The AEK Larnaca & Paphos bosses Català Jiménez and Milanič are both fearful of and looking forward to this highly important match in the upper regions of the 1. Division table.
- AEK Larnaca have the most scored goals (22) in 1. Division
- Paphos have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in 1. Division
AEK Larnaca and Paphos 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.
AEK Larnaca form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis as AEK Larnaca have scored 8 goals to get 14 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the 1. Division are 4-2-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The home team returns to AEK Arena - George Karapatakis after being equal after 90 minutes with Omonia Nicosia (placed 5th) on their last time out; the 1. Division game ended 1-1.
In the preceding match a 4-1 victory visiting Doxa.Larnaca has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Larnaca have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Paphos form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Paphos so far with only 3 points returning home. The records show 0-3-3 (win-draw-lose). Paphos has drawn their two previous away games.
Valakari scored in Paphos's previous match, the home game against AEL that ended 1-0.
Before that, Paphos travelled to APOEL and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.Goals are few and far between in Paphos's away league games. Only 2 goals from 6 travels. Paphos struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Larnaca and Paphos have faced off earlier this season: Paphos - AEK Larnaca 1-1. AEK Larnaca-Paphos H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AEK Larnaca six wins, Paphos one win, three draws. three of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  I. Trichkovski 8 goals |  M. Derbyshire 6 goals |  O. Valakari 6 goals |
AEK Larnaca missing players
Paphos missing players
| AEK Larnaca | Paphos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 92% | 83% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 83% | 92% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 77% |
| 38% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 15% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 38% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 67% | 31% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| 4.7 | 4.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.7 | 4.8 |
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.1 | 13 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 39% | 33% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 7% | 22% |
| 9.4 | 7.4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 9.8 | 7.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
- AEK Larnaca have not yet lost a game at home.
- AEK Larnaca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AEK Larnaca have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Paphos have scored away.
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the most scored goals (22) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the the best goal difference (+14) in 1. Division
- Paphos have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Paphos have the the worst goal difference (-7) away in 1. Division
- Paphos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Paphos have yet to win a game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AEK Larnaca | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 28 |
| 2 | Apollon | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
| 3 | Aris | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| 4 | Paphos | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Anorthosis | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 16 |
| 7 | APOEL | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -1 | 16 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 16 |
| 9 | AEL | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | Doxa | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 | PAEEK | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Ethnikos Achna | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -13 | 8 |