The first of two encounters in the Europa League 16th Finals, as the hometeam APOEL will try to edge Basel in their own ballpark.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Basel have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 3300 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
APOEL form and stats
Last season, APOEL's Europa League journey ended in the play-offs against Astana.Home games in the 1. Division have been a walk in the park for APOEL so far, with 26 points won from 10 matches; 8 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses. 3W-1D-2L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for APOEL. In general it's been a long time since APOEL tasted defeat here, as they have taken at least one point from their last 16 home games.
APOEL's previous game was a 1. Division match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus Apollon. The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that, an away loss at AEK Larnaca in the 1. Division.
The manager M. Ouzounidis will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Paphos in only three days.
APOEL can score goals in their home matches. After 10 league matches they have found the net 24 times. As for guarding their own goal, APOEL have only let in 4 goals at home.
Basel form and stats
Basel was sent out of Europa League in the play-offs last season, when Apollon turned out to be too strong.The visitors are W5-D2-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Super League. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Super League home defeat versus Thun with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Prior to that result Basel won their away game at Zurich in the Super League. The scoreline was 4-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Basel are hosting Servette in the Super League only three days away.
The travelling fans enjoy Basel's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 11 league matches away. As opposed to that, Basel have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  K. Ademi 8 goals |  A. Mendonça Cabral 7 goals |   G. Merkis 6 goals |
APOEL missing players
Basel missing players
| APOEL | Basel | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 25 | Scored | S | 15 | 39 | ||
| 18 | 7 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 64% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 73% | 80% | ||
| 44% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 9% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 40% | ||
| 48% | 58% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 28% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 4.5 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.7 | 2.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 307 | 186 | Total Shots | T S | 124 | 282 | ||
| 110 | 78 | Shots on Target | S O | 43 | 110 | ||
| 31% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 35% | ||
| 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 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 27 | 43 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 39 |
| 3 | APOEL | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 38 |
| 4 | Apollon | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 32 |
| 5 | AEK Larnaca | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | AEL | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Paphos | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Nea Salamis | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 24 |
| 9 | Olympiakos | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -4 | 23 |
| 10 | Enosis | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 19 |
| 11 | Ethnikos Achna | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 25 | -17 | 17 |
| 12 | Doxa | 20 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -27 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Gallen | 22 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 48 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 44 |
| 2 | Young Boys | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 44 |
| 3 | Basel | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 39 |
| 4 | Servette | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 36 |
| 5 | Zurich | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -17 | 31 |
| 6 | Luzern | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 30 |
| 7 | Lugano | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | -3 | 25 |
| 8 | Sion | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 41 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 22 |
| 9 | Neuchatel Xamax | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -13 | 18 |
| 10 | Thun | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -23 | 18 |