Ethnikos Achnas
- Ethnikos Achnas have won 5 of their 10 home games in the 1. Division this season, scoring 12 goals.
- The hosts are in good shape, having won their last two games - a 2-1 home win over Pafos FC and a 2-0 victory away to Enosis Paralimni FC.
APOEL Nicosia
- APOEL Nicosia have won 5 of their 10 away fixtures in the 1. Division this term, drawing 3 and losing 2, conceding just 9 goals.
- Pablo Garcia has kept the foot on the gas at APOEL Nicosia with his high-tempo, aggressive pressing system.
- APOEL Nicosia currently sit 6th in the 1. Division with 36 points from 21 games compared to Ethnikos Achnas in 13th with 20 points from the same number of games.
Head-to-Head
- APOEL Nicosia thrashed Ethnikos Achnas 4-1 at home in their most recent 1. Division clash three months ago.
- In the last three head-to-head meetings between the clubs in all competitions, both teams have one win apiece and there was one draw.
Key Players
- The visitors have a very potent goalscorer in their ranks in Pieros Sotiriou, who has seven goals in just 11 appearances in the league, and they also have some extra quality in Nicolas Koutsakos, who has chipped in with two goals in the club’s last five games.
- Christos Giousis has scored two of Ethnikos Achnas’s last five goals and has helped carry the team forward during this current winning run.
Betting Insights
- APOEL Nicosia are the clear favorites here at 1.85 with Ethnikos Achnas 4.09 in the win market, but there are a few reasons to believe the home team can be competitive in this game.
- The Over 2.5 goals market is pretty even at 1.88 and it looks good here for an open game in which the visitors will dominate possession and the hosts look to counter.
Prediction
Cypriot giants APOEL will still come out on top.
