The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. AEK Larnaca are in the 5th position while the guesting Ermis worry at 11th.
- AEK Larnaca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ermis has the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. Division
AEK Larnaca have less rest than Ermis in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. Division game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Doxa.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
AEK Larnaca form and stats
6 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what AEK Larnaca have to build on here at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis in the 1. Division. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for AEK Larnaca, their manager David Caneda and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
AEK Larnaca drew their last game, 0-0 away at Doxa (placed 6th). Preceding that game was the away draw at APOEL that finished 1-1.
A painful moment in the game against Doxa was the missed penalty kick from I. Trichkovski in the 30th minute. A goal there would obviously have changed the match and probably the outcome.
The Larnaca fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. From these home matches, AEK Larnaca have conceded only 8 goals. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ermis form and stats
Playing away, Ermis, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. Division, have won 3 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the 1. Division this season.
Ermis go into this game after a win, the home game against Karmiotissa that ended 2-0. Prior to that match, the Ermis manager N. Panayiotou faced defeat when travelling to APOEL and losing 0-3.
A new game in only four days for Ermis, the 1. Division home match versus AEL. Busy days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ermis as they have only managed to score 6 times from 10 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Ermis have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ermis - Larnaca 0-2 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's eight Larnaca victories, two draws and zero Ermis wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  I. Trichkovski 6 goals |  A. Barrera Reyes 4 goals |  F. Taulemesse 4 goals |
AEK Larnaca missing players
Ermis missing players
| AEK Larnaca | Ermis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 26 | 15 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 18 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 85% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 33% | 70% | 75% |
| 70% | 70% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 50% | 60% |
| 55% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 40% | 25% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 15% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 40% | 30% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 50% | 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 60% | 45% |
| 25% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 50% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.8 | 13 | 14.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 |
| 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| 24% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 18% |
- AEK Larnaca have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AEK Larnaca have scored more than double the goals of Ermis.
- Ermis has the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the fewest points from losing position (1) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the fewest scored goals (12) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the most clean sheets (6) away in 1. Division
- Ermis has the most matches under the total-line (14) in 1. Division
- Ermis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ermis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Apollon | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 26 | 43 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 40 |
| 3 | Anorthosis | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | AEL | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 38 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Doxa | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 26 |
| 7 | Paphos | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 9 | APOEL | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Nea Salamis | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | -9 | 22 |
| 11 | Ermis | 20 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 21 |
| 12 | Enosis | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -14 | 18 |
| 13 | Karmiotissa | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 16 |
| 14 | Ethnikos Achna | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -20 | 12 |