Struggling Paphos will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Apollon in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
Paphos and Apollon should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Paphos form and stats
The story so far in the 1. Division for Paphos at their home stadium (Stelios Kyriakidis) is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The fans are hoping that Paphos will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the 1. Division game against AEK Larnaca (placed 5th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Nea Salamis in a game that was won 1-0.
Paphos have scored 5 league goals here from 6 matches, not a lot. Paphos's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Apollon form and stats
2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Apollon playing as the away team in the 1. Division this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Apollon hope to make it five in this match. Momentum is building for Apollon in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
The supporters enjoyed Apollon's previous game versus Anorthosis (placed 1st), a 1. Division 2-0 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus AEK Larnaca.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Apollon as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (5 so far).
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Apollon - Paphos 3-2 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Paphos won 0, Apollon won 8 and 2 draws. 6 games with over 2,5 goals, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Nemec 16 goals |   F. Pereyra 11 goals |  E. Zelaya 10 goals |
Paphos missing players
Apollon missing players
| Paphos | Apollon | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 5 | 22 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | 13 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 77% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 33% | 69% |
| 31% | 17% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 33% | 54% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 17% | 38% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 46% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 17% | 54% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 50% | 31% |
| 46% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 50% | 23% |
| 4.2 | 6.8 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| 5.1 | 4 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 45 | 7 | Total Shots | T S | 42 | 73 | 178 |
| 48 | 21 | 2 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 26 | 76 |
| 21% | 24% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 19% | 29% |
- Apollon have scored more than double the goals of Paphos.
- Apollon have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Apollon is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Paphos have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Paphos 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 | Anorthosis | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 27 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Apollon | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | APOEL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
| 6 | AEL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Olympiakos | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 15 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 14 |
| 9 | Ethnikos Achna | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 12 |
| 10 | Paphos | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 12 |
| 11 | Enosis | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Doxa | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -20 | 6 |