Omonia Nicosia vs St. Truiden — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 9′St. Truiden, yellow card:Tripping
- 16′Omonia Nicosia, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- 29′Omonia Nicosia, goal:2–0assist
- 32′Omonia Nicosia, yellow card:Tripping
- 33′St. Truiden, penalty goal:2–1Penalty
- 40′St. Truiden, yellow card:Elbowing
- Half-time2 – 1
- 50′Omonia Nicosia, goal:3–1assist
- 62′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 65′St. Truiden, yellow card:Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 71′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 71′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 76′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- 81′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 81′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 82′Omonia Nicosia, goal:4–1assist
- 84′St. Truiden, substitution:off
- 84′St. Truiden, yellow card:Roughing
- 87′St. Truiden, yellow card:
- 90′St. Truiden, goal:4–2assist
- 90+3′Omonia Nicosia, substitution:off
- Full-time4 – 2
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Match report
Diony hat-trick fires Omonia Nicosia past St. Truiden in Europa League play-off
Omonia Nicosia beat St. Truiden 4-2 at GSP Stadium in the UEFA Europa League play-offs, with a hat-trick from Loïs Diony proving decisive. The home side raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening half-hour before St. Truiden hit back, and further goals after the break secured the win despite a late flurry from the visitors.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Diony opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 16th minute before doubling his tally on 29 minutes, teed up by Ewandro. St. Truiden responded almost immediately through Ilias Sebaoui, also converted from the spot, to make it 2-1 at the interval. Diony completed his treble five minutes into the second half, again assisted by Ewandro, restoring the two-goal cushion.
Nikolas Panagiotou added a fourth in the 82nd minute, finishing off a Senou Coulibaly assist to put the result beyond reasonable doubt. Sebaoui grabbed his second of the match deep into stoppage time, set up by Abdoulaye Sissako, but the late goal only trimmed the deficit as Omonia held on for a 4-2 victory.
Omonia had less of the ball, with possession split 47-53 in St. Truiden's favour, yet were far more clinical in front of goal. The visitors picked up five yellow cards to their opponents' one, a sign of the discipline problems that accompanied their chase of the game.
Loïs Diony scored a hat-trick, including a first-half penalty, and was involved in the move for a fourth Omonia goal that ultimately proved out of reach for St. Truiden.
St. Truiden picked up five yellow cards compared to Omonia's solitary caution, reflecting the visitors' frustration as they chased the game.
Omonia Nicosia beat St. Truiden 4–2 (half-time 2–1).
Omonia Nicosia met St. Truiden in the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at GSP Stadium. Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak.
Team pages: Omonia Nicosia · St. Truiden · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 16' Goal (penalty): Loïs Diony — 1–0
- 29' Goal: Loïs Diony (assist: Ewandro) — 2–0
- 33' Goal (penalty): Ilias Sebaoui — 2–1
- 50' Goal: Loïs Diony (assist: Ewandro) — 3–1
- 82' Goal: Nikolas Panagiotou (assist: Senou Coulibaly) — 4–1
- 90' Goal: Ilias Sebaoui (assist: Abdoulaye Sissako) — 4–2
Starting line-ups
Omonia Nicosia (4-3-3)
St. Truiden (3-5-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Omonia Nicosia 34%, the draw 30%, St. Truiden 36%. It finished Omonia Nicosia 4–2 St. Truiden.
St. Truiden's rating edge outweighs Omonia Nicosia's home ground — St. Truiden are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their control of the ball on top gives St. Truiden the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why St. Truiden at 36%?
St. Truiden sit 105 points higher on our strength rating — 1605 to 1710. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge on the road won 40.1% of 13,099 such games. St. Truiden hold 10 more possession points (57 to 47 in recent games) across a 105-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,629 such games where the class table expected 41.3%. The 300 most similar past games finished 39–32–29.
Why only 36%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,426 games vs 44.9% across all 99,396 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Omonia Nicosia sit -0.42 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,387 such games where the class table expected 36.3%.
Why the draw at 30%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.2 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,133. The goals environment adds 3.3 points to the draw. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
St. Truiden have gained 75 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,235 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar.
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About this match
On this page: the Omonia Nicosia vs St. Truiden final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
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