Paphos vs Omonia Match Preview

Paphos hosts Omonia Nicosia in the first match of the Cyprus Cup semi-finals.

The hosts are coming off a 2-0 away defeat against Omonia after the two teams faced off again in the league on Sunday. This defeat was the swan song of Norwegian coach Henning Berg as it most likely put the Paphos team out of the top three which leads to a European ticket. The Paphos team is without a win in the last seven matches after last beating Doxa in the cup 1-4. Technical director Michel Salgado, former captain of Real Madrid, a big personality but without coaching experience, is expected to sit on the home team's bench.

The guests, on the other hand, having as their sole objective the conquest of the Cup for the second consecutive year, which leads to the second round of the Europa Conference League, tricked their opponents by making changes to the basic formation against Paphos, but they won 2-0. In the last few months, Omonia has been at the peak of the cup games, just like last year where they managed to eliminate Anorthosis in the semi-finals with very good performances. This year, in the quarter-finals, they eliminated APOEL, winning the second game 0-2 despite losing the first 1-2.

In conclusion, I think the match will be decided in the details as neither team is willing to take any chances. The visitors are mosre enthousiasts and are more focused, however I will conservatively bet 3 points on the +1 Asian handicap at odds of 1.44 to get my bet back if they lose by one goal.