UEFA Europa League · League Stage - 3 
Omonia Nicosia's winning run meets Benfica's firepower
Benfica travel to Nicosia level with Omonia on points, but the home side arrive on a run of wins and are unbeaten at GSP Stadium this season. Can they keep it going against one of the division's most prolific attacks?
📍 GSP Stadium
Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| Scored | Conceded | |
|---|---|---|
| Omonia Nicosia | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Benfica | 3.1 | 0.9 |
League position
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Benfica | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | 2 | +4 | 6 |
Absences
Omonia Nicosia
- OutB. Akintola · Inactive
- OutC. Eiting · Knee Injury
- OutF. Kitsos · Knee Injury
Benfica
- OutD. Banjaqui · Muscle Injury
- OutE. Barrenechea · Injury
- OutJ. Kaminski · Muscle Injury
Benfica head to Nicosia on Thursday with a squad that has been scoring freely all season, but the evening’s central question is whether Omonia Nicosia can extend the winning run that has carried them into this League Stage.
Level on points, separated by a whisker
Both clubs have collected six points from their first two matches. Benfica sit third in the 36-team table on a goal difference of +5, while Omonia are sixth on +4. Neither side can afford to drop points early, and a home win would give the hosts a foothold in the chase for the top eight.
Omonia’s home momentum
Omonia have won all three of their home matches this season, scoring six goals there and conceding only twice away from it in the wrong places. Over their last five games they have scored nine times and conceded three, a return that reflects a side growing in confidence. Their overall season record reads four wins, a draw and a defeat from six, and their clean-sheet record is already three.
Benfica’s attacking reach
Benfica have been the more explosive side. They have won six of eight matches, scored 25 goals and conceded seven, averaging more than three goals a game. Their last five matches have produced 13 goals. Away from home they have won twice, drawn once and lost once in four trips, scoring seven times on the road. Omonia will need to be disciplined to prevent that attacking flow from building momentum.
Injury list on both sides
Omonia will be without B. Akintola, who is inactive, and two players sidelined by knee injuries, C. Eiting and F. Kitsos. Benfica also face a crowded treatment room, with D. Banjaqui and J. Kaminski out with muscle problems and E. Barrenechea missing through injury.
Our prediction
Omonia have the home advantage and the momentum, but Benfica’s goal return and their ability to score in every phase give them the edge in a game that looks likely to be tight and physical. Omonia will create chances at GSP Stadium, yet Benfica’s quality in the final third should be enough to take the points.
Omonia Nicosia 1-2 Benfica