Paphos have achieved 3 home victories so far, AEL have won 1 away. Who improves their results in this meeting?
- Paphos have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in 1. Division
- AEL is in the worst form (0-2-4)
This could be an engaging fixture with lots of spark and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!
Paphos form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadio Stelios Kyriakides as Paphos have scored 12 goals to get 12 points from 6 games. The overall stats in the 1. Division are 3-3-0 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadio Stelios Kyriakides.
Paphos shared the glory with APOEL in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Douglas Aurélio was able to secure the draw 1-1 in the game against APOEL after coming on as a substitute and scoring the final goal. In the starting lineup today?
0-0 away at Aris before that.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Paphos have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost one.
Paphos can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 12 times. As for guarding their own goal, Paphos have only let in 3 goals at home.
AEL form and stats
The visitors are W1-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the 1. Division.
AEL have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 495 minutes ago. A. Majdevac was the goal scorer.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 1. Division home defeat versus Omonia Nicosia with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus AEK Larnaca.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with AEL playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were one AEL win, three draws and three defeats.
AEL have scored 6 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. 7 goals have been conceded by AEL in these games.
Head 2 Head
AEL - Paphos 4-0 was the end result in these contenders' last head to head game, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - zero - six (Paphos wins - draws - AEL wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  O. Valakari 5 goals |  W. Semedo Johnson 4 goals |  A. Majdevac 3 goals |
Paphos missing players
AEL missing players
| Paphos | AEL | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | 12 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 80% | 91% |
| 83% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 64% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 45% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 42% | 50% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 36% |
| 33% | 50% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 55% |
| 5.2 | 6.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.2 | 3.2 |
| 5 | 3.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.9 | 12 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.4 | 8.2 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| 22% | 34% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 7.8 | 5.8 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.1 |
| 3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
- AEL have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AEL have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- AEL is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- All of Paphos's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Paphos have not yet lost a game at home.
- Paphos have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Paphos have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Paphos have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Paphos have the the best goal difference (+9) at home in 1. Division
- Paphos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Paphos haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Apollon | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Aris | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 4 | Omonia Nicosia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Paphos | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | APOEL | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Olympiakos | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Anorthosis | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -3 | 13 |
| 9 | AEL | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 12 |
| 10 | Doxa | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -6 | 11 |
| 11 | PAEEK | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -7 | 11 |
| 12 | Ethnikos Achna | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -14 | 5 |