Europa League · Thursday, 20 August 2026 · 19:00. Our rating makes this 54% to go over 2.5 goals, though we make no pick on this fixture — see below. The Europa League average is 50%.
Open this match in the app →| Market | Yes | No | Our call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 2.5 goals | 54% | 46% | no pick |
| Over 3.5 goals | 30% | 70% | no pick |
| Both teams to score | 46% | 54% | no pick |
The result model puts St. Truiden at 19%, the draw at 21% and Omonia Nicosia at 60%, from expected goals of 1.03 and 1.99.
The league sets the starting point. Europa League has produced over 2.5 goals in 50% of its matches, and that is where a team with no record of its own would sit.
Each side's own record. St. Truiden have 1 in 2 this season (0 of 1 at home), Omonia Nicosia 20 in 36 (10 of 18 away). Those records are pulled toward the league rate with the weight of about 32 matches — enough that two or three unusual games cannot swing a rating — giving 48% and 53%.
Last season still counts, briefly. With 2 and 36 games played this season, last season's rates are still blended in and fade out entirely by game 14 — the point at which our testing showed they stop adding accuracy. That moves the two figures to 54% and 53%.
The mix. Weighted 40% home side, 40% away side and 20% league — the split that beat every alternative across 30,582 matches of testing — that gives 53%.
Goal expectation. Separately a Poisson model built from attack and defence strength — using real expected-goals data where the league has it — puts this match at 58%, from expected goals of 1.03 for St. Truiden and 1.99 for Omonia Nicosia. Folding in 30% of that view gives 54%.
This breakdown is generated from the same inputs the rating uses, so it cannot describe a calculation we did not perform. The full model is set out in the methodology.
| Team | Games | O2.5 | O3.5 | BTTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Truiden | 2 | 50% | 50% | 100% |
| Omonia Nicosia | 36 | 56% | 33% | 36% |
More: Europa League table and form. Ratings are calibrated probabilities, not tips — a 60% call is expected to miss two times in five.