National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nea Salamis or AEK Larnaca that keep their silverware dream alive.
These teams are located so close to each other that their supporters eat in the same restaurants, hang out at the same night clubs and give birth at the same hospitals. This means added importance to the game and a vibrant atmosphere.
The visiting AEK Larnaca played their last game only four days ago, a 1. Division match. That game was also an away game, at Anorthosis. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Nea Salamis form and stats
Nea Salamis have reached this Cyprus Cup stage through battling and winning against Peyia. Last season their Cyprus Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats. That’s what Nea Salamis have to build on here at Stadio Ammochostos Epistrofi in the 1. Division.
Nea Salamis's last game was hosting Enosis and winning 2-0.
Heartbreak before that as Salamis lost 0-2 at Apollon's place.The Nea Salamis fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. On the other hand, Salamis have conceded 13 goals.
AEK Larnaca form and stats
AEK Larnaca's mission in Cyprus Cup last season failed in the semi-finals against Ethnikos Achna.5-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for AEK Larnaca in their 1. Division matches away.
Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. AEK Larnaca goalkeeper Ioakim Toumbas is eager to challenge this, with his 338 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Anorthosis in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Paphos in the 1. Division.A quick return to home after this game, as Larnaca are hosting Aris in the 1. Division only four days away.
The visiting AEK Larnaca have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 11 goals from 9 games. AEK Larnaca are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
AEK Larnaca have been victorious in all of the 4 latest duels versus this opponent. Something to take note of?Top Goalscorers
  O. Altman 6 goals |   A. Diakite 4 goals |  Á. Gyurcsó 4 goals |
Nea Salamis missing players
AEK Larnaca missing players
| Nea Salamis | AEK Larnaca | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Scored | S | 13 | 39 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 58% | 60% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 8% | 20% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 52% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| 5 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.3 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | ||
| 27% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 35% | ||
| 9.8 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.6 | 11.1 | ||
| 3.9 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AEK Larnaca | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 19 | 41 |
| 2 | APOEL | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 3 | Paphos | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 25 | 37 |
| 4 | Aris | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 33 |
| 5 | Omonia Nicosia | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Apollon | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -5 | 25 |
| 8 | AEL | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Karmiotissa | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 11 | Enosis | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 14 |
| 12 | Doxa | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 12 |
| 13 | Akritas | 17 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | -21 | 10 |
| 14 | Olympiakos | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 21 | -20 | 9 |
