National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's APOEL or Nea Salamis that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts APOEL saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the 1. Division. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Apollon.
APOEL form and stats
APOEL was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the Cyprus Cup. Anorthosis was too strong.APOEL have played 1 1. Division games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 0-0-1 (wins-draws-losses). APOEL has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager S. Avgousti and the players.
No payout for APOEL in their previous match, an away game at Apollon that ended in defeat 1-2.
Ahead of that match, APOEL lost 0-1 at home to Olympiakos.Early season league goal statistics from APOEL's 1 home game: 0 goals, 1 conceded.
Nea Salamis form and stats
Salamis was sent out of Cyprus Cup in the quarter-finals last season, when AEL turned out to be too strong.The visitors are W1-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the 2. Division. Salamis has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a 2. Division home defeat versus Enosis with 0-1 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game was the away 2. Division victory against Anagennisi Deryneia with the score of 3-0.The schedule is very tough for Salamis now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 2. Division game at Onisilos is waiting in only three days.
Nea Salamis have the goal stats of 3-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): APOEL eight wins, two draws and Nea Salamis zero victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Karo 1 goals |
APOEL missing players
Nea Salamis missing players
| APOEL | Nea Salamis | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 28 | 10 | Scored | S | 24 | 42 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Conceded | C | 12 | 29 | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 36% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | ||
| 32% | 14% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 16% | ||
| 36% | 21% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.1 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.9 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 2.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 30% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 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 | Apollon | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | AEK Larnaca | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | AEL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Doxa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | PAEEK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Paphos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Olympiakos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Aris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 10 | Anorthosis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| 12 | APOEL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Omonia 29is Maiou | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Onisilos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Othellos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Enosis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Nea Salamis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Karmiotissa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Olympiada Lympion | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | ASIL Lysi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Xylotympou | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Omonia Aradippou | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Ahironas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Ermis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Alki Oroklini | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 14 | Ayia Napa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 15 | Anagennisi Deryneia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 16 | Akritas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |