Ace Football previews the Europa League game between NK Celje and Omonia Nicosia who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
NK Celje hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites this coming Thursday when they welcome Omonia Nicosia over to the Stadion Z’dezele for a round 2 match.
Form: NK Celje vs Omonia Nicosia
NK Celje Form
In the previous three games, NK Celje drew 1-1 with Slovan Bratislava, lost 1-1 against Slovan Bratislava and 2-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. NK Celje did not win any of their last six Europa League matches at the Stadion Z’dezele. They came through these matches with a record of one draws and two defeats, in which they conceded four and scored six goals.
Omonia Nicosia Form
In their last three matches, Omonia Nicosia lost against St.Truiden by 1-0, beat St.Truiden by 4-2 winning 1-0 against Celta Vigo. Omonia Nicosia are winless in their last six away games in the Europa League, in which they drew one and lost five. They conceded 11 goals while scoring three themselves.
Betting facts for NK Celje and Omonia Nicosia
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that NK Celje and Omonia Nicosia played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 13 NK Celje matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- NK Celje have lost 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 NK Celje home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 NK Celje matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 4 of the last 5 NK Celje home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Omonia Nicosia have lost 7 of the last 8 away matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Omonia Nicosia matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Omonia Nicosia have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Omonia Nicosia matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Omonia Nicosia have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 0.5 goals
In-form players: NK Celje vs Omonia Nicosia
With another Europa League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both NK Celje and Omonia Nicosia. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Betting markets: NK Celje vs Omonia Nicosia
Full-time result
NK Celje claimed three wins, drew three and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Omonia Nicosia won six, drew two and lost two of their last 10 games away. Omonia Nicosia didn’t lose any of their previous 5 outings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, NK Celje scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Omonia Nicosia scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Omonia Nicosia managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
NK Celje saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Omonia Nicosia played across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 times on average in the process.
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