Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Nea Salamis 3rd with 51 points, Othellos 7th with 33, 18 apart. Othellos had been under-performing their position — 25th on five-round form against 7th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 3.43/5.5 for Othellos and 3.71/4.36 for Nea Salamis (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 2.43.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Othellos, 1 draw and 6 for Nea Salamis, at 2.75 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 25% of meetings won. 3.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 2.75.
The venue was Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos in Larnaca, with room for 10,230 spectators. On the scoreboard, Nea Salamis led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.