UEFA Europa League

Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 - 20:00 (UK Time)

Stadium: Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía))

Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica Prediction & Stats - UEFA Europa League 2026/27

Predictions

Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica is part of the UEFA Europa League schedule for Thursday (22/10).

The fixture is staged at Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)), 20:00 (UK time).

Below is our Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica prediction, built before you place a bet.

Our verdict on Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica

Value at this level takes some digging out. Having gone through the form and the numbers, here is our preferred Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica prediction:

Eagle Predict Prediction

Under 4.5 Goals

Last updated on 21-10-2026.

Who do the bookmakers favour?

The market makes Benfica the side to beat, with roughly 11% of the implied odds in their favour.

For the wider picture, compare all UEFA Europa League odds and the rest of the round's fixtures before you settle on a bet.

Omonia Nicosia Preview

Omonia Nicosia reach this fixture 6 match into their UEFA Europa League. Here is where Omonia Nicosia stand:

In this competition

4 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost
2.17 points per game
10 scored, at 1.67 a game
4 conceded, at 0.67 a game

Omonia Nicosia, season-wide

8 won, 3 drawn, 2 lost across all competitions
Leading scorer: Loïs Diony, 4 goals
Most assists: Ewandro Felipe de Lima Costa, 3 assists

Recent results — Omonia Nicosia

19/10/2026 12:00

Omonia Nicosia

2 - 2

Olympiakos

15/10/2026 12:45

Celje

0 - 3

Omonia Nicosia

09/10/2026 12:00

Karmiotissa

0 - 3

Omonia Nicosia

20/09/2026 12:00

Omonia Nicosia

4 - 1

Digenis Ypsonas

16/09/2026 12:45

Omonia Nicosia

1 - 0

Celta de Vigo

Benfica: how they are travelling

Benfica come in 8 matches into their UEFA Europa League.

Here is what The Eagles have produced:

In this competition

6 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost
2.38 points per game
25 scored, at 3.13 a game
7 conceded, at 0.88 a game

The Eagles, season-wide

12 won, 2 drawn, 2 lost across all competitions
Leading scorer: Evangelos Pavlidis, 8 goals
Most assists: Evangelos Pavlidis, 3 assists

Recent results — The Eagles

15/10/2026 15:00

Benfica

4 - 1

Celtic

11/10/2026 13:00

Benfica

2 - 0

Vitória Guimarães

20/09/2026 15:30

Porto

3 - 1

Benfica

16/09/2026 15:00

Milan

0 - 2

Benfica

13/09/2026 13:00

Benfica

3 - 1

Gil Vicente

The head-to-head

Omonia Nicosia and Benfica have no recent meeting on record, so there is no prior form between them to shape the read.

Form comparison Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica

A side-by-side look at how both teams are performing right now, to set the context for your bets:

Home Team

Omonia Nicosia

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W L W	2.17
Home	W W W	3
Away	W L D	1.33

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	67%	100%	33%
Goals	2.33	2.67	2
Scored	1.67	2	1.33
Conceded	0.67	0.67	0.67
Both Teams to Score	33%	33%	33%
Without Conceding	50%	67%	33%
Failed To Score	17%	0%	33%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.46	1.62	1.31
xGA	1.3	1.35	1.25

Away Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W W D	2.38
Home	W W W W	3
Away	W W D L	1.75

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	75%	100%	50%
Goals	4	5.25	2.75
Scored	3.13	4.5	1.75
Conceded	0.88	0.75	1
Both Teams to Score	75%	75%	75%
Without Conceding	25%	25%	25%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	2.25	2.86	1.65
xGA	1.17	1.02	1.32

Further markets to consider

Beyond the main tip at the top of the page, two more selections stand out for this match-up:

Fixture information - Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica

Match: Omonia Nicosia vs Benfica
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 22/10/2026
Kick-off: 20:00 (UK time)
Venue: Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía))

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Stats

The statistics for Omonia Nicosia vs The Glorious One that you will find on this page should help you make well-informed decisions for placing your bets.

Goal Average

3.17

League: 2.78

Both Teams to Score

54%

League: 46%

Over 1.5+

75%

League: 74%

Over 2.5+

54%

League: 59%

Cards

2.8

League: 4.17

Corners

11.21

League: 9.81

Home Team

Omonia Nicosia

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W L W	2.17
Home	W W W	3
Away	W L D	1.33

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	67%	100%	33%
Goals	2.33	2.67	2
Scored	1.67	2	1.33
Conceded	0.67	0.67	0.67
Both Teams to Score	33%	33%	33%
Without Conceding	50%	67%	33%
Failed To Score	17%	0%	33%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.46	1.62	1.31
xGA	1.3	1.35	1.25

Away Team

Benfica

Europe - UEFA Europa League

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	W W W W D	2.38
Home	W W W W	3
Away	W W D L	1.75

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	75%	100%	50%
Goals	4	5.25	2.75
Scored	3.13	4.5	1.75
Conceded	0.88	0.75	1
Both Teams to Score	75%	75%	75%
Without Conceding	25%	25%	25%
Failed To Score	0%	0%	0%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	2.25	2.86	1.65
xGA	1.17	1.02	1.32

Corners

10.33 / Match

+3% Corners / Match

Benfica received +3% more corners than Omonia Nicosia in the UEFA Europa League

10.63 / Match

Celje

(5)

Celta de Vigo

(3)

Sint-Truiden

(5)

Sint-Truiden

(1)

Lincoln Red Imps

(10)

Lincoln Red Imps

(2)

(8)

Celtic

(1)

Milan

(4)

AGF

(11)

AGF

(11)

Hearts

(6)

Hearts

(9)

