The league table in 1. Division tells a story about these teams so far, with Apollon leading Ethnikos Achna by 15 points. Match preview to follow:
The visiting Ethnikos Achna played their last game only four days ago, a 1. Division match.
Apollon form and stats
Apollon have performed here at Tsirion Stadium this season with 6 wins from 8 1. Division matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of six straight victories regardless of arena. Apollon has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Tsirion Stadium. We remember; it was APOEL.
Happy days for Apollon in their previous game, a 1. Division match away at Olympiakos (placed 8th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Omonia Nicosia.
Everyone expects Apollon to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 20 games: 19 home wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Apollon have won with at least two goals margin 15 times in similar situations.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Cyprus Cup game versus APOEL in only three days. This game is also played here at Tsirion Stadium.
Apollon can score goals in their home matches. After 8 league matches they have found the net 19 times. Apollon's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Ethnikos Achna form and stats
Ethnikos Achna, who have the most conceded goals (21) away in 1. Division, have only collected 5 points from their away games in the 1. Division, after 1-2-5 (8 played). Ethnikos Achna are desperate to end a eleven-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Apollon fixture. A depressing four defeats in a row for Ethnikos Achna in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Paphos.
Ethnikos Achna delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against APOEL (placed 4th) in their previous match; a 1. Division game. A loss against AEK Larnaca was the result prior to that, in a home game.
Ethnikos Achna are huge outsiders in this game. Running a check in our games database we found 26 matches where they were as big outsiders as an away team. Results were 11 wins, 6 draws and 9 defeats. Of the defeats, 8 games were lost by at least two goals margin.
Ethnikos Achna find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 10 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Ethnikos Achna's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 21 goals in 8 travels.
Head 2 Head
Ethnikos Achna - Apollon 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 1 - 3 (Apollon wins - draws - Ethnikos Achna wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
E. Zelaya
8 goals
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S. Gakpé
6 goals
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J. Kostovski
4 goals
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Apollon missing players
Ethnikos Achna missing players
| Apollon | Ethnikos Achna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 15 | 8 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 26 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 21 | 32 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 73% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 81% |
| 53% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 38% |
| 13% | 25% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 38% | 25% |
| 53% | 88% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 62% |
| 33% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 25% |
| 5.7 | 6.5 | 10 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 3.6 | 3.5 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9.5 | 7.5 | 6.8 |
| 2.8 | 3.1 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 203 | 118 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 14 | 62 | 144 |
| 91 | 57 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 4 | 29 | 65 |
| 29% | 33% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 34% | 29% |
- All of Apollon's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Ethnikos Achna's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Apollon have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Apollon have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Apollon have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Apollon haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Apollon is in the best form (6-0-0)
- Ethnikos Achna has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
- Ethnikos Achna has the most conceded goals (21) away
- Ethnikos Achna has the most dropped points from leading position (15)
- Ethnikos Achna has the the worst goal difference (-11) away
- Ethnikos Achna have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Ethnikos Achna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Ethnikos Achna have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Ethnikos Achna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ethnikos Achna have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Ethnikos Achna haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Ethnikos Achna is in the worst form (0-3-3)
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 36 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Apollon | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 4 | APOEL | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 28 |
| 5 | AEL | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 23 |
| 7 | AEK Larnaca | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | -13 | 14 |
| 10 | Paphos | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 13 |
| 11 | Enosis | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 12 | Doxa | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -21 | 8 |