A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Anorthosis and APOEL know what's at stake in this second leg of the Cyprus Cup Quarter-finals clash.
It's no vacation for neither Anorthosis nor APOEL as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Anorthosis form and stats
A nice win for Anorthosis last time playing, versus APOEL. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1 with Christodoulopoulos (2) and Warda scoring for the victors.
A 2-2 draw away in the 1. Division before that, with Paphos the opponent.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 Anorthosis have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won five, drawn two and lost one.
Anorthosis are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Division match at Aris awaits in four days.
APOEL form and stats
APOEL was sent out of Cyprus Cup in the semi-finals last season, when Anorthosis turned out to be too strong.APOEL are travelling again after losing away to Anorthosis in their previous match (1-4).
Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Apollon in the 1. Division.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by APOEL in our archives, and the results are: three wins for APOEL, three draws and six defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as APOEL are hosting Paphos in the 1. Division only four days away.
Head 2 Head
These opponents have fought previously this season: APOEL - Anorthosis 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Anorthosis six wins, three draws and APOEL one victory. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  G. Kvilitaia 10 goals |   L. Christodoulopoulos 9 goals |  A. Warda 9 goals |
Anorthosis missing players
APOEL missing players
| Anorthosis | APOEL | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 43 | 21 | Scored | S | 25 | 45 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 15 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 72% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 12.1 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.9 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | ||
| 10.7 | 9.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 9 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | ||
