1. Division: Aris receive Apollon in what could be an action-packed football game. Here's a full preview!
- Aris have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in 1. Division
- Apollon have the most points from losing position (7) in 1. Division
Both teams have had adequate rest since their last competitive action. Let's look for an enthusiastic match!
Aris form and stats
The complete 1. Division statistics at home this season for Aris are 3-4-2 (wins-draws-losses). Aris has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.
The club members are hoping that Aris will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 2-4 away loss in the Cyprus Cup fixture against APOEL.
Prior to that, an away loss at AEK Larnaca in the 1. Division.This is expected to be a close game, with Aris perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Aris as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Aris has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
A decent goal production from Aris in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 9 league matches. 10 goals have been conceded.
Apollon form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Apollon playing as the away team in the 1. Division this season.
Pittas, Henty and Jradi scored in Apollon's previous match, the home game against Anorthosis that ended 3-0.
Before that match, 0-0 away against AEL in the Cyprus Cup. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Apollon playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 1 Apollon win, 5 draws and 5 defeats.
Lacking goals? 9 of this club's last 11 league rounds have had two goals or less.
A quick return to home after this game, as Apollon are hosting Olympiakos in the 1. Division only four days away.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (8 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Aris and Apollon have met already this season: Apollon - Aris 0-3. Aris-Apollon H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Aris three wins, Apollon six wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  I. Pittas 6 goals |  L. Bengtsson 5 goals |  A. Kokorin 5 goals |
Aris missing players
Apollon missing players
| Aris | Apollon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 32 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 16 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 79% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 61% |
| 58% | 67% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 11% | 22% |
| 21% | 22% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 11% | 6% |
| 11% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 53% | 78% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 33% |
| 47% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 44% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 22% | 22% |
| 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 2.8 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.3 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.5 | 15.1 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
| 5.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 29% | 25% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 17% | 22% |
| 7.4 | 7 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 8 | 7.4 |
| 2.8 | 2.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
- Apollon have the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in 1. Division
- Apollon have the most points from losing position (7) in 1. Division
- Apollon have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Apollon haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Aris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aris have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) 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 | AEK Larnaca | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 47 |
| 2 | Paphos | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 44 |
| 3 | APOEL | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 43 |
| 4 | Aris | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 19 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 6 | Apollon | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 |
| 7 | AEL | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -4 | 28 |
| 9 | Karmiotissa | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 20 |
| 10 | Anorthosis | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 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 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | -21 | 13 |
| 13 | Doxa | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -19 | 12 |
| 14 | Akritas | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -22 | 11 |
