Doxa Katokopia vs Ethnikos Achna Prediction: Both teams expected to score

The Friday, May 10th at 17:00 (GMT+3), the game between Doxa and Ethnikos Achna is anticipated to be a pivotal game week 14 match of the 2023–2024 campaign. The scoring and defensive inclinations shown by both teams may have an impact on this game.

Doxa's decent but unremarkable home record puts them as the game's favourite going into it although the odds suggest otherwise. Doxa can take advantage of the defensive weaknesses of Ethnikos Achna and their strengths in both offensive and defensive methods, as seen by their xG ratings of 2.04 against and 0.97 for. 

Our knowledge of these two clubs indicates that they have faced off 34 times throughout the previous several seasons. Doxa has won 15 times and Ethnikos Achna 9 times in their 34 previous meetings. Ten of them have ended in draws.

While Ethnikos Achna is having trouble away from home, Doxa is performing appallingly at home. The average number of goals scored in Doxa's past encounters vs Ethnikos Achna was 2.74, with BTTS occurring 56% of the time. So far this season in the First Division, Doxa has averaging 0.74 points per game at home and 0.84 points per game away for Ethnikos Achna.

With nine victories, five draws, and twenty-five losses this season, Doxa's record in the First Division is quite poor overall. Doxa is currently ranked 13th out of 14 clubs in the First Division Table with a 23% match victory rate. Doxa has a terrible record at home, with four wins, two draws, and thirteen losses. Furthermore, their road record is considered unsatisfactory with 5 victories, 3 draws, and 12 losses.

Doxa has scored 28 goals so far this season in the First Division.

Ethnikos Achna's record in the First Division so far this season is not good—13 wins, 11 draws, and 15 defeats. Ethnikos Achna is currently ranked eighth out of fourteen clubs in the First Division Table, having won 33 percent of their games. At home, Ethnikos Achna has a dismal 10 wins, 4 draws, and 6 defeats record. With three victories, seven ties, and nine loses on the road, they too have a dismal record.

Ethnikos Achna leads the First Division in goals scored with 67 this season.

There will likely be several scoring opportunities during the match as both sides have an above-average probability of the game ending with over 2.5 goals (57%), with that probability rising to a substantially higher 83% for the game concluding with over 1.5 goals. Because the proportion is just 36% for goals over 3.5 and 20% for goals over 4.5, bettors need to be mindful of the fact that high-scoring situations are becoming less common.