A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both APOEL and Apollon know what's at stake in this second leg of the Cyprus Cup 2nd Round clash.
It's no vacation for neither APOEL nor Apollon 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.
These teams are so close in distance that this match is special, a derby with local pride the main prize.
APOEL form and stats
Last season their Cyprus Cup adventure ended in the final.APOEL have been outstanding at home so far in the 1. Division with 6 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. The APOEL fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. APOEL has played 13 games in a row here without a defeat.
The APOEL goalkeeper Boy Waterman is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 207 minutes without conceding a goal in the 1. Division.
A good away victory last time out for APOEL, who won 3-0 against Doxa. Prior to that, an away loss at Apollon in the Cyprus Cup.
APOEL decided the match against Doxa in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Nea Salamis are coming to town in four days.
Goals are plentiful in the league this season as APOEL has scored 18 goals here in 7 home games. APOEL have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Apollon form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Aris in order to reach 2nd Round of Cyprus Cup. Last season their Cyprus Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals against AEL.The visitors are W3-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the 1. Division. Apollon have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena. It’s been three wins in a row for Apollon on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
Apollon are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the 1. Division against Ethnikos Achna. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus APOEL in the Cyprus Cup.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Apollon manager S. Avgousti as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against AEL.
Apollon are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Apollon are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Apollon - APOEL 1-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): APOEL 6 wins, 1 draw and Apollon 3 victories. As for goals, 8 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 2 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
G. Merkis
6 goals
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S. Gakpé
6 goals
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L. Hallenius
5 goals
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APOEL missing players
Apollon missing players
| APOEL | Apollon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Scored | S | 10 | 48 | ||
| 21 | 7 | Conceded | C | 11 | 29 | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 10% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 27% | BTTS | BTTS | 30% | 56% | ||
| 52% | 73% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 20% | ||
| 5.9 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 5.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 3.9 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 301 | 169 | Total Shots | T S | 112 | 329 | ||
| 118 | 78 | Shots on Target | S O | 47 | 143 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 31% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 36 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| 3 | Apollon | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 32 |
| 4 | APOEL | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Nea Salamis | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -6 | 24 |
| 7 | AEL | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 23 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Paphos | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 14 |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -14 | 14 |
| 11 | Enosis | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | -16 | 12 |
| 12 | Doxa | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -24 | 8 |