It's time for cup football and it's the Europa League Group Stage between APOEL and Sevilla. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a La Liga game only four days ago. That game, against Osasuna, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Sevilla.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 4900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
APOEL form and stats
APOEL was eliminated in the play-offs last season in the Europa League. Astana was too strong.3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Division numbers at home for APOEL so far this season. The APOEL fans aren't used to losing here and will expect new points from this game. APOEL has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
APOEL lost their last game at Olympiakos after a 0-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Omonia Nicosia that finished 0-0.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Ethnikos Achna are coming to town in four days.
Goals decide football matches and APOEL are scoring many of them at home; 8 on target from 4 league matches. As for guarding their own goal, APOEL have only let in 0 goals at home.
Sevilla form and stats
Sevilla's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 8th finals against Slavia Praha.As the visiting team in La Liga matches, Sevilla have produced an overall stat of 5-2-2 so far.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Osasuna in their previous outing. The La Liga match ended in a draw 1-1. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Leganés in the La Liga.
A new game in only three days for Sevilla, the La Liga home match versus Villarreal. Busy days.
Sevilla find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. 10 goals have been conceded by Sevilla in these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sevilla - APOEL 1-0, played this season.Top Goalscorers
![]() Nuno Morais 13 goals | Moussa Al Tamari 9 goals |
APOEL missing players
Sevilla missing players
| APOEL | Sevilla | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 40 | 24 | Scored | S | 27 | 42 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 18 | 23 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 44% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 24% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 12% | ||
| 28% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 48% | ||
| 52% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 8% | ||
| 5.5 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.9 | ||
| 4 | 3.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 3.7 | ||
| 2.6 | 2.3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 282 | 154 | Total Shots | T S | 170 | 336 | ||
| 120 | 75 | Shots on Target | S O | 69 | 131 | ||
| 30% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sevilla | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 2 | APOEL | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Qarabag | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | F91 Dudelange | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 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 | Anorthosis | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 | Omonia Nicosia | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Apollon | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | APOEL | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | AEL | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | AEK Larnaca | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Nea Salamis | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 14 |
| 8 | Olympiakos | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Paphos | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 11 |
| 11 | Enosis | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 6 |
| 12 | Doxa | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -16 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 34 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | Getafe | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 27 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Atletico Madrid | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 26 |
| 8 | Valencia | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Granada | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 24 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 23 |
| 11 | Real Betis | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -5 | 22 |
| 12 | Levante | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Villarreal | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 19 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Deportivo Alavés | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 18 |
| 16 | SD Eibar | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 15 |
| 17 | Mallorca | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 14 |
| 18 | Celta de Vigo | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -11 | 13 |
| 19 | Leganés | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -16 | 9 |
| 20 | Espanyol | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -20 | 9 |