Cyprus - Second DivisionData current as of 23 July 2026

Nea Salamis vs MEAP Nisou: match statistics

Nea Salamis crest
Nea Salamis
1 : 0half-time 1:0
MEAP Nisou crest
MEAP Nisou
170%(1.28)
X20%(5.10)
210%(8.90)

Nea Salamis is displaying dominant form as the league leaders with an impressive record of 13 wins, 2 draws, and no losses this season. The hosts win 71% of their home matches, keeping clean sheets at the same rate, while averaging just 0.29 goals conceded per game. MEAP Nisou occupies a distant 7th place with a 6-3-6 record and defensive issues, conceding an average of 1.57 goals away. The quality gap between the teams is vast – Nea Salamis boasts a positive goal difference of +8 at home, while the visitors have a negative -2 away. Recent form confirms the hosts' superiority: 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches, whereas MEAP Nisou has averaged only 1.4 points per match in this period. All indicators, including higher xG (2.06 vs 1.83), better efficiency and ball possession (60% vs 55%), clearly point to a certain Nea Salamis victory.

Nea Salamis vs MEAP Nisou: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Nea Salamis play MEAP Nisou in Second Division (Cyprus). The match date is 18 January 2026 at 13:30. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

Nea Salamis: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. MEAP Nisou: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Nea Salamis scores 1.93 and concedes 0.54 goals per match. MEAP Nisou scores 1.07 and concedes 1.72. League average: 2.72 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Nea Salamis 39%, MEAP Nisou 48%. Over 2.5: Nea Salamis 46%, MEAP Nisou 48%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Nea Salamis has higher xG: 1.81 vs 1.42. Nea Salamis: 10.2 shots per match, MEAP Nisou: 7.5.

Match halves

Nea Salamis: half-time lead 61%, second-half goals 0.79. MEAP Nisou: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.45.

Goals by minute

Nea Salamis: 16-30 (13 goals). MEAP Nisou: 31-45+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Second Division: 2.72 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

2 H2H matches: 2-0-0. Average goals 5.50, BTTS 100%.

Match description

Nea Salamis is displaying dominant form as the league leaders with an impressive record of 13 wins, 2 draws, and no losses this season. The hosts win 71% of their home matches, keeping clean sheets at the same rate, while averaging just 0.29 goals conceded per game. MEAP Nisou occupies a distant 7th place with a 6-3-6 record and defensive issues, conceding an average of 1.57 goals away. The quality gap between the teams is vast – Nea Salamis boasts a positive goal difference of +8 at home, while the visitors have a negative -2 away. Recent form confirms the hosts' superiority: 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5 matches, whereas MEAP Nisou has averaged only 1.4 points per match in this period. All indicators, including higher xG (2.06 vs 1.83), better efficiency and ball possession (60% vs 55%), clearly point to a certain Nea Salamis victory.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

58Possession (%)42
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
11Shots5
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
9Shots on target3
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
1.81xG0.86
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
2Corners0
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
67Dangerous attacks45
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
25Fouls17
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0Cards0
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

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.

Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
1.93Goals scored / match1.07
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0.54Goals conceded / match1.72
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
40%Average possession40%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
3.93Shots on target / match2.9
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.18Shots per match7.55
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
3.93Shots on target2.9
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
18.9%Shot conversion14.2%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
40%Possession40%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
1.81xG for1.42
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0.94xG against1.48
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

Shooting quality

Nea Salamis: Counter-attackingMEAP Nisou: Counter-attacking
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
Accuracy (shots on target)39%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.180.19
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.490.37

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.

Nea Salamis is 900% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Nea Salamis · 0.2 pts / match - MEAP Nisou

Nea Salamis
WDWLW
Season result split
82% W14% R4% P
Season (W-D-L)
23-4-1
2.61 pts / match · goal difference +39
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
12-2-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 0.73Opponent xG: 0.82BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%
MEAP Nisou
LLLLD
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
28% W17% R55% P
Season (W-D-L)
8-5-16
1.00 pts / match · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-3-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
WLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.10Opponent xG: 1.05BTTS: 60%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.

Nea Salamis is 80% better for: goals scored per match.

