Ace Football previews the Europa League round 3 match between Omonia Nicosia and Benfica and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Omonia Nicosia hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Benfica over to the Neo GSP Stadium for a round 3 match.
Team form: Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica
Omonia Nicosia Form
In their last three outings, Omonia Nicosia won 4-2 against St.Truiden, beat Celta Vigo by 1-0 and hammered NK Celje 0-3. Omonia Nicosia managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Europa League. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored five and conceded 11 goals.
Benfica Form
In their last three matches, Benfica lost against FC Porto by 3-1, beat Vitoria de Guimaraes by 2-0 winning 4-1 against Celtic. Benfica won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and nine scored.
Betting stats and facts for Omonia Nicosia and Benfica
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Omonia Nicosia and Benfica. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Omonia Nicosia matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Omonia Nicosia have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 8 Omonia Nicosia home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Omonia Nicosia home matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Omonia Nicosia have won the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Benfica have won 10 of the last 11 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Benfica matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Benfica away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Benfica have won 5 of the last 6 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- Benfica have won 3 of the last 4 matches in the Europa League while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica
As the new Europa League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Omonia Nicosia and Benfica this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular markets: Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica
Full-time result
Omonia Nicosia won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing one as well. Benfica won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost two in this run. Omonia Nicosia didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches.
Both teams to score
Omonia Nicosia scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Benfica scored the opening goal of the match in seven of their last ten games. Benfica managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Omonia Nicosia saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Benfica played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals themselves during this run. Benfica scored at least one goal in their last 32 matches.
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