The league table in 1. Division tells a story about these teams so far, with APOEL leading Paphos by 5 points. Match preview to follow:
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
APOEL form and stats
APOEL, who have the fewest conceded goals (3) in 1. Division, have collected seven points from their first three 1. Division games here at GSP Stadium, a promising start.
APOEL manager T. Doll and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Apollon (placed 6th) in the 1. Division. Previous to that game, a Europa League home match hosting Qarabag in a game that was won 2-1.
The APOEL fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 5 goals in 3 league matches. APOEL have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 0 goals.
Paphos form and stats
1-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Paphos in their 1. Division matches away.
Paphos delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Enosis (placed 11th) in their previous match; a 1. Division game. Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting AEL's place.
The schedule is very tough for Paphos now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Cyprus Cup game at Ayia Napa is waiting in only four days.
Paphos find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 5 goals from 5 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Paphos have conceded 9 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): APOEL 7 wins, 2 draws and Paphos 1 victory. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nemec 16 goals |   Nuno Morais 13 goals | Moussa Al Tamari 9 goals |
APOEL missing players
Paphos missing players
| APOEL | Paphos | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 40% | 33% |
| 6.8 | 7.3 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 0 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.7 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- APOEL have not yet lost a game.
- APOEL have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- APOEL have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- All of Paphos's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Paphos have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Paphos have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Paphos have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Paphos have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Paphos haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | APOEL | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 5 | AEL | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Apollon | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Ethnikos Achna | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 11 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 11 |
| 9 | Paphos | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | Olympiakos | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -3 | 7 |
| 11 | Enosis | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 5 |
| 12 | Doxa | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -14 | 3 |