1.93 goals / match - Nea Salamis · 1.07 goals / match - MEAP Nisou

Nea Salamis is 219% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.54 goals / match - Nea Salamis · 1.72 goals / match - MEAP Nisou

Nea Salamis scoring profile: very strong

Nea Salamis scores in 86% of matches (24 of 28 matches), while MEAP Nisou keeps a clean sheet in 24% (7 of 29 matches).

MEAP Nisou scoring profile: mixed

MEAP Nisou scores in 66% of matches (19 of 29 matches), while Nea Salamis keeps a clean sheet in 57% (16 of 28 matches).

54Goals scored (season)31
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
15Goals conceded (season)50
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
2.46Average goals in match2.79
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
11Goals scored (last 5)5
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
5Goals conceded (last 5)10
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

How often they score at least...

86%1 goal66%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
68%2 goals28%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
25%3 goals10%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
14%4 goals3%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

How often they concede at least...

43%1 goal76%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
11%2 goals52%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0%3 goals24%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0%4 goals10%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

* 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.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time31%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
7%BTTS in both halves3%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
46%Scored in both halves17%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS41%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
7%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
60%BTTS - last 560%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
39%Min. 2 goals before half-time52%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

2nd half

71%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
25%Min. 2 goals after half-time34%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
7%Min. 3 goals after half-time14%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

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.

Nea Salamis is 115% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.21 pts / match - Nea Salamis · 1.03 pts / match - MEAP Nisou

Nea Salamis - half-time state
61% leading39% draw0% trailing
MEAP Nisou - half-time state
21% leading41% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.21Points per match (1st half)1.03
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
1.14Goals scored (1st half)0.62
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0.21Goals conceded (1st half)0.9
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
1.36Average goals (1st half)1.52
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
79%Clean sheet before half-time34%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
29%No goal before half-time52%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

After half-time (2nd half)

1.89Points per match (2nd half)0.93
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0.79Goals scored (2nd half)0.45
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
0.32Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
1.11Average goals (2nd half)1.28
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
71%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou
39%No goal after half-time66%
Nea SalamisMEAP Nisou

Nea Salamis - second-half results

50% W39% R11% P
62
Half-time points
32
Half-time goals
+26
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.21
PPG before half-time
Lead holding134%

Leads at half-time in 61% of matches and wins 82%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

MEAP Nisou - second-half results

17% W41% R41% P
30
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.03
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Nea Salamis - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.00
Goals scored / match1.60.6
Goals conceded / match0.20.8
Average goals in match1.81.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+7-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 8
MEAP Nisou - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.40
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match1.61.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet0%20%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference-2-3
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Nea Salamis
ScoredConceded
10
1
0-15
13
3
16-30
9
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
5
4
61-75
13
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (13 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +11 - wins late phases.

MEAP Nisou
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
7
6
16-30
8
16
31-45
5
4
46-60
3
6
61-75
5
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.63
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.8 : 0.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+110%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Nea Salamis

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.87
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.52
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
139%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
41%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
24% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
24%

MEAP Nisou

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.06
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.59
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
80%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
124%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

* 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 (Second Division).

Teams vs league

Nea SalamisLigaMEAP Nisou
Average goals in match 2.462.72 2.79
Both teams scored 39%49% 48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 46%49% 48%
Clean sheets 57%30% 24%
Goal before half-time 71%72% 83%
Goal after half-time 71%77% 69%

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

2.72
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / match
1.33
Away goals / match
+5%
Home attack advantage
+4%
Home defence advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Nea Salamis 2 - 0 - 0 MEAP Nisou. Average goals 5.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

MEAP Nisou
2 : 4
Nea Salamis
MEAP Nisou
1 : 4
Nea Salamis

FAQ

What was the result of Nea Salamis vs MEAP Nisou?

The Second Division match finished Nea Salamis 1:0 MEAP Nisou. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Nea Salamis and MEAP Nisou?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Nea Salamis won 2, MEAP Nisou won 0 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 5.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Nea Salamis vs MEAP Nisou?

Nea Salamis score 1.93 goals per game on average and MEAP Nisou 1.07. The Second Division average is 2.72 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 39% of Nea Salamis's matches and 48% of MEAP Nisou's.

What form are Nea Salamis and MEAP Nisou in?

Over the last 5 games Nea Salamis have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and MEAP Nisou 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Nea Salamis vs MEAP Nisou?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Nea Salamis vs MEAP Nisou: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.