Only a win will satisfy the Apollon supporters in this Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro clash with Ermis, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the 1. Division table.
- Apollon has the most scored goals (28) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in 1. Division
Apollon and Ermis should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Apollon form and stats
3-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Division numbers at home for Apollon, who have the most scored goals (28) in 1. Division, so far this season. The Apollon manager G. Petrakis might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
A strong away win for Apollon against Doxa the last match, as I. Pittas were on target. In the game before, an away victory match versus Enosis with a 5-1 scoreline.
Apollon are huge favourites in this match and it would be a big surprise if they fail to leave Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro with a victory. The home side has been in this situation before, with huge expectations of a win. ten earlier games are comparable to this one, and Apollon has won nine times, drawn zero and lost one. Sports bettors who like handicap betting will like to know that Apollon has won by at least two goals five times when in this position.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Apollon as they are travelling to their away game against Paphos in the 1. Division. That match is three days after this one.
Apollon have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro with 9 goals in 6 league matches. On the other hand, Apollon have conceded 6 goals.
Ermis form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. Division matches, Ermis, who have the most clean sheets (5) away in 1. Division, have produced an overall stat of 3-2-2 so far. Sharing is caring, but Ermis are perhaps overdoing it with their five draws in a row. Ermis has drawn their two previous away games.
Ermis delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Anorthosis (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a 1. Division game. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Paphos.
Nobody expects Ermis to collect anything from a game like this. The team has been David versus Goliath 13 times before, with the overall statistics of won two, draw three and lost eight. When defeated, four matches have been lost by two or more goals.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ethnikos Achna in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ermis as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ermis - Apollon 0-6 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Apollon won nine, Ermis won one and zero draws. nine games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Diguiny 7 goals | I. Pittas 5 goals |  C. Benschop 5 goals |
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| Apollon | Ermis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 28 | 9 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 5 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
| 77% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 43% | 57% |
| 62% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 29% | 21% |
| 23% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 14% | 14% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 62% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 29% | 36% |
| 38% | 33% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 71% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.5 | 9.8 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| 5.3 | 4 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| 41% | 38% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 67% | 33% | 24% |
- Apollon has the most scored goals (28) in 1. Division
- Apollon has the most scored goals in the second half (15) in 1. Division
- Apollon has the the best goal difference (+18) in 1. Division
- Apollon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Apollon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Apollon have scored in all their matches so far.
- Apollon have scored more than double the goals of Ermis.
- Apollon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ermis has the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the most clean sheets (5) away in 1. Division
- Ermis has the most matches under the total-line (11) in 1. Division
- 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 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 29 |
| 2 | AEL | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 3 | Anorthosis | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 22 |
| 7 | Paphos | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Doxa | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 17 |
| 9 | APOEL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Ermis | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -8 | 15 |
| 11 | Karmiotissa | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | Nea Salamis | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 8 |
| 14 | Enosis | 14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -16 | 8 |