Omonia Nicosia will welcome Gent to the Neo GSP Stadium for the second leg of their Europa League playoffs tie on Thurday night.
Omonia currently hold the advantage in the fixture, having claiming a 2-0 win in the first leg at away last week. Returning home for the second leg Omonia Nicosia only need a draw to qualify for the group stage of the Europa League.
For the victors they have a lot to do before the Thursday clash, as they need to overcome a two-goal deficit to book a place in the Europa League proper.
Both sides have not been in action since the first leg, but Nicosia were struggling for form before they shocked Gent with the 2-0 last week. They are however a strong side at home and will want to use their home advantage to complete a double over Gent and secure a spot in the group stages of the tournament.
Gent have been good on the road recently as they have only lost two of their last 11 away matches, while winning six including the 3-1 win over Oostende in the league. They will want to keep the momentum, but they will need to be on top of their game to completely turn around the fixture.
Omonia Nicosia vs Gent head to head
This will be the second time the two sides face off and were expect a more closely-fought encounter. Take a look at their previous results;
Home
- Gent 0-2 Omonia Nicosia
- Apollon Limassol 2-0 Omonia Nicosia
- Omonia Nicosia 0-2 AEK Athens
- Omonia Nicosia 2-0 Anorthosis Famagusta
- Hapoel Jerusalem 0-2 Omonia Nicosia
Away
- Gent 0-2 Omonia Nicosia
- Oostende 1-3 Gent
- Gent 2-1 Westerlo
- Gent 1-1 St Truidense
- Standard 2-2 Gent
Omonia Nicosia team news
Omonia Nicosia will be without Loizos Loizou due to injury.
Gent team news
Gent will be without Tarik Tissoudali due to injury, while Elisha Owusu and Julien de Sart are doubts.
Prediction and odds
- Gent win
- Both sides to score
- Goals over 2.5
