Ethnikos Achna hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 9 points and a 13th position in the 1. Division table. Visiting Paphos holds 7th place with 21 pts.
- Ethnikos Achna has the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in 1. Division
- Paphos has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in 1. Division
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ethnikos Achna form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the 1. Division this season. Ethnikos Achna, who have the fewest points (4) at home in 1. Division, have only managed 1 win, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Stadio Dasaki Achnas. All in all it has been a very rough period for Ethnikos who hasn’t won a league-game in their last 15 attempts. Their previous win was against Enosis, 129 days ago. With seven home 1. Division games in a row without a win, the Ethnikos fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Enosis game long ago, can be stopped today.
Ethnikos haven't scored a league goal since they found the net 470 minutes ago. I. Khudobyak scored that one.
Ethnikos Achna shared the glory with Ermis in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that game, the home loss against Doxa with the scoreline 0-1.
The manager D. Klafuric will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Anorthosis in only three days.
Ethnikos has huge difficulties finding the net and are scoring on average only once per two home matches in the league: 4 goals from 8 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Ethnikos have conceded 12 from these games.
Paphos form and stats
Paphos have only collected 6 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 1-3-4 (8 played). Paphos seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Paphos delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Apollon (placed 1st) in their previous match; a 1. Division game. Prior to that match, the Paphos manager J. Toshack faced defeat when travelling to Anorthosis and losing 0-1.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Olympiakos in just four days.
Paphos are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 4 goals from 8 away games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
Ethnikos and Paphos have met before this season: Paphos - Ethnikos Achna 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ethnikos three wins, five draws and Paphos two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Valakari 5 goals |  J. Puncheon 3 goals |   I. Khudobyak 2 goals |
Ethnikos Achna missing players
Paphos missing players
| Ethnikos Achna | Paphos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 81% | 88% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 88% |
| 69% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 38% | 50% |
| 44% | 38% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 19% | 12% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 38% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 50% | 62% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 31% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8.6 | 9.1 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
| 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 19% | 12% | 7% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 20% | 31% |
- Ethnikos Achna has the fewest points (4) at home in 1. Division
- Ethnikos Achna has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in 1. Division
- Ethnikos Achna has the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in 1. Division
- Ethnikos Achna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Paphos has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) 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 | Apollon | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 22 | 33 |
| 2 | Anorthosis | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| 3 | Omonia Nicosia | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 29 |
| 4 | AEK Larnaca | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | AEL | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 28 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 7 | Paphos | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| 8 | Doxa | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 21 |
| 9 | APOEL | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Ermis | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 16 |
| 11 | Nea Salamis | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -10 | 15 |
| 12 | Karmiotissa | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 11 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 9 |
| 14 | Enosis | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 8 |