This is shaping out to be an entertaining fixture as AEL have their supposed home advantage, while AEK Larnaca lead them by 20 points in the 1. Division table.
- AEL have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in 1. Division
It's no vacation for neither AEL nor AEK Larnaca 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.
AEL form and stats
AEL have played 12 1. Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-1-4 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Aris here at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro, AEL has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
AEL's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus AEK Larnaca (placed 1st). The home side are looking to build on that result.
Ahead of that result, a home win against Nea Salamis in the Cyprus Cup.
It should be noted that a look at the 13 most recent league fixtures reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the sides scored).
AEL has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. AEL have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
AEK Larnaca form and stats
Playing away, AEK Larnaca have won 7 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the 1. Division this season.
There might be some fixture complaints from AEK Larnaca as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against AEL. That defeat broke this club's string of league fixtures in a row without losing; 15 games in total!
Before that, the victory at home hosting Dnipro-1 in the Europa Conference League (1-0).
AEK Larnaca are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 12 games (in the league). Larnaca are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 10 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head meeting ended AEL - AEK Larnaca 2-1, earlier this season. AEL-AEK Larnaca H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: AEL six wins, AEK Larnaca four wins, zero draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  O. Altman 8 goals |  I. Trichkovski 6 goals |  R. Guimarães Lopes 5 goals |
AEL missing players
AEK Larnaca missing players
| AEL | AEK Larnaca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 24 |
| 10 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 20 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 42 |
| 17 | 9 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 18 |
| 83% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 92% |
| 43% | 50% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 67% | 62% |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 42% | 46% |
| 4% | 8% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 17% | 25% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 12% |
| 26% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 42% | 42% |
| 48% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 42% | 50% |
| 43% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 25% | 17% |
| 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.3 | 9.9 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.3 | 12.1 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| 26% | 29% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 40% | 33% |
| 9.1 | 8.8 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| 3.7 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
- AEK Larnaca have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AEK Larnaca have scored more than double the goals of AEL.
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in 1. Division
- AEL have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AEL have the fewest points from losing position (0) 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 | AEK Larnaca | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 24 | 54 |
| 2 | APOEL | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Aris | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 24 | 49 |
| 4 | Paphos | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 48 |
| 5 | Apollon | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 38 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 14 | -4 | 37 |
| 7 | Omonia Nicosia | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 35 |
| 8 | AEL | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 10 | Karmiotissa | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 27 |
| 11 | Enosis | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 18 |
| 12 | Doxa | 23 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 14 |
| 13 | Olympiakos | 23 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 14 |
| 14 | Akritas | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -29 | 12 |
