Apollon vs Nea Salamis Match Preview

Apollon Limassol welcomes Nea Salamis in the seventeenth round of the Cypriot championship at the newly built "Alphamega Stadium" which will be the home of the Limassol teams.

The hosts are coming off a 1-0 away defeat against Omonia in a game that once again showed scoring problems. The champions count ten consecutive matches in all competitions in which a maximum of two goals were scored, indicative of the difficulty they face in scoring but also the defensive approach they have. In the fifteen games they played for the championship they scored thirteen goals and conceded twelve while at home they scored seven and conceded six in seven games.

The visitors, on the other hand, were defeated at home by AEK Larnaca with 0-2, but before that they won 2-1 in the two games they played and were against teams of their level. This fact makes them have aspirations for the top six, since with a win they are tied with Apollon in sixth place. Away from home they have a defensive approach as in eight games they scored eight and conceded as many goals with four wins and as many losses.

In conclusion, I think that the match will not have many goals due to the home team's difficulty in scoring and also because they are particularly careful defensively. I also think the stoppage will be a deterrent to scoring and I'll bet 3 points on the under 2.5 goals at odds of 1.88.