Karmiotissa vs Ol. Nicosia Match Preview

Karmiotissa hosts Olympiakos Nicosia in the fifth round of the Cyprus championship.

The hosts, after the change in their bench, were competitive at home against Anorthosis, but they did not avoid another for the third consecutive game. On the contrary, in the fourth round of this marathon, they registered a great away win against first-placed Aris Limassol with 1-2, showing part of the quality they have as a team. Undoubtedly, the initial goal set by the newcomers to enter the top-six seem like a difficult scenario, but at least they can get a victory over the trailing Olympiakos.

On the other hand, the visitors from early in the summer presented some problems which were confirmed by the change of coach before the league even started. Yannis Petrakis, well known to the "Taktakalites", came to the bench for a second term but will have a difficult task with the incomplete roster he found. The visitors have scored just one goal in four rounds and their only point is from the bore draw against AEL, in a match where they had a man for more on the pitch for the last thirty minutes.

In conclusion, I expect a game in which Karmiotissa will easily (or not so easily) prevail and I will stake 3 units on the home win draw with no bet at 1.75 odds that I consider to have great value.