1. Division preview with statistics: Ethnikos Achna welcomes Apollon to Stadio Dasaki Achnas

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Competition: Cyprus 1. Division
Competition: Sat 09.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadio Dasaki Achnas (7000 seats)

The visiting Apollon side should be favourites in this visit to Ethnikos Achna, as the away team holds a 24 point advantage from their 16 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Ethnikos Achna has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in 1. Division
  • Apollon has the most scored goals (36) in 1. Division

It's no vacation for neither Ethnikos Achna nor Apollon as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Ethnikos Achna form and stats

Ethnikos Achna's struggle is real here at Stadio Dasaki Achnas with only 7 points collected from 9 1. Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-6.

The fans are hoping that Ethnikos will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the 1. Division game against Anorthosis (placed 3rd). Before that, Ethnikos Achna had a home game versus Paphos which ended with a victory 2-1.

The penalty miss from K. Ibrahim in the defeat against Anorthosis was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.

Ethnikos Achna aren't scoring a lot here at Stadio Dasaki Achnas in the league, with only 6 goals from 9 games. Ethnikos Achna's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Apollon form and stats

The strength of Apollon, who have the most scored goals (36) in 1. Division, on their travels this season is incredible with 20 points collected from 8 1. Division away games. Apollon has 6-2-0 on the road, with 20 goals scored and 5 conceded. Visiting Apollon has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Omonia Nicosia (placed 4th) in their previous outing. The 1. Division match ended in a draw 1-1. Before that, Apollon secured a home win against Anorthosis with the score 3-2.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Omonia Nicosia in just four days.

Apollon are a potent attacking force on the road with their 20 goals in 8 league games. It's not easy to score on Apollon as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Apollon - Ethnikos 2-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Ethnikos won two, Apollon won seven and one draw. eight games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ApollonN. Diguiny
N. Diguiny
9 goals
ApollonI. Pittas
I. Pittas
7 goals
ApollonC. Benschop
C. Benschop
5 goals

Ethnikos Achna missing players

Apollon missing players

Ethnikos Achna Apollon
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 2 Played P 3 9 17
2 2 0 Won W 2 6 11
6 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
10 6 2 Lost L 0 0 2
12 6 1 Scored S 12 21 37
27 13 3 Conceded C 2 6 14
83% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 78% 82%
44% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 44% 59%
17% 11% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 29%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 22% 18%
44% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 67% 65%
22% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 33% 35%
50% 56% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.3 9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 16.3 12 11.9
3.3 4.1 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 5.8 5.7
20% 16% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 38%
Key stats in 1. Division this season:
  • Apollon has the fewest conceded goals (5) away in 1. Division
  • Apollon has the most points (20) away in 1. Division
  • Apollon has the most scored goals (20) away in 1. Division
  • Apollon has the most scored goals (36) in 1. Division
  • Apollon has the most scored goals in the second half (20) in 1. Division
  • Apollon has the the best goal difference (+15) away in 1. Division
  • Apollon has the the best goal difference (+23) in 1. Division
  • Apollon have not yet lost a game 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 Ethnikos Achna.
  • Apollon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Ethnikos Achna has the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in 1. Division
  • Ethnikos Achna has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in 1. Division
  • Ethnikos Achna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.

  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 16 11 3 2 36 13 8 5 1 2 16 8 8 6 2 0 20 5 23 36
2 AEL 16 11 1 4 29 15 7 7 0 0 20 4 9 4 1 4 9 11 14 34
3 Anorthosis 18 10 3 5 27 19 9 7 1 1 16 7 9 3 2 4 11 12 8 33
4 Omonia Nicosia 16 9 5 2 28 10 8 5 3 0 11 2 8 4 2 2 17 8 18 32
5 AEK Larnaca 16 9 2 5 23 12 9 6 1 2 14 6 7 3 1 3 9 6 11 29
6 Doxa 18 6 6 6 20 22 9 4 3 2 13 10 9 2 3 4 7 12 -2 24
7 Olympiakos 16 7 3 6 16 20 8 3 2 3 8 8 8 4 1 3 8 12 -4 24
8 Paphos 17 5 6 6 17 15 8 4 3 1 12 6 9 1 3 5 5 9 2 21
9 Nea Salamis 18 5 4 9 18 27 9 3 2 4 12 16 9 2 2 5 6 11 -9 19
10 Ermis 18 3 9 6 10 22 9 0 6 3 4 13 9 3 3 3 6 9 -12 18
11 APOEL 16 4 4 8 12 18 8 2 2 4 6 10 8 2 2 4 6 8 -6 16
12 Karmiotissa 18 3 6 9 18 30 9 2 3 4 6 11 9 1 3 5 12 19 -12 15
13 Ethnikos Achna 18 2 6 10 12 27 9 2 1 6 6 13 9 0 5 4 6 14 -15 12
14 Enosis 17 2 6 9 14 30 9 1 4 4 7 15 8 1 2 5 7 15 -16 12