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- AEL have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. Division
- Karmiotissa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
9-7-15 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Karmiotissa when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 31 matches are 38-57 (scored/conceded).
AEL and Karmiotissa 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.
AEL form and stats
AEL have collected 13 points from their 1. Division home games so far after 4-1-4. Two home wins in a row for AEL bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager Janevski led his AEL to a defeat away at Omonia Nicosia. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro. The first loss after going unbeaten through five league fixtures.
A 0-0 result against Apollon before that, played at their own home stadium in the Cyprus Cup.
It should be noted that a peek at the 11 latest league fixtures shows that 10 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).
AEL have scored {7 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. From these home matches, AEL have conceded only 7 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Karmiotissa form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Karmiotissa so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Home advantage was not enough for Karmiotissa in their previous game as they lost hosting APOEL, 1-2. That defeat was their first after three consecutive league games winning points.
A 0-0 draw at Olympiakos's stadium before that.The attacking power of Karmiotissa when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Karmiotissa have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The 5 most recent fixtures involving these sides have all ended as AEL victories. Surely both teams are aware of this.The contenders have met each other already this season, with the result Karmiotissa - AEL 1-2 entered in the official records.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Berahino 3 goals |  V. Papafotis 2 goals |  A. Tshibola 2 goals |
AEL missing players
Karmiotissa missing players
| AEL | Karmiotissa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 78% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 67% | 79% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 63% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 53% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 16% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 22% | 22% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 22% | 37% |
| 56% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 44% | 37% |
| 44% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 47% |
| 4.5 | 5.8 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.4 | 10.3 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 6.1 | 8.4 |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 23% | 20% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| 9.3 | 9.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14.5 | 12.8 | 13.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 |
- AEL have the fewest points from losing position (0) in 1. Division
- AEL have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Karmiotissa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Karmiotissa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | AEK Larnaca | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | APOEL | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | Paphos | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 41 |
| 4 | Aris | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Apollon | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 28 |
| 8 | AEL | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | Karmiotissa | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -12 | 20 |
| 10 | Anorthosis | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 19 |
| 11 | Enosis | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -17 | 14 |
| 12 | Olympiakos | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -19 | 13 |
| 13 | Doxa | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -17 | 12 |
| 14 | Akritas | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -22 | 11 |
