Come the end of play on the 25th of August, we will know the teams participating in the group stages of the Europa League, with Omonia Nicosia and KAA Gent both aiming to be involved.
The second leg of their Europa League playoff tie will take place at Neo GSP in Nocisia, Cyprus and the hosts have a 2-0 lead from the first leg in Belgium.
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Omonia Nicosia come into the game have most recently played in the first leg of this tie last week. Having opened the scoring in the 19th minute of the game, Omonia Nicosia added a second goal with 14 minutes remaining on the clock in the second half to give themselves a 2 goals advantage in the tie.
The Cypriot 1. Division has yet to begin this season so Omonia Nicosia have played only 2 competitive fixtures, including the domestic Super Cup.
Omonia Nicosia lost the Super Cup match 2-0 to Apollon Limassol, the team they will be hoping to beat to the Cypriot title this coming season.
Form in the Europa League shows Omonia Nicosia have won 4 of their 5 most recent games in the competition. They have won each of their last 3 home Europa League fixtures, with the wins coming over PAOK, Flora, and Antwerp.
The final of those 3 games is the most interesting, as it was a victory over Belgian opposition. Trends show both teams have scored in 6 of Omonia Nicosia’s last 8 home Europa League games.
KAA Gent travel to Cyprus having not played in the Belgian Pro League on the weekend. Therefore, like their opponents, KAA Gent’s most recent fixture was the first leg of this tie and it ended in a disappointing 2-0 home defeat.
Not including the Belgian Super Cup fixture, that was the first competitive defeat of the season for KAA Gent.
Looking specifically at the Europa League and this competition has not been kind to KAA Gent. Trends show they have lost each of their last 7 Europa League matches and have failed to win any of their last 9 games in the competition.
Away form shows 4 straight losses in the Europa League for KAA Gent and both teams have scored in 7 of their last 10 away Europa League fixtures.
Team news and Omonia Nicosia are likely to stick with the same starting XI from last week. Roman Bezus and Brandon Barker at the two players most likely to come into the team should there be any changes.
KAA Gent are without injured forward Tarik Tissoudali. They also have doubts over the fitness of Elisha Owusu and Julien de Sart.