Soccer match preview: Home crowd has high hopes when AEL welcomes Paphos
AEL perform at a high level so far being 3rd in the table. Paphos can look both up and down from their 8th position.
Insights:
- AEL has the most scored goals in the first half (22) in 1. Division
- Paphos has the fewest scored goals (5) away in 1. Division
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There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Paphos are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.
AEL form and stats
This stadium, Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro, has been a fortress for AEL in the 1. Division so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 10-1-0. It’s been three wins in a row for AEL here at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Ahead of that match, AEL won a home game hosting APOEL (2-0).
Goals are plentiful at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro in the league this season as AEL has scored 29 goals here in 11 home games. AEL are not conceding a lot of goals here at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 11 matches.
Paphos form and stats
Paphos, who have the fewest scored goals (5) away in 1. Division, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 1-4-6 (11 played).
The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-4 defeat against AEK Larnaca.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Paphos's away games in the league this season with only 5 goals from 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Paphos have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Paphos - AEL 1-0. AEL-Paphos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AEL four wins, Paphos six wins, zero draws. two of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  O. Valakari 9 goals |  R. Mmaee Nwambeben Kabir 8 goals | M. Babić 7 goals |
AEL missing players
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| 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 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 48 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 47 |
| 3 | AEL | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Anorthosis | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Doxa | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 29 |
| 7 | Olympiakos | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 28 |
| 8 | Paphos | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | APOEL | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | Nea Salamis | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Enosis | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 24 |
| 12 | Ermis | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -16 | 22 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -18 | 19 |
| 14 | Karmiotissa | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 18 |
| 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 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 27 | 48 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 23 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 47 |
| 3 | AEL | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Anorthosis | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 44 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 38 |
| 6 | Doxa | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 29 |
| 7 | Olympiakos | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 28 |
| 8 | Paphos | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | APOEL | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | Nea Salamis | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -10 | 24 |
| 11 | Enosis | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -14 | 24 |
| 12 | Ermis | 23 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -16 | 22 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Achna | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | -18 | 19 |
| 14 | Karmiotissa | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -15 | 18 |
| AEL | Paphos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 41 | 30 | 11 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 87% |
| 74% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 42% | 57% |
| 61% | 67% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 25% | 39% |
| 26% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| 9% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 13% |
| 57% | 58% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 33% | 39% |
| 26% | 42% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 58% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 10.6 | 11.7 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 8.2 | 9.3 |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| 34% | 41% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 20% | 33% |
- AEL has the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in 1. Division
- AEL has the most matches over the total-line (14) in 1. Division
- AEL has the most points (31) at home in 1. Division
- AEL has the most points from losing position (11) in 1. Division
- AEL has the most scored goals (29) at home in 1. Division
- AEL has the most scored goals in the first half (22) in 1. Division
- AEL has the the best goal difference (+22) at home in 1. Division
- AEL have not yet lost a game at home.
- AEL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AEL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- AEL have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Paphos have scored away.
- AEL have scored in all their home matches so far.
- AEL haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Paphos has the fewest scored goals (5) away in 1. Division
- Paphos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
| Bookie | AEL | Draw | Paphos |
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