1. Division: What this game might lack in glamour it should make up in energy and dedication. Get set for APOEL - Nea Salamis!
- APOEL have the fewest points from losing position (2) in 1. Division
- Nea Salamis have the most points from losing position (16) in 1. Division
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for APOEL and Nea Salamis.
Relegation threatens APOEL who should definitely be looking for some points here.
APOEL form and stats
4-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Division numbers at home for APOEL so far this season.
APOEL are returning here after visiting Doxa in a 1. Division game and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. F. Zabala and A. Tuhami scored the goal(s). Nobody expected APOEL to beat Doxa in the last match, but sometimes David beats Goliath.
A strong away win before that one, visiting Karmiotissa and winning 6-1.APOEL are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Division match at Enosis awaits in four days.
APOEL are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 13 games. APOEL's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Nea Salamis form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Nea Salamis so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose). It's three draws from Salamis's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.
Home advantage was not enough for Salamis in their previous game, as they lost their 1. Division-match, hosting Paphos, 1-2.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Ethnikos Achna.The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Nea Salamis have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Nea Salamis - APOEL 1-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: APOEL won eight, Nea Salamis won zero and two draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Wagner 17 goals |  D. de Oliveira 12 goals |   J. Garner 8 goals |
APOEL missing players
Nea Salamis missing players
| APOEL | Nea Salamis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 37 | 18 | 7 | Played | P | 6 | 18 | 37 |
| 15 | 8 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 45 | 21 | 12 | Scored | S | 0 | 16 | 43 |
| 39 | 16 | 7 | Conceded | C | 7 | 28 | 57 |
| 92% | 94% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 95% |
| 68% | 61% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 72% | 84% |
| 35% | 28% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 50% | 54% |
| 16% | 17% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 11% | 6% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| 35% | 28% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 44% | 57% |
| 32% | 44% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 17% | 16% |
| 41% | 33% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 32% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.8 | 10.4 | 13.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.3 | 6.4 | 8.1 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| 28% | 26% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 26% | 31% |
- APOEL have the fewest matches over the total-line (13) in 1. Division
- APOEL have the fewest points from losing position (2) in 1. Division
- APOEL have the most matches under the total-line (24) in 1. Division
- Nea Salamis have the most points from losing position (16) in 1. Division
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 56 |
| 2 | AEL | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | Apollon | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 30 | 54 |
| 4 | Anorthosis | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 51 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 41 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -11 | 34 |
| 7 | Paphos | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 32 |
| 8 | APOEL | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 30 |
| 9 | Doxa | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -8 | 30 |
| 10 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -9 | 29 |
| 11 | Enosis | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -17 | 24 |
| 12 | Ermis | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | -20 | 24 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -20 | 22 |
| 14 | Karmiotissa | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 29 | -23 | 18 |