H2H: Omonia Nicosia vs PSV Eindhoven – Prediction (Europa League

H2H: Omonia v PSV – Comparison.

Éric Bauthéac scored Omonoia’s goal in the last round, and has three goals across his last four competitive matches – as well as three yellow cards across his last three European matches. PSV man Donyell Malen has two goals across two European away matches this season, and scored a double in Die Boeren’s last visit to Cyprus. Ten of PSV’s previous 11 UEL group stage away wins have produced over 1.5 match goals, with the Dutch outfit scoring Goal 2 on every occasion.

Omonia Insights.

Omonia FC have been tough to crack in European home matches, and are currently on a seven-match unbeaten run (W4, D3). Currently on a five-match unbeaten run in all competitions (W2, D3), they’ve conceded just two goals across those matches, and have spread their own six goals (1.2 per game on average) evenly across the halves. Impressively, Omonia have not conceded a first-half goal in any of their last seven competitive matches across all venues. However, the Cypriot club have a mixed record against Dutch teams in European competitions, winning two home matches and losing two away, in four battles where the winning side consistently kept a clean sheet.

PSV Insights.

Beating Cypriot opposition home and away only last season (GF 7, GA 0), PSV took the lead in their opening UEFA Europa League (UEL) group stage match, but eventually lost 2-1 at home against Granada. They repeated that result domestically at the weekend, the two defeats marring an otherwise unbeaten start to the season (W6, D1) in all competitions. The two 2-1 reversals detailed above also saw an end to a run of three straight clean sheets (W3, D0), and means both teams have scored in six of their nine competitive matches this season. Nonetheless, five of PSV’s six competitive wins this season have come with a margin of at least two goals.