Neo GSP: APOEL vs Paphos 1. Division preview

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Competition: Cyprus 1. Division
Competition: Wed 05.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Neo GSP (22859 seats)

APOEL and Paphos have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the 1. Division.

Insights:
  • APOEL have the fewest points from losing position (2) in 1. Division
  • Paphos have the fewest scored goals (5) away 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!

Relegation threatens APOEL who should definitely be looking for some points here. Paphos are staying put at 7th place whatever happens for the rest of the season.

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APOEL form and stats

4-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Division numbers at home for APOEL so far this season. After failing to beat Ethnikos Achna here at Neo GSP, APOEL has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

APOEL travelled for their previous game, a trip to Ethnikos Achna that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, APOEL lost 1-3 at home to Anorthosis.

APOEL has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. On the other hand, APOEL have conceded 15 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Paphos form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Paphos, who have the fewest scored goals (5) away in 1. Division, so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-7 (win-draw-lose).

Paphos are travelling again after losing away to Enosis in their previous match (1-2). Preceding that game was the away victory against Karmiotissa with the score of 6-0.

Paphos are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 5 goals from 13 away games. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. It's not easy to score on Paphos as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Paphos - APOEL 1-1, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five APOEL victories, two draws and three Paphos wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

PaphosO. Valakari
O. Valakari
13 goals
APOELJ. Garner
J. Garner
8 goals
PaphosK. Bérigaud
K. Bérigaud
8 goals

APOEL missing players

Paphos missing players

APOEL Paphos
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 4 Played P 4 17 34
13 8 2 Won W 0 3 13
8 4 1 Drew D 2 5 9
13 5 1 Lost L 2 9 12
37 21 4 Scored S 1 14 48
36 15 2 Conceded C 3 15 33
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 76% 88%
68% 65% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 47% 65%
32% 29% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 47%
15% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 24%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 12%
32% 29% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 44%
35% 47% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 41% 38%
41% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 75% 53% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.4 2.1 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.1
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
9.7 10.4 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 8.6 9.6
4.2 4.6 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.1 3.9
26% 27% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 27% 36%
Key stats in 1. Division this season:
  • APOEL have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in 1. Division
  • APOEL have the fewest points from losing position (2) in 1. Division
  • APOEL have the most matches under the total-line (23) in 1. Division
  • Paphos have the fewest scored goals (5) away 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 Omonia Nicosia 26 16 8 2 43 13 13 9 4 0 19 4 13 7 4 2 24 9 30 56
2 AEL 26 17 4 5 45 23 13 12 1 0 32 8 13 5 3 5 13 15 22 55
3 Apollon 26 16 6 4 52 22 13 9 2 2 24 10 13 7 4 2 28 12 30 54
4 Anorthosis 26 15 6 5 37 21 13 10 2 1 21 8 13 5 4 4 16 13 16 51
5 AEK Larnaca 26 12 5 9 36 25 13 8 2 3 21 10 13 4 3 6 15 15 11 41
6 Olympiakos 26 10 4 12 27 38 13 4 2 7 12 17 13 6 2 5 15 21 -11 34
7 Paphos 26 8 8 10 30 27 13 7 3 3 25 15 13 1 5 7 5 12 3 32
8 APOEL 26 8 6 12 27 31 13 4 4 5 15 15 13 4 2 7 12 16 -4 30
9 Doxa 26 7 9 10 24 32 13 5 5 3 14 13 13 2 4 7 10 19 -8 30
10 Nea Salamis 26 8 5 13 29 38 13 5 3 5 20 19 13 3 2 8 9 19 -9 29
11 Enosis 26 6 6 14 22 39 13 3 4 6 10 18 13 3 2 8 12 21 -17 24
12 Ermis 26 5 9 12 18 38 13 2 6 5 10 19 13 3 3 7 8 19 -20 24
13 Ethnikos Achna 26 5 7 14 23 43 13 3 2 8 11 21 13 2 5 6 12 22 -20 22
14 Karmiotissa 26 3 9 14 22 45 13 2 6 5 8 16 13 1 3 9 14 29 -23 18