Omonia vs Ol. Nicosia Match Preview

Omonia Nicosia welcomes Olympiakos Nicosia as part of the eleventh matchday of the Cyprus championship, in this local derby of the capital, at their shared home ground.

The hosts are coming off a 1-0 defeat away to Moldova in their midweek game against Sherif, in a game they deserved at least a draw but lost in the dying minutes of the game. They had previously achieved a great 2-0 home win over Anorthosis Famagusta which was a boost both in terms of points and psychologically as it was the new manager's first league game and three league defeats had preceded it. Today, Monday, Omonia will be hosted by Aris Limassol in Larnaca, and regardless of the result, victory will be imperative on Friday against Olympiakos since they are short in points.

The visitors, on the other hand, drew 2-2 with Doxa Katokopias at home, so they remain in the penultimate spot with six points in ten matches. Undoubtedly, they expected more in that match since a win would have sent Doxa to the penultimate place but they did not succeed despite being awarded two penalties. Some key players who completed the limit of yellow cards are about to serve their suspension in this match vs Omonia so Olympiakos will hardly get any points here.

In conclusion, I rarely bet on a match four days before kick-off but the match data and the high odds at which a home win is offered forced me to do so. I will stake 4 units on the home win at 1.78 odds as I expect them to be declined in the next few days.