There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Anorthosis leading Doxa by 28 points.
The hosts Anorthosis saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Cyprus Cup. Thankfully the previous game, versus Olympiakos, was also a home game here at Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos. The away team is better rested.
For Doxa it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.
Anorthosis form and stats
Home games in the 1. Division have been a walk in the park for Anorthosis so far, with 22 points won from 8 matches; 7 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. Ever since the Omonia Nicosia game Anorthosis has been unbeatable here at Stadio Antonis Papadopoulos producing five straight wins.
Anorthosis's previous game was a Cyprus Cup match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Olympiakos (placed 8th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Omonia Nicosia (0-1).
It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Anorthosis have performed as huge favourites like they are today: eight games found in the database showing five Anorthosis wins, one draw and two defeats.
There will be little rest for Anorthosis after this match as they are travelling to APOEL for a 1. Division game in only four days.
Goals decide football matches and Anorthosis are scoring many of them at home; 19 on target from 8 league matches. Anorthosis have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
Doxa form and stats
Doxa have only collected 5 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 1-2-5 (8 played).
Doxa are looking to quickly end their 242 minutes long goal drought in the 1. Division.
The manager E. Eranosyan was unhappy after their last game, a 1. Division match played at their home ground Makareio Stadio. Doxa suffered a 0-3 loss to APOEL (placed 4th). A draw for Doxa before that, at their own venue hosting Enosis (1-1).
Doxa did not look prepared in the first half against APOEL and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.
The visitors come into this game as huge outsiders. This role is not totally unknown to them, as they have played eight away matches before with similar winning odds. These games have ended with two wins, one draw and five defeats. three games were lost by at least two goals margin.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Doxa's away games in the league this season with only 4 goals from 8 matches. As opposed to that, Doxa have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Doxa - Anorthosis 0-6 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Anorthosis victories, three draws and one Doxa win. 5 of these games ended with three goals or more, 5 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Rayos Serna 14 goals |  N. Katcharava 5 goals |  G. Schildenfeld 3 goals |
Anorthosis missing players
Doxa missing players
| Anorthosis | Doxa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 | 7 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 34 | 19 | 9 | Scored | S | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 10 | 34 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 62% | 71% |
| 56% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 35% |
| 31% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 24% |
| 12% | 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 38% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 41% |
| 50% | 62% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 5.9 | 5.9 | 8.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 179 | 97 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 12 | 77 | 167 |
| 82 | 42 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 29 | 65 |
| 41% | 45% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 10% | 14% |
- Anorthosis has the most scored goals (34)
- Anorthosis has the most scored goals in the first half (19)
- Anorthosis has the the best goal difference (+24)
- Anorthosis have not yet lost a game at home.
- Anorthosis have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Anorthosis have scored more than double the goals of Doxa.
- Anorthosis have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Doxa has the fewest scored goals (10)
- Doxa has the fewest scored goals (4) away
- Doxa has the fewest scored goals in the second half (5)
- Doxa has the most matches under the total-line (12)
- Doxa has the the worst goal difference (-24)
- Doxa have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Doxa haven’t played a single 0-0 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 | Anorthosis | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Apollon | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | APOEL | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 24 |
| 7 | AEL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Paphos | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 14 |
| 11 | Enosis | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 12 | Doxa | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -24 | 8 |