1. Division preview: Can AEL edge out victory against Olympiakos?

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Competition: Cyprus 1. Division
Competition: Sun 19.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro (13331 seats)

AEL are trusting their home advantage to assist them to win this match with Olympiakos. Who is the winner at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro?

Insights:
  • AEL is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Olympiakos have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 1. Division

AEL and Olympiakos 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.

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AEL form and stats

AEL's struggle is real here at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro with only 6 points collected from 6 1. Division games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-0-4. AEL has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Pantelidis and the players.

Stress levels are on the rise for AEL's attacking players as they have now played 585 minutes without scoring in a league game. Majdevac was their last goal scorer.

AEL faced defeat in their previous match, away at Paphos (0-1).

Before that game, the home loss against Omonia Nicosia with the scoreline 0-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how AEL have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won three times, drawn one and lost one.

The manager Pantelidis will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Omonia Nicosia in only three days.

AEL has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. AEL's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Olympiakos form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Olympiakos so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-3 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Olympiakos are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Olympiakos's last game was the home draw against APOEL (1-1). It looked so good for Olympiakos vs APOEL, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 1-1 draw.

Prior to that match, the Olympiakos manager Petrakis faced defeat when travelling to Aris and losing 0-1.

We have checked recent matches where Olympiakos have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those four games were zero victories, two draws and two defeats.

Goals are few and far between in Olympiakos's away league games. Only 2 goals from 6 travels. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

The latest reported result involving both these teams is the Olympiakos - AEL 1-1 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three AEL victories, four draws and three Olympiakos wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

AELA. Majdevac
A. Majdevac
3 goals
AELF. Mazurek
F. Mazurek
3 goals
OlympiakosF. Eftychidis
F. Eftychidis
3 goals

AEL missing players

Olympiakos missing players

AEL Olympiakos
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 2 6 13
3 2 1 Won W 0 1 4
3 0 0 Drew D 1 2 4
6 4 1 Lost L 1 3 5
12 6 2 Scored S 0 2 10
14 6 2 Conceded C 1 4 12
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 83% 92%
58% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 17% 46%
42% 33% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 15%
25% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
33% 17% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 17% 38%
17% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 31%
58% 67% 50% Failed to Score F T 100% 67% 38%
 
3.2 2.3 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.8 4.6
4.2 3.7 4 Corners against (avg) C A 1.5 3.6 4.8
3.4 3.7 5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.8 7.2 5.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6 6.8 9.1
3.9 4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.4 3.3
26% 25% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 17% 25%
 
9.7 9 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 6 8.8 11.4
4.2 4 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2 2.8 4.4
Key stats in 1. Division this season:
  • AEL have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Olympiakos have scored away.
  • AEL have the fewest clean sheets (2) in 1. Division
  • AEL have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • AEL haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • AEL is in the worst form (0-1-5)
  • Olympiakos have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have the fewest scored goals in the first half (3) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have the most matches under the total-line (10) in 1. Division
  • Olympiakos have won significantly less corners away then 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 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 14 8 3 3 16 10 7 3 2 2 6 5 7 5 1 1 10 5 6 27
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 PAEEK 13 3 3 7 11 20 6 1 2 3 3 7 7 2 1 4 8 13 -9 12
11 Doxa 13 2 5 6 11 19 6 1 3 2 6 8 7 1 2 4 5 11 -8 11
12 Ethnikos Achna 13 2 2 9 10 23 6 1 1 4 4 11 7 1 1 5 6 12 -13 8