Apollon favourites for feisty fight facing Anorthosis

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Competition: Cyprus 1. Division
Competition: Sun 15.January
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: GSP Stadium (22859 seats)

With their 10 point dominance in the league table, Apollon supporters aim to see their side earn full points from this game hosting Anorthosis.

Insights:
  • Apollon have the most points from losing position (7) in 1. Division
  • Anorthosis haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

Only a few days to rest for the home side, as they had a Cyprus Cup fixture only four days back. That game was an away game at AEL, so at least Apollon are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Apollon form and stats

Apollon have performed here at GSP Stadium this season with 5 wins from 8 1. Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Apollon, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

The Apollon manager Makridis and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus AEL in the Cyprus Cup.

A 2-2 draw away in the 1. Division before that, with Paphos the opponent.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Apollon have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 4 games) they have won 3 times, drawn 0 and lost 1.

It should be noted that a look at the 12 latest league matches shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

The Apollon fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Apollon are not conceding a lot of goals here at GSP Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 8 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Anorthosis form and stats

As the visiting team in 1. Division matches, Anorthosis have produced an overall stat of 3-1-5 so far. Anorthosis seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Anorthosis have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 391 minutes ago. Warda was the goal scorer.

Anorthosis's last game was the home draw against AEK Larnaca (0-0).

A 0-1 defeat away at Akritas before that.

We have checked recent matches where Anorthosis have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 3 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Low on goals? 8 of this side's most recent 10 league rounds have had zero, one or two goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as Anorthosis are hosting Enosis in the Cyprus Cup only four days away.

The attacking power of Anorthosis when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Anorthosis in these games.

Head 2 Head

Apollon have not lost in the last 10 games (4-6-0) facing Anorthosis.

The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Anorthosis - Apollon 0-1 registered in the official records.

Top Goalscorers

ApollonI. Pittas
I. Pittas
5 goals
AnorthosisR. Ninga
R. Ninga
4 goals
ApollonV. Roberge
V. Roberge
3 goals

Apollon missing players

Anorthosis missing players

Apollon Anorthosis
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 3 9 18
8 5 3 Won W 2 3 5
5 1 0 Drew D 0 1 4
4 2 0 Lost L 1 5 9
17 9 4 Scored S 3 6 13
14 6 0 Conceded C 2 11 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
59% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 56% 67%
18% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 28%
6% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 6%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
35% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 22% 28%
41% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 67% 22% 22%
24% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 56% 56%
 
6.1 5.1 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 4.7 5.5
3.3 3.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 4.3 3.6
2 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 2.4
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
12.2 10.6 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 12 11.4 10.9
4.8 4.4 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4 3.9
21% 26% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 18% 18%
 
7.5 6.9 7 Shots against (avg) S A 9.7 9 7.5
3.2 3.6 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.7 3.9 3.2
Key stats in 1. Division this season:
  • Anorthosis haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Apollon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Apollon have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in 1. Division
  • Apollon have the most points from losing position (7) in 1. Division
  • Apollon 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 Paphos 19 12 5 2 40 13 9 6 2 1 21 7 10 6 3 1 19 6 27 41
2 AEK Larnaca 18 13 2 3 29 10 9 8 1 0 18 3 9 5 1 3 11 7 19 41
3 APOEL 18 12 4 2 24 7 9 5 3 1 10 2 9 7 1 1 14 5 17 40
4 Aris 18 9 7 2 29 12 9 3 4 2 15 10 9 6 3 0 14 2 17 34
5 Omonia Nicosia 18 10 1 7 30 17 9 8 0 1 22 3 9 2 1 6 8 14 13 31
6 Apollon 17 8 5 4 17 14 8 5 1 2 9 6 9 3 4 2 8 8 3 29
7 AEL 17 7 4 6 14 11 9 4 1 4 7 7 8 3 3 2 7 4 3 25
8 Nea Salamis 18 8 1 9 18 23 9 4 1 4 10 13 9 4 0 5 8 10 -5 25
9 Karmiotissa 18 5 5 8 13 24 9 3 2 4 7 9 9 2 3 4 6 15 -11 20
10 Anorthosis 18 5 4 9 13 22 9 2 3 4 7 11 9 3 1 5 6 11 -9 19
11 Enosis 19 4 2 13 12 29 10 2 2 6 6 13 9 2 0 7 6 16 -17 14
12 Olympiakos 19 2 7 10 11 30 9 1 5 3 5 9 10 1 2 7 6 21 -19 13
13 Doxa 18 3 3 12 10 26 9 1 1 7 3 13 9 2 2 5 7 13 -16 12
14 Akritas 19 3 2 14 11 33 10 3 0 7 7 18 9 0 2 7 4 15 -22 11