Welcome to the show! The leading antagonists are APOEL and AEK Larnaca, a win is the prize and 1 1/2 hours the duration.
- APOEL have the fewest conceded goals (13) in 1. Division
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in 1. Division
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for APOEL and AEK Larnaca.
APOEL form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Neo GSP as APOEL have scored 19 goals to get 28 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the 1. Division are 8-4-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The APOEL regulars enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host AEK Larnaca and win 2-1. Just what the doctor ordered, as that was the first league victory after playing, but not winning, seven consecutive fixtures.
Before that, APOEL played out a draw 1-1 when visiting Paphos.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from APOEL's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.
The APOEL fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 13 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively APOEL have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (4 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
AEK Larnaca form and stats
As the visiting team in 1. Division matches, AEK Larnaca have produced an overall stat of 7-1-5 so far. Bitter travels for Larnaca as they have lost six games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Karmiotissa match.
Two away games in a row for AEK Larnaca, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus APOEL.
Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Aris.AEK Larnaca have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Larnaca are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have met each other previously this season, with the match result APOEL - AEK Larnaca 2-1 registered in the official records. Stats for the prior ten meetings involving these two squads are: four wins for APOEL, five draws and one win for AEK Larnaca. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Trichkovski 10 goals |   M. Sousa Natividade 8 goals |  O. Altman 8 goals |
APOEL missing players
AEK Larnaca missing players
| APOEL | AEK Larnaca | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 34 | 17 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 17 | 34 |
| 19 | 9 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 | 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 46 | 21 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 19 | 52 |
| 20 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 23 | 36 |
| 85% | 76% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | 94% |
| 65% | 53% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 71% | 68% |
| 32% | 24% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 53% | 50% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 24% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 6% | 9% |
| 41% | 24% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 41% | 44% |
| 50% | 65% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 38% |
| 24% | 35% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 35% | 24% |
| 5.4 | 6.3 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10.5 | 11.4 | 8.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.6 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.6 | 5 |
| 30% | 29% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 31% | 30% |
| 6.6 | 5.5 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 9.1 | 9.7 |
| 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
- AEK Larnaca have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AEK Larnaca have the fewest dropped points from leading position (5) in 1. Division
- APOEL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- APOEL have the fewest conceded goals (13) in 1. Division
- APOEL have the fewest conceded goals (4) at home in 1. Division
- APOEL have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in 1. Division
- APOEL have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) in 1. Division
- APOEL have the most clean sheets (11) at home 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 | APOEL | 26 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 27 | 59 |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 26 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 25 | 57 |
| 3 | Aris | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 26 | 53 |
| 4 | Paphos | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 48 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 28 | 50 |
| 5 | Apollon | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 44 |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 41 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 17 | -7 | 38 |
| 8 | AEL | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -8 | 33 |
| 10 | Karmiotissa | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 | -15 | 27 |
| 11 | Enosis | 26 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 12 | Doxa | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -18 | 21 |
| 13 | Olympiakos | 26 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -24 | 16 |
| 14 | Akritas | 26 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 25 | -35 | 12 |
