Anorthosis get ready to welcome APOEL for something different than the ordinary league football: The Cyprus Cup Semi-finals leg 1 of 2.
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
Last season, Anorthosis's Cyprus Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals.On the other hand, in the Cyprus Cup, Anorthosis has performed like this (both home and away): 3 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Anorthosis drew their last game, 1-1 away at Apollon. Prior to that, an away loss at AEK Larnaca in the 1. Division.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Omonia Nicosia are coming to town in three days.
APOEL form and stats
They also participated in Cyprus Cup last season. This ended in the 2nd round, when Apollon drew the shortest straw.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Cyprus Cup stats, they have 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses both home and away. The fact that APOEL have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Impressive finishing from S. Gavriel secured the home win 1-0 against Enosis in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Nea Salamis.
The schedule is very tough for APOEL now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. Division game at Ermis is waiting in only three days.
It's a day of discovery for APOEL as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which APOEL have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games APOEL has scored 1 goal and conceded 0 times.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Anorthosis, three draws and four wins for APOEL. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Kvilitaia 14 goals |  T. Okriashvili 9 goals |   J. Garner 8 goals |
Anorthosis missing players
APOEL missing players
| Anorthosis | APOEL | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 20 | Scored | S | 14 | 34 | ||
| 25 | 8 | Conceded | C | 13 | 25 | ||
| 84% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 55% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 40% | ||
| 40% | 55% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 36% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.7 | 10 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 28% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 30% | ||