Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica prediction
Omonia Nicosia
Thursday, 22 October 2026
1:4Half time 1 : 1UEFA Europa League
Benfica
- Kakoullis 42′
- Nego (OG) 14′
- Pavlidis 49′
- Aursnes 76′
- Prestianni 85′
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Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica: preview and prediction
Omonia Nicosia welcome Benfica to GSP Stadium in Nicosia on Thursday 22 October, with kick-off at 19:00. It's matchday 3 in the UEFA Europa League. Omonia Nicosia go into it 11th in the table after three games, with Benfica 1st, 10 places higher. Last time out Omonia Nicosia won 3-0 away at Celje, and Benfica beat Celtic 4-1 at home.
Omonia Nicosia: form and key numbers
Omonia Nicosia have won two, drawn none and lost one of their three UEFA Europa League games so far, scoring 5 and letting in 4. That has them 11th on 6 points.
Their last four in all competitions read four wins, no draws and no defeats, at 2.8 goals scored and 0.3 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Celje 3-0 away; before that came a 3-0 win away at Karmiotissa and a 4-1 win at home to Krasava Ypsonas.
Omonia Nicosia are unbeaten in four. They have scored in each of their last four. Three clean sheets in that spell. At home they've won two of two recently (5 scored, 1 conceded). B. Akintola (muscle injury), C. Eiting (knee injury) and F. Kitsos (knee injury), plus two others, are all unavailable.
- ACelje3-0W
- AKarmiotissa3-0W
- HKrasava Ypsonas4-1W
- HCelta1-0W
Omonia Nicosia: last 4 results in all competitions, newest first.
Benfica: form and key numbers
So far in the UEFA Europa League, Benfica have won three, drawn none and lost none of three, with 10 goals scored and 2 conceded, good for 1st place and 9 points.
Over the last six matches it has been five wins, no draws and one defeat, averaging 2.7 goals for and 0.8 against. Last time out they beat Celtic 4-1 at home; before that came a 2-0 win at home to Guimaraes and a 3-1 defeat away at Porto.
They have scored in each of their last six. Three clean sheets in that spell. On the road they've won two of three recently (7 scored, 3 conceded). D. Banjaqui (muscle injury), D. Ferreira (inactive) and E. Barrenechea (injury), plus three others, are all unavailable.
- HCeltic4-1W
- HGuimaraes2-0W
- APorto1-3L
- AAC Milan2-0W
- HGil Vicente3-1W
- AMoreirense4-0W
Benfica: last 6 results in all competitions, newest first.
Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica: match analysis
Home and away form points to Omonia Nicosia: Omonia Nicosia have won two of their last two at home, Benfica two of their last three on the road. Three points separate the two sides in the table. Omonia Nicosia also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 | Leverkusen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| ··· | |||||||
| 10 | AZ Alkmaar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
| 11 | Omonia Nicosia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 6 |
| 12 | Olympique Lyon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
We make Benfica clear favourites at 68%, with Omonia Nicosia on 14% and the draw at 18%.
- 2.82.7
- 0.30.8
- 1.02.0
On goals, it expects around 3.0 in the game: 1.0 for Omonia Nicosia and 2.0 for Benfica. Over 2.5 goals is 58% and both teams scoring 55%.
- B. AkintolaMuscle Injury
- C. EitingKnee Injury
- F. KitsosKnee Injury
- M. OdubajoInactive
- S. CoulibalyInactive
- D. BanjaquiMuscle Injury
- D. FerreiraInactive
- E. BarrenecheaInjury
- J. DuranInactive
- J. KaminskiMuscle Injury
- L. BarreiroInactive
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- ResultBenfica win68%
- Double chanceBenfica or draw86%
- GoalsOver 2.558%
- Both teams to scoreYes55%
- Clean sheetBenfica36%
- CornersOmonia Nicosia 4.1 · Benfica 5.29.4 expected
- Cards5.0 yellows expectedRed 22%
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