Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 23 July 2026

AEL vs Omonia Nicosia: match statistics

AEL crest
AEL
0 : 2half-time 0:1
Omonia Nicosia crest
Omonia Nicosia
125%(6.30)
X20%(4.20)
255%(1.50)

Omonia Nicosia is the clear favorite in this clash, sitting at the top of the table with an impressive record of 11 wins this season. The visitors display significantly better offensive efficiency, scoring an average of 2.25 goals per away match while conceding just 0.75, translating to a +12 goal difference. xG statistics also favor Omonia (1.86 xG For vs 1.12 xG Against), while AEL has balanced metrics (1.18 xG For vs 1.01 xG Against). The hosts win only 50% of their home matches and have a negative goal difference in their last five games, which, combined with Omonia's 63% away win rate and excellent form (2 points per game in the last 5 matches), makes an away win the most likely scenario. Additionally, Omonia keeps a clean sheet in half of their away matches, giving them a solid defensive advantage given AEL's average of just 1.75 goals scored at home.

AEL vs Omonia Nicosia: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

AEL play Omonia Nicosia in First Division (Cyprus). The match date is 9 January 2026 at 18:00. Final score: 0:2.

Current form

AEL: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Omonia Nicosia: 4-1-0, 2.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

AEL scores 1.24 and concedes 1.39 goals per match. Omonia Nicosia scores 2.44 and concedes 0.67. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: AEL 45%, Omonia Nicosia 36%. Over 2.5: AEL 55%, Omonia Nicosia 56%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

Omonia Nicosia has higher xG: 1.73 vs 1.18. AEL: 8.9 shots per match, Omonia Nicosia: 13.8.

Match halves

AEL: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.79. Omonia Nicosia: half-time lead 61%, second-half goals 1.25.

Goals by minute

AEL: 76-90+ (14 goals). Omonia Nicosia: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

Omonia Nicosia is the clear favorite in this clash, sitting at the top of the table with an impressive record of 11 wins this season. The visitors display significantly better offensive efficiency, scoring an average of 2.25 goals per away match while conceding just 0.75, translating to a +12 goal difference. xG statistics also favor Omonia (1.86 xG For vs 1.12 xG Against), while AEL has balanced metrics (1.18 xG For vs 1.01 xG Against). The hosts win only 50% of their home matches and have a negative goal difference in their last five games, which, combined with Omonia's 63% away win rate and excellent form (2 points per game in the last 5 matches), makes an away win the most likely scenario. Additionally, Omonia keeps a clean sheet in half of their away matches, giving them a solid defensive advantage given AEL's average of just 1.75 goals scored at home.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
AELOmonia Nicosia
12Shots6
AELOmonia Nicosia
4Shots on target2
AELOmonia Nicosia
1.6xG0.8
AELOmonia Nicosia
5Corners1
AELOmonia Nicosia
77Dangerous attacks38
AELOmonia Nicosia
8Fouls12
AELOmonia Nicosia
2Cards1
AELOmonia Nicosia

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.24Goals scored / match2.44
AELOmonia Nicosia
1.39Goals conceded / match0.67
AELOmonia Nicosia
48%Average possession50%
AELOmonia Nicosia
3.33Shots on target / match5.97
AELOmonia Nicosia

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.94Shots per match13.75
AELOmonia Nicosia
3.33Shots on target5.97
AELOmonia Nicosia
13.9%Shot conversion17.8%
AELOmonia Nicosia
48%Possession50%
AELOmonia Nicosia
1.18xG for1.73
AELOmonia Nicosia
1.31xG against1.19
AELOmonia Nicosia

Shooting quality

AEL: Efficient finishingOmonia Nicosia: Efficient finishing
AELOmonia Nicosia
Accuracy (shots on target)37%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.41

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Omonia Nicosia is 86% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - AEL · 2.6 pts / match - Omonia Nicosia

AEL
WLDLW
Season result split
39% W15% R45% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-5-15
1.33 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-3-8
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LDWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.32Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Omonia Nicosia
WWDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
75% W17% R8% P
Season (W-D-L)
27-6-3
2.42 pts / match · goal difference +64
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-1-0
2.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
13-2-3
Last 5 away
4-1-0
DWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Omonia Nicosia is 97% better for: goals scored per match.

1.24 goals / match - AEL · 2.44 goals / match - Omonia Nicosia

Omonia Nicosia is 107% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.39 goals / match - AEL · 0.67 goals / match - Omonia Nicosia

AEL scoring profile: mixed

AEL scores in 67% of matches (22 of 33 matches), while Omonia Nicosia keeps a clean sheet in 58% (21 of 36 matches).

