National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Ahironas or Ethnikos Achna that keep their silverware dream alive.
These are hectic days for the team playing at home, as they had a game only three days ago in the 2. Division. Thankfully the previous game, versus Othellos, was also a home game here at Stadio Tasos Markou. The away team is better rested.
Ahironas form and stats
Ahironas participated in Cyprus Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Only two 2. Division home games for Ahironas so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Ahironas's previous game was a 2. Division match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Othellos. The home side are looking to build on that result.
Before that match, a 2. Division win away at Olympiada Lympion.Ahironas are traveling soon after this match as the 2. Division match at Xylotympou awaits in three days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Ahironas at home in the league. 4 on target and 3 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.
Ethnikos Achna form and stats
They also participated in Cyprus Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Olympiakos drew the shortest straw.Still no away game victory in the 1. Division for Ethnikos Achna with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.
Ethnikos are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Doxa.
It was a 1. Division defeat before that one as the away game against Anorthosis wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.A quick return to home after this game, as Ethnikos are hosting Aris in the 1. Division only three days away.
The visiting Ethnikos Achna have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 3 goals from 3 games. For Ethnikos, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  Z. Folprecht 2 goals | M. Elia 1 goals | F. Taulemesse 1 goals |
Ahironas missing players
Ethnikos Achna missing players
| Ahironas | Ethnikos Achna | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 39 | ||
| 43 | 24 | Conceded | C | 24 | 39 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 28% | ||
| 3.9 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6.9 | 7.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4.2 | ||
| 53% | 65% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 35% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Enosis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Karmiotissa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Ahironas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Olympiada Lympion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Omonia 29is Maiou | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | Onisilos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Ermis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Alki Oroklini | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Othellos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Akritas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | ASIL Lysi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Xylotympou | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Omonia Aradippou | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| 15 | Ayia Napa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 |
| 16 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Apollon | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Aris | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | AEK Larnaca | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Doxa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Paphos | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | AEL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | PAEEK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Omonia Nicosia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Olympiakos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Anorthosis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 12 | APOEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 |