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Omonia Nicosia — St. Truiden: 4:2, UEFA Europa League

UEFA Europa League
Omonia Nicosia D31 Aug · Home Omonia Aradippou · 0:0L3 Sep · Home Pafos FC · 0:1W7 Sep · Away Aris · 4:1D12 Sep · Home Apollon Limassol · 0:0W16 Sep · Home Celta de Vigo · 1:0W20 Sep · Home Digenis Ypsonas · 4:1
4:2
Finished

Kick-off was BST

St. Truiden L27 Aug · Away Omonia Nicosia · 2:4W30 Aug · Away Antwerp · 4:1L2 Sep · Home Union Saint-Gilloise · 0:3W5 Sep · Home RAAL La Louvière · 4:0L12 Sep · Away Waasland-Beveren · 0:2L20 Sep · Home KVC Westerlo · 0:2
Venue: GSP Stadium City: Nicosia

In the UEFA Europa League game on 27 August 2026, Omonia Nicosia beat St. Truiden 4:2. Match numbers: corners 5:6, fouls 10:12.

Match report

Omonia Nicosia beat St. Truiden 4:2 in the Europa League play-offs at the DSP Stadium on Wednesday, turning last week's 1:0 defeat into a statement of intent. The Cypriot side took control early and never looked back, with Luis Diony at the heart of everything.

Diony opened the scoring from the spot in the sixteenth minute before adding a second just thirteen minutes later. St. Truiden responded through Ilias Sebaoui's penalty in the thirty-third minute, making it 2:1 at that stage. The visitors should have levelled again but Sebaoui picked up a booking in the fortieth minute, and then Diony restored the two-goal cushion in the fiftieth.

And here's the thing — the match could have been more open if not for the bookings that changed the tempo. Nikolaos Panagiotou pulled one back for Omonia in the eighty-second minute, only for Sebaoui to strike again in stoppage time. The final goal came in the ninety-second minute, sealing a comeback that caught many by surprise.

The statistics tell a different story from the scoreboard. St. Truiden had more attacks at 91 compared to 80 and dominated possession at 53 per cent, yet Omonia created five big chances to the visitors' two. The hosts' expected goals of 3.39 against 1.85 shows they were far more clinical when it mattered.

By then, Omonia had extended their confidence after last week's setback. Five substitutions came in the second half alone, with Diony himself replaced in the seventy-sixth minute. The result keeps the tie alive and gives the Cypriots something to build on.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 47 – 53
Shots on target 5 – 5
Shots off target 9 – 8
Expected goals 3.39 – 1.85

Match events

  1. 9' 0:0 St. Truiden Yellow card S. Taniguchi
  2. 16' 1:0 Omonia Nicosia Penalty L. Diony
  3. 29' 2:0 Omonia Nicosia Goal L. Diony assist: Ewandro
  4. 32' 2:0 Omonia Nicosia Yellow card S. Coulibaly
  5. 33' 2:1 St. Truiden Penalty I. Sebaoui
  6. 40' 2:1 St. Truiden Yellow card I. Sebaoui
  7. 50' 3:1 Omonia Nicosia Goal L. Diony assist: Ewandro
  8. 62' 3:1 Omonia Nicosia Substitution J. Montnor off: A. Christou
  9. 64' 3:1 St. Truiden Yellow card S. Bazdar
  10. 71' 3:1 St. Truiden Substitution R. Merlen off: K. Matsuzawa
  11. 71' 3:1 St. Truiden Substitution A. Muja off: R. Araki
  12. 76' 3:1 Omonia Nicosia Substitution L. Diony off: A. Kakoullis
  13. 81' 3:1 St. Truiden Substitution S. Bazdar off: O. Diouf
  14. 81' 3:1 St. Truiden Substitution R. Vanwesemael off: T. Hata
  15. 82' 4:1 Omonia Nicosia Goal N. Panagiotou assist: S. Coulibaly
  16. 84' 4:1 St. Truiden Substitution J. Pupe off: W. Janssens
  17. 84' 4:1 St. Truiden Yellow card A. Sissako
  18. 87' 4:1 St. Truiden Yellow card O. Diouf
  19. 90+2' 4:2 St. Truiden Goal I. Sebaoui assist: A. Sissako
  20. 90+3' 4:2 Omonia Nicosia Substitution M. Tankovic off: I. Kousoulos

Statistics

47 Possession, % 53
5 Shots on target 5
9 Shots off target 8
3.39 Expected goals 1.85
5 Big chances 2
80 Attacks 91
5 Corners 6
10 Fouls 12
11 Free kicks 9
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 0
12 Goal kicks 8
25 Throw-ins 26
All statistics
14/2752% Aerial duels 13/2748%
46 Backward passes 62
6 Blocked shots 2
20 Clearances 22
3/1520% Crosses 3/1916%
6/1443% Dribbles 3/1323%
1.51 Expected assists 1.14
85 Failed passes 73
3 Goalkeeper saves 1
7 Interceptions 8
16 Key passes 9
23/5244% Long passes 36/6853%
76 Passes into the final third 98
230 Passes in the opposition half 258
141 Passes in own half 152
0.25 Shot accuracy 0.33
14 Shots inside the box 10
11/1765% Tackles 8/1553%
356 Total passes 391

Line-ups

Omonia Nicosia

Starting XI
# Player number
40 Fabiano 40
5 Senou Coulibaly 5
29 Jure Balkovec 29
30 Nikolas Panagiotou 30
93 Jean-Kévin Duverne 93
7 Jaden Sean Montnor 7
11 Evandro Costa 11
14 Mateo Marić 14
22 Muamer Tanković 22
74 P. Andrew 74
99 Loïs Diony 99
Substitutes
# Player number
23 Francis Uzoho 23
78 Pantelis Michael 78
27 Stefan Simič 27
37 Ľubomír Šatka 37
77 Loïc Négo 77
90 Christos Konstantinidis 90
10 Anastasios Chatzigiovanis 10
21 Mihlali Samson Mabhuti Mayambela 21
31 Ioannis Kousoulos 31
82 Andreas Christou 82
9 Andronikos Kakoullis 9
85 Angelos Neophytou 85
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St. Truiden

Starting XI
# Player number
16 Leo Brian Kokubo 16
5 Shogo Taniguchi 5
23 Joedrick Pupe 23
26 Visar Musliu 26
60 Robert-Jan Van Wesemael 60
7 Arbnor Muja 7
8 Abdoulaye Sissako 8
10 Ilias Sebaoui 10
14 Ryan Dylan Merlen 14
18 Nelson Ishiwatari 18
9 Samed Baždar 9
Substitutes
# Player number
21 Matt Lendfers 21
3 Taiga Hata 3
22 Wolke Johannes Janssens 22
39 Rune Verheyden 39
31 Ben Achour Ilyes 31
33 Aluis Dirksen 33
71 Ryotaro Araki 71
38 Kaito Matsuzawa 38
77 Oumar Diouf 77
99 Shion Sinkawa 99
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Match prediction: Omonia Nicosia — St. Truiden

Win: Omonia Nicosia

Confidence 48%

Reasoning

  • Средняя линия 46 букмекеров: победа Омония Никосия 1.94, ничья 3.45, победа Ст. Трёйден 3.77
  • Конторы расходятся в оценке: от 1.84 до 2.02 (10%)
  • Последние 5 матчей Омония Никосия: 2 побед, 1 ничьих, 2 поражений
  • Последние 5 матчей Ст. Трёйден: 1 побед, 2 ничьих, 2 поражений
  • Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 1, побед Омония Никосия — 0, ничьих 0, побед Ст. Трёйден — 1
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