1. Division: Two contenders who have performed superbly thus far. Get ready for APOEL - AEK Larnaca with this thorough preview!
- APOEL is in the best form (5-1-0) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. Division
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
APOEL form and stats
18 points is a decent return from 9 1. Division games here at Neo GSP for APOEL. The data says 5 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. APOEL haven’t lost a league-game in 14 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Anorthosis, 134 days ago.
A good away victory last time out for APOEL, who won 3-1 against PAEEK (placed 11th).
In the game before, an away victory match versus AEL with a 3-2 scoreline.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how APOEL have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won one, drawn five and lost three.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Anorthosis are coming to town in three days.
The APOEL fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. From these home matches, APOEL have conceded only 7 goals.
AEK Larnaca form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. Division travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat. AEK Larnaca has showed their ability to avoid defeat with five draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 37 days ago, in the Apollon fixture.
Larnaca have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 308 minutes ago. Trickovski was the goal scorer. Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. AEK Larnaca goalkeeper Christian Joel Sanchez Leal is eager to challenge this, with his 290 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
AEK Larnaca are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Olympiakos (placed 9th).
A draw for Larnaca before that, at their own venue hosting Aris (0-0).So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with AEK Larnaca playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were zero AEK Larnaca wins, three draws and one defeat.
AEK Larnaca are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 10 away games so far. Larnaca are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 10 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The participants have faced each other already this season, with the match result AEK Larnaca - APOEL 0-0 registered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): APOEL one win, six draws and AEK Larnaca three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Kvilitaia 7 goals |  L. Natel Vieira 4 goals |  T. Okriashvili 3 goals |
APOEL missing players
AEK Larnaca missing players
| APOEL | AEK Larnaca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | 15 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 28 |
| 21 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 80% |
| 79% | 78% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 70% | 65% |
| 53% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| 26% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 20% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 10% |
| 58% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 32% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 30% | 40% |
| 16% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 25% |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.7 | 5.6 |
| 3.6 | 3.2 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 |
| 3 | 3.3 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.7 | 14.6 | 17 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 9.9 | 10.8 |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 30% | 27% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 57% | 38% | 33% |
| 7.8 | 5.6 | 6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest conceded goals (15) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the most scored goals (16) away in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the the best goal difference (+8) away in 1. Division
- APOEL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- APOEL have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6) in 1. Division
- APOEL have the most matches over the total-line (9) in 1. Division
- APOEL haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- APOEL is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | Apollon | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 44 |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 20 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Aris | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 35 |
| 4 | APOEL | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 33 |
| 5 | Paphos | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 32 |
| 6 | Anorthosis | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 |
| 7 | Omonia Nicosia | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| 8 | AEL | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 21 |
| 9 | Olympiakos | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | -8 | 18 |
| 10 | Doxa | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 11 | PAEEK | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -16 | 13 |
| 12 | Ethnikos Achna | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -20 | 12 |
