There is optimism in Aris so far, with the 4th spot in the 1. Division table and welcoming Nea Salamis (who are in 5th).
- Aris have the most points from losing position (9) in 1. Division
- Nea Salamis is in the best form (5-0-1) in 1. Division
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Cyprus Cup game only four days ago. That game, against AEL, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Nea Salamis.
Aris form and stats
5-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Division numbers at home for Aris so far this season. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Aris has won their last four matches.
Happy days for Aris in their previous game, a fixture away at Omonia Nicosia (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-1 victory.
Ahead of that match, Aris won a home game hosting Doxa (2-1).A decent goal production from Aris in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 11 league matches. Aris have conceded 12 in these home matches.
Nea Salamis form and stats
Playing away, Nea Salamis have won 6 games, drawn 0 and suffered 5 defeats in the 1. Division this season. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Nea Salamis, as they have won on their previous two travels.
Two away games in a row for Salamis, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 vs AEL in the Cyprus Cup.
The game before that, in the 1. Division, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Anorthosis.{11 goals} so far away for Nea Salamis, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 11. All from 11 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent match: Nea Salamis - Aris 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Aris wins - draws - Nea Salamis wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Kokorin 8 goals |  L. Bengtsson 6 goals |  A. Gomis 5 goals |
Aris missing players
Nea Salamis missing players
| Aris | Nea Salamis | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 40 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 25 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 11 | 26 |
| 83% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 91% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 74% |
| 61% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 36% | 39% |
| 22% | 27% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 9% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 57% | 82% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 36% | 43% |
| 43% | 18% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 26% |
| 17% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | 30% |
| 5 | 5.8 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.5 | 15.4 | 12.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.5 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| 6.1 | 7.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 29% | 25% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | 30% |
| 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| 3 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
- Aris have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Aris have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Aris have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in 1. Division
- Aris have the most matches over the total-line (14) in 1. Division
- Aris have the most points from losing position (9) in 1. Division
- Nea Salamis haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Nea Salamis is in the best form (5-0-1) 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 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 54 |
| 2 | APOEL | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 9 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Paphos | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 29 | 48 |
| 4 | Aris | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 46 |
| 5 | Nea Salamis | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 11 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | Omonia Nicosia | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Apollon | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | AEL | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 29 |
| 10 | Karmiotissa | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -13 | 26 |
| 11 | Enosis | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -19 | 17 |
| 12 | Doxa | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -20 | 13 |
| 13 | Olympiakos | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 13 |
| 14 | Akritas | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 20 | -27 | 12 |
