Apollon have traveled here for an interesting Europa Conference League fight against AZ. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Apollon have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
Both sides have had a decent time to rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's agree to expect an active game!
AZ form and stats
AZ was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Europa Conference League. Bodø / Glimt was too strong.2 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what AZ have to build on here at AFAS Stadion in the Eredivisie. 7W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa Conference League for AZ.
AZ are returning here after visiting FC Groningen and winning with a 4-1 scoreline. Karlsson, Lahdo, de Wit and Kerkez scored the goal(s). Midfield player Reijnders got a match rating of 8.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Reijnders signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, AZ had a Eredivisie home game versus Ajax which ended with a victory 2-1.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for AZ home games with this odds we find 11 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 9 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 5 matches were won by at least two goals.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for AZ as they are travelling to their away game against FC Utrecht in the Eredivisie. That match is three days after this one.
The AZ fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 6 goals in 4 league matches. AZ are not conceding a lot of goals here at AFAS Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.
Apollon form and stats
Apollon's mission in Europa Conference League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round against Zilina.Apollon are still undefeated on their travels in the 1. Division. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.
There were no winners in Apollon's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Paphos.
A 1-1 draw at Nea Salamis's stadium before that.The schedule is very tough for Apollon now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. Division game at Anorthosis is waiting in only four days.
2 goals so far away for Apollon, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Odgaard 4 goals |  D. de Wit 3 goals |  V. Pavlidis 2 goals |
AZ missing players
Apollon missing players
| AZ | Apollon | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Drew | D | 8 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 58 | 36 | Scored | S | 14 | 27 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 18 | 31 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 79% | 88% | ||
| 72% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 68% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 29% | 28% | ||
| 40% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 29% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 21% | 16% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 46% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 36% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 3.8 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 8.8 | ||
| 5.7 | 7.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.3 | ||
| 41% | 39% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 32% | ||
| 8.2 | 7.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 8.7 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Dnipro-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Apollon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
| 4 | Vaduz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AZ | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 2 | Ajax | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 19 |
| 3 | PSV | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 18 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | NEC | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 12 | FC Groningen | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 8 |
| 13 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | SC Cambuur | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Vitesse | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 5 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -12 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -15 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aris | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Paphos | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Apollon | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 4 | Omonia Nicosia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | APOEL | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | AEK Larnaca | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 8 | Doxa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Anorthosis | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 10 | Enosis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 11 | Karmiotissa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 6 |
| 12 | Akritas | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -7 | 4 |
| 13 | AEL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 |
| 14 | Olympiakos | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 1 |
