Matchday

UEFA Conference League 25/26 · 2 Oct 2025

Omonia Nicosia 0–1 1. FSV Mainz 05

Picked for matchday: Against the odds: the prediction gave this result 22% · Standout: Silvan Widmer scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Kacper Potulski

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 1.0
Actual xG
0.1 – 1.6
Goals
0 – 1

Footybot made Omonia Nicosia favourites at 55%.

1. FSV Mainz 05 won and made the better chances: 1.6 xG to 0.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Paul Nebel, 84.3 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Paul Nebel +25.1, Nadiem Amiri +11.1, Danny da Costa +9.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Omonia Nicosia

28 Aug 2025W 1–0v Wolfsberger AC Conference League
21 Aug 2025L 1–2at Wolfsberger AC Conference League
14 Aug 2025W 5–0v Araz Naxçıvan Conference League
7 Aug 2025W 4–0at Araz Naxçıvan Conference League
31 Jul 2025W 4–0at FC Torpedo Kutaisi Conference League

1. FSV Mainz 05

27 Sep 2025L 0–2v Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga
20 Sep 2025W 4–1at FC Augsburg Bundesliga
13 Sep 2025L 0–1v RB Leipzig Bundesliga
31 Aug 2025D 1–1at VfL Wolfsburg Bundesliga
28 Aug 2025W 4–1v Rosenborg BK Conference League

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Omonia Nicosia

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Saad Agouzoul Defender9000–53.3–
Fotios Kitsos Defender9000–52.2–
Senou Coulibaly Defender9000–51.3–
Tasos Chatzigiovanis Midfielder3000–50.4–
Stefan Simic Defender79000.0648.6–
Giannis Masouras Defender60000.0247.3–
Ewandro Costa Midfielder90000.0347.2–
Angelos Neophytou Forward2900–39.6–
Carel Eiting Midfielder6000–39.3–
Evangelos Andreou Midfielder1000–29.2–
Alpha Diounkou Defender1100–25.8–

1. FSV Mainz 05

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Silvan Widmer Midfielder100–100.0–
Paul Nebel Midfielder90000.0584.3+25.1
Nadiem Amiri Midfielder89100.8766.2+11.1
Stefan Bell Defender90000.1264.9+5.6
Danny da Costa Defender9000–58.5+9.4
Robin Zentner Goalkeeper9000–58.5+9.0
Kacper Potulski Defender64000.0655.7–
Kaishu Sano Midfielder90000.0253.7+1.2
Arnaud Nordin Forward90000.1951.7+9.1
Ben Bobzien Midfielder2600–50.8–
Armindo Sieb Forward71000.1649.9–
Phillipp Mwene Midfielder89000.0247.0−2.7
Benedict Hollerbach Forward1900–45.9–
Andreas Hanche Olsen Defender2600–39.9–
Nikolas Veratschnig Defender64000.1031.2–
Lennard Maloney Midfielder100–0.0–