AEL get ready to welcome Nea Salamis for something different than the ordinary league football: The Cyprus Cup Quarter-finals leg 1 of 2.
This should be an exciting match with lots of spark and bustle as both participants are well revitalized since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's start!
AEL form and stats
AEL was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the Cyprus Cup. Omonia Nicosia was too strong.The complete 1. Division statistics playing at home this season for AEL are 6-1-4 (wins-draws-losses).
AEL are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Paphos.
Before that, AEL had a 1. Division home game versus Akritas which ended with a victory 2-1.AEL are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadio Ammochostos Epistrofi in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.
Nea Salamis form and stats
Nea Salamis was sent out of Cyprus Cup in the 1st round last season.6-0-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Nea Salamis in their 1. Division matches away.
Home advantage was not enough for Salamis in their previous game as they lost hosting Anorthosis, 0-1.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Paphos at their stadium, the result 2-1.The schedule is very tough for Nea Salamis now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. Division game at Aris is waiting in only four days.
It's early days yet, but Nea Salamis has scored 11 and conceded 11 goals from their travels in the league so far (11 games).
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): AEL won four games, one match ended with a draw and Nea Salamis managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Dorregaray 4 goals | A. Diakite 4 goals |   S. Berahino 3 goals |
AEL missing players
Nea Salamis missing players
| AEL | Nea Salamis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Scored | S | 9 | 29 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Conceded | C | 10 | 28 | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 30% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 20% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 28% | ||
| 48% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 8.9 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.4 | ||
| 21% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| 9 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 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 |
