Nea Salamis will arrive at Makario Stadium on Friday for the First Division showdown with home side Doxa Katokopia.
For all of our match predictions, pre-game poll and statistics for Doxa Katokopia v Nea Salamis, scroll down - plus the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Doxa Katokopia
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Doxa Katokopia will be wanting a better result here following a 2-1 First Division defeat last time out to Karmiotissa.
The only scorer from Doxa Katokopia was Nikola Trujiฤ (49'). Angelis Angeli (10') and Stavros Tsoukalas (88') scored for Karmiotissa.
It has been seldom in recent times that Doxa Katokopia have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Doxa Katokopia have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, giving up 7 goals on the way.
Nea Salamis
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After suffering a loss in their previous game against Apollon Limassol in First Division competition, Nea Salamis and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
The only player to score from Nea Salamis was Serge Leuko (85' Own goal). Mushaga Bakenga (34') scored for Apollon Limassol.
Looking at their form, and Nea Salamis have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 9 goals overall. In defence, Nea Salamis have seen their frailties exposed. We will have to find out whether or not that trend will be continued on here.
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Head to head
A review of their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 17/01/2023 shows that Doxa Katokopia have won 1 of these & Nea Salamis 4, with the tally of drawn results being 1.
A combined total of 10 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 2 of them for Doxa and 8 netted by Erythrolefkoi. Thatโs an average goals per game figure of 1.67.
The previous league game featuring these clubs was First Division match day 3 on 07/03/2024 when the final score was Nea Salamis 0-1 Doxa Katokopia.
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Team News: Doxa Katokopia
The Doxa Katokopia boss Marinos Satsias has zero fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this game owing to a fully healthy group to pick from.
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Team News: Nea Salamis
Thanks to a fully healthy group available to select from, the Nea Salamis boss Constantinos Mina has no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this match.
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Prediction
Weโre inclined to think that Nea Salamis and Doxa Katokopia may well both score, with little between these two teams.
A draw looks like a realistic possibility, but weโll see what happens. Weโre therefore expecting a very close game with a 1-1 score draw at the end of the 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura,
15:22 18/04/2024
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Doxa Katokopia
Formed: 1954
Stadium: Makario Stadium (16,000)
Captain: Berat Sadik
Chairman: Costas Christodoulou
Manager: Marinos Satsias
Competitions: First Division position 12