Omonia Nicosia scoring profile: very strong

Omonia Nicosia scores in 92% of matches (33 of 36 matches), while AEL keeps a clean sheet in 24% (8 of 33 matches).

41Goals scored (season)88
AELOmonia Nicosia
46Goals conceded (season)24
AELOmonia Nicosia
2.64Average goals in match3.11
AELOmonia Nicosia
6Goals scored (last 5)14
AELOmonia Nicosia
7Goals conceded (last 5)3
AELOmonia Nicosia

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal92%
AELOmonia Nicosia
42%2 goals75%
AELOmonia Nicosia
12%3 goals42%
AELOmonia Nicosia
3%4 goals22%
AELOmonia Nicosia

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal42%
AELOmonia Nicosia
39%2 goals22%
AELOmonia Nicosia
15%3 goals3%
AELOmonia Nicosia
6%4 goals0%
AELOmonia Nicosia

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

43%
League average

Goal patterns

12%BTTS at half-time17%
AELOmonia Nicosia
0%BTTS in both halves14%
AELOmonia Nicosia
21%Scored in both halves50%
AELOmonia Nicosia

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS28%
AELOmonia Nicosia
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS28%
AELOmonia Nicosia
80%BTTS - last 540%
AELOmonia Nicosia

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

79%Min. 1 goal before half-time86%
AELOmonia Nicosia
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time47%
AELOmonia Nicosia
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
AELOmonia Nicosia

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
AELOmonia Nicosia
48%Min. 2 goals after half-time47%
AELOmonia Nicosia
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
AELOmonia Nicosia

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Omonia Nicosia is 91% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.09 pts / match - AEL · 2.08 pts / match - Omonia Nicosia

AEL - half-time state
27% leading27% draw45% trailing
Omonia Nicosia - half-time state
61% leading25% draw14% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.09Points per match (1st half)2.08
AELOmonia Nicosia
0.45Goals scored (1st half)1.19
AELOmonia Nicosia
0.61Goals conceded (1st half)0.33
AELOmonia Nicosia
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.53
AELOmonia Nicosia
45%Clean sheet before half-time69%
AELOmonia Nicosia
64%No goal before half-time28%
AELOmonia Nicosia

After half-time (2nd half)

1.48Points per match (2nd half)2.03
AELOmonia Nicosia
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)1.25
AELOmonia Nicosia
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
AELOmonia Nicosia
1.58Average goals (2nd half)1.58
AELOmonia Nicosia
55%Clean sheet after half-time69%
AELOmonia Nicosia
48%No goal after half-time31%
AELOmonia Nicosia

AEL - second-half results

39% W30% R30% P
36
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
49
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.09
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 39%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Omonia Nicosia - second-half results

58% W28% R14% P
75
Half-time points
43
Half-time goals
+31
Goal difference (1st half)
73
Second-half points
+33
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at half-time in 61% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

AEL - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.60
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.21.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Omonia Nicosia - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.603.00
Goals scored / match1.01.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.2
Average goals in match1.42.0
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%80%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference+3+8
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

AEL
ScoredConceded
7
3
0-15
5
10
16-30
3
7
31-45
9
6
46-60
3
10
61-75
14
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (14 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): +4 - wins late phases.

Omonia Nicosia
ScoredConceded
15
5
0-15
15
3
16-30
13
4
31-45
11
3
46-60
15
5
61-75
19
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +15 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.87
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.0 : 1.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
109%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
41%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+74%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

AEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
85%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

Omonia Nicosia

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-13.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.71
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.52
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
207%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
46%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.18
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First Division).

Teams vs league

AELLigaOmonia Nicosia
Average goals in match 2.642.64 3.11
Both teams scored 45%43% 36%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 55%48% 56%
Clean sheets 24%31% 58%
Goal before half-time 79%73% 86%
Goal after half-time 79%79% 83%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.64
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: AEL 0 - 0 - 1 Omonia Nicosia. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Omonia Nicosia
5 : 0
AEL

FAQ

What was the result of AEL vs Omonia Nicosia?

The First Division match finished AEL 0:2 Omonia Nicosia. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before AEL vs Omonia Nicosia?

AEL score 1.24 goals per game on average and Omonia Nicosia 2.44. The First Division average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 45% of AEL's matches and 36% of Omonia Nicosia's.

What form are AEL and Omonia Nicosia in?

Over the last 5 games AEL have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Omonia Nicosia 4-1-0 (2.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AEL vs Omonia Nicosia?

The statistical background for AEL vs Omonia Nicosia — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.