St. Gallen

Cards

1.17 / Match

+39% Cards / Match

Benfica received +39% more cards than Omonia Nicosia in the UEFA Europa League

1.63 / Match

Celje

(2)

Celta de Vigo

(0)

Sint-Truiden

(1)

Sint-Truiden

(2)

Lincoln Red Imps

(0)

Lincoln Red Imps

(2)

(3)

Celtic

(5)

Milan

(0)

AGF

(2)

AGF

(0)

Hearts

(2)

Hearts

(0)

St. Gallen

Goals Scored

1.67 / Match

+87%

Benfica is +87% better in terms of goals scored

3.13 / Match

Celje

(3)

Celta de Vigo

(1)

Sint-Truiden

(4)

Sint-Truiden

(0)

Lincoln Red Imps

(1)

Lincoln Red Imps

(1)

(4)

Celtic

(2)

Milan

(3)

AGF

(3)

AGF

(1)

Hearts

(6)

Hearts

(5)

St. Gallen

Goals Conceded

0.67 / Match

+24%

Benfica condeded +24% more goals than Omonia Nicosia

0.88 / Match

Celje

(0)

Celta de Vigo

(0)

Sint-Truiden

(2)

Sint-Truiden

(1)

Lincoln Red Imps

(0)

Lincoln Red Imps

(1)

Celtic

(0)

Milan

(1)

AGF

(1)

AGF

(1)

Hearts

(1)

Hearts

(0)

St. Gallen

UEFA Europa League Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Ferencváros	9	7	2	0	19	6	13	23	2.56
2	Beşiktaş	7	6	0	1	12	2	10	18	2.57
3	Benfica	7	5	1	1	21	6	15	16	2.29
4	RSC Anderlecht	7	5	1	1	15	6	9	16	2.29
5	Salzburg	5	4	1	0	9	3	6	13	2.6
6	CSKA Sofia	8	3	2	3	9	11	-2	11	1.38
7	Lech Poznań	5	3	1	1	15	6	9	10	2
8	Jagiellonia Białystok	5	3	1	1	10	5	5	10	2
9	Omonia Nicosia	5	3	1	1	7	4	3	10	2
10	OFI	3	3	0	0	7	0	7	9	3
11	Maccabi Tel Aviv	4	3	0	1	9	4	5	9	2.25
12	Qarabag	4	2	2	0	6	0	6	8	2
13	Hradec Králové	4	2	0	2	4	3	1	6	1.5
14	PAOK	4	2	0	2	7	6	1	6	1.5
15	Hajduk Split	4	2	0	2	5	6	-1	6	1.5
16	CS U Craiova	4	1	2	1	4	4	0	5	1.25
17	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
18	Pafos	4	1	1	2	7	6	1	4	1
19	Lillestrøm	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	1.33
20	FC Avan Academy	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4	1.33
21	Saburtalo	4	1	1	2	3	7	-4	4	1
22	Sheriff	4	1	1	2	1	6	-5	4	1
23	Thun	4	1	1	2	7	12	-5	4	1
24	Juventus	1	1	0	0	5	0	5	3	3
25	Crystal Palace	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	3	3
26	Union Saint-Gilloise	1	1	0	0	3	0	3	3	3
27	Sparta Praha	1	1	0	0	4	1	3	3	3
28	Bayer Leverkusen	1	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	3
29	Sunderland	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	3
30	Bournemouth	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
31	Olympiakos Piraeus	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
32	Lyon	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
33	Torreense	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	3	3
34	Žilina	2	1	0	1	2	3	-1	3	1.5
35	Sint-Truiden	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3	1.5
36	Red Star Belgrade	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	3	1.5
37	Kauno Žalgiris	2	1	0	1	1	3	-2	3	1.5
38	Víkingur Reykjavík	2	1	0	1	3	5	-2	3	1.5
39	Shamrock Rovers	2	1	0	1	4	6	-2	3	1.5
40	Viktoria Plzeň	3	1	0	2	5	7	-2	3	1
41	St. Gallen	2	1	0	1	2	6	-4	3	1.5
42	Universitatea Cluj	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1
43	Dynamo Kyiv	4	0	2	2	2	5	-3	2	0.5
44	Dinamo Zagreb	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
45	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
46	Rennes	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
47	Sturm Graz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
48	Aluminij	2	0	1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.5
49	Górnik Zabrze	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
50	Larne	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
51	Lincoln Red Imps	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1	0.5
52	KuPS	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
53	Rangers	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1	0.5
54	Twente	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	1	0.5
55	Hammarby	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2	1	0.5
56	Hearts	2	0	1	1	2	7	-5	1	0.5
57	Loser Match 10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
58	Loser Match 11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	Loser Match 12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	Loser Match 3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	Loser Match 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	Loser Match 7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
63	Loser Match 8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
64	Loser Match 9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
65	AZ	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
66	Celta de Vigo	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
67	Levski Sofia	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	0	0
68	Real Sociedad	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0
69	Milan	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
70	Celje	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
71	Hoffenheim	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	0	0
72	Celtic	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	0
73	Derry City	2	0	0	2	3	5	-2	0	0
74	Midtjylland	2	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0	0
75	Olympique Marseille	1	0	0	1	1	4	-3	0	0
76	Tromsø	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0	0
77	Mjällby	2	0	0	2	0	4	-4	0	0
78	Vojvodina	2	0	0	2	1	5	-4	0	0
79	AGF	2	0	0	2	2	6	-4	0	0
80	NEC	1	0	0	1	0	5	-5	0	0
81	Trabzonspor	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0	0
82	Kairat	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
83	KÍ	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0
84	Vestri	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0	0

Odds

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