Europa League WON 1–4
Thu, Oct 22 · 21:00 · GSP Stadium
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Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica — UEFA Europa League
Tipster's pick Benfica to Win
Confidence High
Odds 1.36 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Benfica Look Strong Against Omonia at Home

Benfica sit third in the group after two games and have scored 2.4 goals per match on average this season. Omonia Nicosia sit sixth and have kept clean sheets in three of their six league games so far. Benfica have found the net in every league match this term while averaging 3.1 goals a game overall. Omonia concede just 0.7 goals a game in league play but face a side that has won four of its last five outings. The visitors also score 1.8 goals per away league game. Benfica travel with a clear edge in attack and recent results. How Omonia handle Benfica’s forward movement at GSP Stadium will shape the outcome.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.3% win rate
Result
1–4 WON

Our pick “Benfica to Win” at odds 1.36 won — final score 1–4.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Loïc Nego Own goal 14'
  3. Andronikos Kakoullis assist Jaden Sean Montnor 42'
  4. Second half
  5. Vangelis Pavlidis 49'
  6. Luuk Brouwers ↓ Ewandro 50'
  7. Mihlali Mayambela ↓ Florin Tănase 61'
  8. Loïs Diony ↓ Andronikos Kakoullis 61'
  9. Tomás Araújo 62'
  10. Heorhii Sudakov ↓ Claudio Echeverri 69'
  11. João Palhinha ↓ Manuel Silva 69'
  12. Gianluca Prestianni ↓ Rafa Silva 69'
  13. Fredrik Aursnes 76'
  14. Anísio Cabral ↓ Vangelis Pavlidis 77'
  15. A. Neophytou ↓ Jaden Sean Montnor 81'
  16. Andreas Christou ↓ panagiotis andreou 81'
  17. João Palhinha 83'
  18. Dodi Lukebakio ↓ Andreas Schjelderup 83'
  19. Gianluca Prestianni assist Dodi Lukebakio 85'
  20. Souffian El Karouani 88'
  21. Gianluca Prestianni 90'
  22. Loïs Diony 90+3'
This season
Omonia Nicosia Benfica
Over 2.5 goals 33% 75%
Clean sheet 50% 25%
Failed to score 17% 0%
Scored per game 1.7 3.1
Conceded per game 0.7 0.9
Scored home / away 2.0 / 1.3 4.5 / 1.8

Across 6 and 8 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
2 BAY Bayer Leverkusen 2 2 0 0 6
3 BEN Benfica ▲ 2 2 0 0 6
4 BEI Beşiktaş 2 2 0 0 6
5 BOU Bournemouth 2 2 0 0 6
6 OMO Omonia Nicosia ▲ 2 2 0 0 6
7 FER Ferencvarosi TC 2 2 0 0 6
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Omonia Nicosia DWWWW
D vs Apollon Limassol 0–0 Sep 12
W vs Celta Vigo 1–0 Sep 16
W vs Krasava Ypsonas 4–1 Sep 20
W @ Karmiotissa 3–0 Oct 9
W @ Celje 3–0 Oct 15
Benfica WWLWW
W vs GIL Vicente 3–1 Sep 13
W @ AC Milan 2–0 Sep 16
L @ FC Porto 1–3 Sep 20
W vs Vitória SC 2–0 Oct 11
W vs Celtic 4–1 Oct 15
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Omonia Nicosia
Scored 2.2 avg
0 1 4 3 3
Conceded 0.2 avg
0 0 1 0 0
Benfica
Scored 2.4 avg
3 2 1 2 4
Conceded 1.0 avg
1 0 3 0 1
Confirmed lineups
Omonia Nicosia 4-4-2
  • 40 Fabiano G
  • 77 L. Négo D
  • 93 J. Duverne D
  • 37 Ľ. Šatka D
  • 29 J. Balkovec D
  • 11 Ewandro M
  • 74 P. Andreou M
  • 14 M. Marić M
  • 7 J. Montnor M
  • 9 A. Kakoullis F
  • 17 F. Tănase F
Bench M. Tankovic, S. Simič, A. Neophytou, Pantelis Michail, M. Mayambela, T. Kaminski, L. Diony, A. Christou, C. Panagiotis, L. Brouwers, C. Konstantinidis

H. Berg

Benfica 4-2-3-1
  • 1 A. Trubin G
  • 6 A. Bah D
  • 44 Tomás Araújo D
  • 3 A. Circati D
  • 34 S. El Karouani D
  • 8 F. Aursnes M
  • 16 Manu M
  • 27 Rafa M
  • 30 C. Echeverri M
  • 21 A. Schjelderup M
  • 14 V. Pavlidis F
Bench Tiago Freitas, S. Dahl, A. Cabral, J. Neto, Samuel Soares, C. Lenglet, João Palhinha, D. Lukebakio, G. Prestianni, H. Sudakov, Gabriel Indio, Gonçalo Carvalho Moreira

Marco Silva

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Omonia Nicosia
  • OUT B. Akintola Muscle Injury
  • OUT S. Coulibaly Inactive
  • OUT C. Eiting Knee Injury
  • OUT F. Kitsos Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Odubajo Inactive
  • OUT B. Akintola Muscle Injury
  • OUT S. Coulibaly Inactive
  • OUT C. Eiting Knee Injury
  • OUT F. Kitsos Knee Injury
  • OUT M. Odubajo Inactive
Benfica
  • OUT D. Banjaqui Muscle Injury
  • OUT L. Barreiro Inactive
  • OUT E. Barrenechea Injury
  • OUT J. Duran Inactive
  • OUT D. Ferreira Inactive
  • OUT J. Kaminski Muscle Injury
  • OUT D. Banjaqui Muscle Injury
  • OUT L. Barreiro Inactive
  • OUT E. Barrenechea Injury
  • OUT J. Duran Inactive
  • OUT D. Ferreira Inactive
  • OUT J. Kaminski Muscle Injury