The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Paphos are in the 9th position while the guesting Ermis worry at 10th.
- Paphos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ermis has the fewest scored goals (17) in 1. Division
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Ermis are struggling to avoid relegation.
Paphos form and stats
The story so far in the 1. Division for Paphos at their home stadium (Stadio Stelios Kyriakides) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Paphos travelled for their previous game, a trip to Doxa that ended 0-0. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Enosis.
A decent goal production from Paphos in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 12 league matches. On the other hand, Paphos have conceded 14 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Ermis form and stats
Ermis, who have the fewest scored goals (17) in 1. Division, have only collected 12 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 3-3-6 (12 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Ermis's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Ermis failed to get anything from their last game, a 1. Division home match vs Omonia Nicosia (placed 1st) that ended with defeat 0-2. Before that, Ermis secured a home win against Doxa with the score 2-1.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 16 goals have been conceded by Ermis in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Ermis - Paphos 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Paphos, one draw and four wins for Ermis. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  O. Valakari 10 goals |  O. Roushias 7 goals |  J. Puncheon 3 goals |
Paphos missing players
Ermis missing players
| Paphos | Ermis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 27 | 22 | 8 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 84% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 80% |
| 56% | 75% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 64% |
| 40% | 58% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 32% |
| 20% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 20% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 40% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 25% | 36% |
| 40% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 36% |
| 36% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 50% | 48% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10.1 | 9.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.7 |
| 3.3 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| 33% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 22% | 19% |
- Ermis has the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the fewest scored goals (17) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in 1. Division
- Ermis has the most matches under the total-line (16) in 1. Division
- Ermis have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ermis have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paphos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paphos have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Ermis have scored away.
- Paphos haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Omonia Nicosia | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 29 | 53 |
| 2 | AEL | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
| 3 | Apollon | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 51 |
| 4 | Anorthosis | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 48 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 41 |
| 6 | Olympiakos | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -12 | 31 |
| 7 | APOEL | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 8 | Doxa | 25 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -7 | 30 |
| 9 | Paphos | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 29 |
| 10 | Ermis | 25 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -17 | 25 |
| 11 | Nea Salamis | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 24 |
| 12 | Enosis | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 24 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -19 | 22 |
| 14 | Karmiotissa | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 25 | -19 | 18 |