Saturday , 14 November 2026

OFI vs Apollon FC Lemesos, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
OFI
0 – 1
Full Time
Apollon FC Lemesos
Thu 17 Sep 2020 · 17:00 UTC Stadio Thodoros Vardinoyannis HT 45+1' · FT 45+9'
Konstantinos Giannoulis 18' Y
Y 23' Dorde Denic
Y 54' Charlison Benschop
Juan Neira 60' Y
Vahid Selimovic 82' Y
Y 85' Esteban Sachetti
Miguel Mellado 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

OFI vs Apollon FC Lemesos — Europe at Stadio Thodoros Vardinoyannis.

Match Details

  • Referee Giorgio Peretti
  • Referee Fabio Maresca
  • Referee Piero Giacomelli
  • Referee Ciro Carbone

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompié 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvárosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzeň 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahçe SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
OFI 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Apollon FC Lemesos
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-17 OFI 0–1 Apollon FC Lemesos

Recent Form

OFI
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Apollon FC Lemesos H 0–1 L
Apollon FC Lemesos
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep OFI A 1–0 W
27 Aug FC Saburtalo H 5–1 W
29 Aug PSV H 0–4 L
22 Aug PSV A 0–3 L
15 Aug FK Austria Wien H 3–1 W
08 Aug FK Austria Wien A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for OFI to score. At the same time, Apollon FC Lemesos does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. OFI and Apollon FC Lemesos are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 18' Poor challenge from Konstantinos Giannoulis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 23' Dorde Denic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 23.
  • 28' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 33' Florentin Matei has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 38' Supporters expect more eagerness from Demetris Demetriou, as he is very good at scoring at Stadio Thodoros Vardinoyannis with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 43' The home supporters are growing impatient. OFI must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Time for substitution for Apollon FC Lemesos. Florentin Matei is replaced by Charlison Benschop.
  • 46' Apollon FC Lemesos make a change. Florentin Matei trudges off to be replaced by Charlison Benschop on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Against the run of play, Attila Szalai has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Charlison Benschop.
  • 59' OFI seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 60' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Juan Neira.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 67' OFI ring the changes. Nikos Marinakis has done his job and it is now time for Adil Nabi to step up.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' Time for substitution for Apollon FC Lemesos. Bagaliy Dabo is replaced by Giannis Gianniotas.
  • 78' Giannis Gianniotas is replacing Bagaliy Dabo for the Apollon FC Lemesos side.
  • 80' Nikos Korovesis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Konstantinos Giannoulis at the 80 minute mark.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Vahid Selimovic.
  • 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Esteban Sachetti.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for OFI. Miguel Mellado will be fuming at that decision.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for OFI.

Lineups

OFI Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Georgios Simos

Apollon FC Lemesos Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sofronis Avgousti

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.83 OFI xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 Apollon FC Lemesos xG
I would bet for: Apollon FC Lemesos or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
OFI29% Draw34% Apollon FC Lemesos37%
Actual: Apollon FC Lemesos win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 1.87
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

OFI or Draw
62%
Draw or Apollon FC Lemesos
71%
OFI or Apollon FC Lemesos
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
OFI18% Draw57% Apollon FC Lemesos25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
18%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
14.3%
1 – 0
11.4%
0 – 2
7.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
5%
2 – 2
3%
0 – 3
2.7%
1 – 3
2.4%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — OFI

Handicap OFI covers Push Apollon FC Lemesos covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 18% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 23% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 11% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

OFI keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Apollon FC Lemesos keeps clean sheet
44% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.