Omonia Nicosia 4-2 Sint-Truiden: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa League · Thursday 27 August 2026 · Neo GSP (Nicosía (Levkosía)), Levkosía · referee D. Sylwestrzak · full time
Full time: Omonia Nicosia 4-2 Sint-Truiden
Omonia Nicosia won 4-2 at home to Sint-Truiden in Europa League on Thursday 27 August 2026. The goals: Loïs Diony 16', Loïs Diony 29', Ilias Sebaoui 33', Loïs Diony 50', Nikolas Panagiotou 82', Ilias Sebaoui 90+2'.
How Omonia Nicosia won it
Omonia Nicosia struck first through Loïs Diony from the penalty spot in the 16th minute. Loïs Diony made it 2-0 to Omonia Nicosia in the 29th minute, set up by Ewandro Costa. Ilias Sebaoui from the penalty spot made it 2-1 to Sint-Truiden in the 33rd minute. Loïs Diony made it 3-1 to Omonia Nicosia in the 50th minute, set up by Ewandro Costa. Nikolas Panagiotou made it 4-1 to Omonia Nicosia in the 82nd minute, set up by Senou Coulibaly. Ilias Sebaoui made it 4-2 to Sint-Truiden in the 90th minute (+2), set up by Abdoulaye Sissako.
It was 2-1 at half-time.
Loïs Diony scored a hat-trick.
Ilias Sebaoui scored twice.
The referee, D. Sylwestrzak, showed 6 yellow cards: 1 to Omonia Nicosia and 5 to Sint-Truiden.
Omonia Nicosia: H. Berg, 4-3-3 · Sint-Truiden: F. De Meyer, 3-5-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
Omonia Nicosia had 5 shots on target, Sint-Truiden 5.
Sint-Truiden had 53% of the ball, but Omonia Nicosia took the points.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Omonia Nicosia came into it with 5 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.4 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 0.75 expected goals for and – against, and had won 60% of their matches.
Sint-Truiden came into it with 2 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.99 expected goals for and – against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Omonia Nicosia vs Sint-Truiden: the match in numbers
| Omonia Nicosia | Match statistics | Sint-Truiden |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 19 | Total shots | 15 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 5 | Big chances | 1 |
| 356 | Total passes | 391 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 81% |
| 5 | Corners | 6 |
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 11 | Tackles | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 5 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Loïs Diony (Omonia Nicosia), rated 8.8 by Sportmonks, with 3 goals.
Omonia Nicosia
- Loïs Diony 8.8 3 goals
- Ewandro Costa 8.2 2 assists
- Jaden Montnor 7.5
- Jean-Kévin Duverne 7.0
- Nikolas Panagiotou 7.0 1 goal
Sint-Truiden
- Ilias Sebaoui 7.8 2 goals
- Samed Bazdar 7.0
- Abdoulaye Sissako 7.0 1 assist
- Nelson Ishiwatari 6.8
- Oumar Diouf 6.8
The lowest-rated starter was Joedrick Pupe at 5.7. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Omonia Nicosia: Celje vs Omonia Nicosia Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa League
- Sint-Truiden: Sint-Truiden vs FC Iberia 1999 Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa Conference League
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Questions about Omonia Nicosia vs Sint-Truiden
What was the score in Omonia Nicosia vs Sint-Truiden?
Omonia Nicosia 4-2 Sint-Truiden (half-time 2-1), Europa League, Thursday 27 August 2026.
Who scored in Omonia Nicosia vs Sint-Truiden?
Loïs Diony 16', Loïs Diony 29', Ilias Sebaoui 33', Loïs Diony 50', Nikolas Panagiotou 82', Ilias Sebaoui 90+2'.
Did Moneyball predict Omonia Nicosia vs Sint-Truiden correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Omonia Nicosia vs Sint-Truiden?
Loïs Diony, rated 8.8 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Omonia Nicosia vs Sint-Truiden?
D. Sylwestrzak.
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