AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia

3 - 1

🕒 Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:00 Europe/London 📍 AEK Arena - George Karapatakis 🧑‍⚖️ Kyriakos Athanasiou 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

AEK Larnaca 1 · Apoel Nicosia 8

Referee Stats

Kyriakos Athanasiou

2 matches · 6.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.50
Reds avg	0.50
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

AEK Larnaca (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-1

Goals For / Against

3 / 2

Avg: 1.50 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Apoel Nicosia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-2

Goals For / Against

4 / 7

Avg: 1.33 / 2.33

Points

Avg: 0.33

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Cyprus League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.50

PPG

0.33

1.50

1.33

1.00

2.33

50%

O2.5

100%

50%

BTTS

100%

50%

Score 1st

League-position context

AEK Larnaca rank1st

Apoel Nicosia rank8th

AEK Larnaca points9

Apoel Nicosia points4

AEK Larnaca: #1 · 9 pts · GD +5

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 5 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Apoel Nicosia: #8 · 4 pts · GD +3

5 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AEK Larnaca last 5 home

L W

Points3/6

Weighted index33

Goals3-2

Record1-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Apoel Nicosia last 5 away

D L L

Points1/9

Weighted index17

Goals4-7

Record0-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AEK Larnaca trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 0%

Apoel Nicosia trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

AEK Larnaca score at home50%

AEK Larnaca clean sheet at home0%

Apoel Nicosia score away100%

Apoel Nicosia clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

AEK Larnaca score first50%

AEK Larnaca win after scoring first100%

Apoel Nicosia score first0%

Apoel Nicosia win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: AEK Larnaca 0% · Apoel Nicosia 33%

Avg first goal minute: AEK Larnaca 27.0' · Apoel Nicosia —

Vs league average

AEK Larnaca score at home1.50 vs 1.56

AEK Larnaca concede at home1.00 vs 1.52

Apoel Nicosia score away1.33 vs 1.52

Apoel Nicosia concede away2.33 vs 1.56

AEK Larnaca score 4% below league average, while Apoel Nicosia score 12% below league average.

Defensive side: AEK Larnaca are 34% below league average at home, and Apoel Nicosia are 50% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

AEK Larnaca goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

Apoel Nicosia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' Joan Sastre

27' ⚽

⚽

27' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

J. Repas

Normal Goal

37'

37' K. Stafylidis

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. Stafylidis

Own Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ F. Pérez

1st substitution · For: S. Georgiou

48'

48' I. Pankov

50'

50' G. Ekpolo

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ G. Ekpolo

1st substitution · For: Miramón

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ A. Layouni

2nd substitution · For: Đ. Ivanović

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Youssef Amyn

3rd substitution · For: Y. Chacón

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ K. Stafylidis

2nd substitution · For: I. Avramidis

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ D. Limnios

3rd substitution · For: Gabriel Maioli

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Pileas

4th substitution · For: P. Ioannou

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Repas

5th substitution · For: K. Mrabti

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Y. Chacón

Normal Goal

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Degenek

4th substitution · For: Georgios Angelopoulos

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

I. Avramidis

Normal Goal

90+3'

90+3' Dálcio

90+3'

90+3' Dálcio

90+4'

90+4' Đ. Ivanović

AEK Larnaca vs Apoel Nicosia 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AEK Larnaca beat Apoel Nicosia 3-1 on Saturday, 29 August 2026 in Cyprus League. The match was refereed by Kyriakos Athanasiou. It was played at AEK Arena - George Karapatakis.

First half: Joan Sastre received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 18'. AEK Larnaca took the lead at 27' when J. Repas scored, making the score 1-0. K. Stafylidis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 37'. AEK Larnaca extended the lead at 38' when K. Stafylidis scored (Own Goal), making the score 2-0.

Second half: Apoel Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 46', with F. Pérez replacing S. Georgiou. I. Pankov received a yellow card for AEK Larnaca at 48'. G. Ekpolo received a yellow card for AEK Larnaca at 50'. AEK Larnaca made their 1st substitution at 61', with G. Ekpolo replacing Miramón. AEK Larnaca made their 2nd substitution at 61', with A. Layouni replacing Đ. Ivanović. AEK Larnaca made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Youssef Amyn replacing Y. Chacón. Apoel Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 70', with K. Stafylidis replacing I. Avramidis. Apoel Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 70', with D. Limnios replacing Gabriel Maioli. AEK Larnaca made their 4th substitution at 72', with K. Pileas replacing P. Ioannou. AEK Larnaca made their 5th substitution at 72', with J. Repas replacing K. Mrabti. AEK Larnaca extended the lead at 80' when Y. Chacón scored, making the score 3-0. Apoel Nicosia made their 4th substitution at 86', with M. Degenek replacing Georgios Angelopoulos. Apoel Nicosia reduced the deficit at 89' when I. Avramidis scored, making the score 3-1. Dálcio received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 90+3'. Dálcio received a red card for Apoel Nicosia at 90+3'. Đ. Ivanović received a yellow card for AEK Larnaca at 90+4'.

AEK Larnaca used 5 substitutions while Apoel Nicosia used 4 substitutions. AEK Larnaca got 3 yellow cards, while Apoel Nicosia got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.