Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Omonia Nicosia (1st, 87 pts) held a 36-point advantage over Pafos FC (4th, 51 pts). The last five rounds placed Pafos FC no better than 15th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, Pafos FC were scoring 2.04 and conceding 0.92, Omonia Nicosia 2.44 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Omonia Nicosia, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Pafos FC 6/15, Omonia Nicosia 13/15.
Across 29 recorded meetings, Pafos FC have 9 wins to Omonia Nicosia's 13, with 7 draws, at 2.86 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 62% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 59%. The recent trend is more open — 3.8 goals per game over the last five meetings versus 2.86 all-time.
Stadio Stelios Kyriakides, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Omonia Nicosia: Angelos Neofytou (79'), Novica Erakovic (85')
Key stats
Possession: Pafos FC 46% · Omonia Nicosia 54% · Total shots: 14-14 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 4-3