the 12th place in the overall table, only one point was not enough to get into the top 8. The guests lost only to clubs from the top leagues, the German "Heidenheim" (0:1) and the Italian "Fiorentina" (2:3). Three clubs from Cyprus managed to reach the Conference League playoffs at once, and already in the first round, Paphos fell to their compatriots from Omonia.
Disqualifications and injuries
Araujo Correia and Derrick Lucassen will miss the match due to too many yellow cards. Mehdi Bukamir, Kevin Monteiro, Athanasios-Theologos Papadoudis and Mateo Tanlongo are not announced for the tournament. The appearance of Domingos Kina and Muamer Tankovic on the field is questionable.
Interesting betting trends
- The team is on a five-game winning streak
- In four of the last six matches, the guests were eliminated.
Provisional squad: Neofitos - Rafael, Goldar, Pileas, Joao Correia - Pepe - Bruno, Shunic, Dragomir, Tankovic - Anderson
Trends
The bet is an accurate score of 3:2
The hosts won the last victory with such a score
35.00Bet Both will score
This bet has played in three of the last five face-to-face matches.
1.77The bid is the number 3 in the final bill
The pattern has worked in the last three matches of the hosts
4.70Tip and bets
Both teams have gained excellent form and are currently on a winning streak. Despite the fact that there is a 10-point difference between the rivals in the championship, there is no clear favorite in the Conference League. We believe that Omonia will tune in to the home match as much as possible, trying to gain an advantage before the return match. Let's believe in the success of the hosts in the first game.
Our forecast is an Asian handicap (0) for Omonia in 1.85
Bet on the total
Opponents prefer an attacking style of play in Cyprus Championship matches. Since the teams play in the same league, they are well aware of each other's strengths and weaknesses, so we should hardly expect excessive caution. Most likely, the first match between these opponents will be productive.
Our forecast is a total of more than 2.5 goals in 2.10
Betting on corners
Judging by the way the teams have been playing lately, they will be able to please the fans with an abundance of riding totals, including the number of serves from the corner flag.
Our forecast is a total of more than 9.5 corners in 2.03