Apoel Nicosia vs AEK Larnaca

Apoel Nicosia

1 - 0

AEK Larnaca

🕒 Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Edgars Malcevs 🔁 Championship Group - 32 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 32

Championship Group Table

Apoel Nicosia 6 · AEK Larnaca 2

Referee Stats

Edgars Malcevs

1 matches · 6.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Apoel Nicosia (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 22

Avg: 1.50 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.56

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AEK Larnaca (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-4

Goals For / Against

29 / 17

Avg: 1.61 / 0.94

Points

Avg: 1.78

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

1.56

PPG

1.78

1.50

1.61

1.22

0.94

80%

O2.5

20%

60%

BTTS

80%

60%

Score 1st

40%

League-position context

Apoel Nicosia rank6th

AEK Larnaca rank2nd

Apoel Nicosia points7

AEK Larnaca points16

Apoel Nicosia: #6 · 7 pts · GD -10

9 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 9 pts from safety.

AEK Larnaca: #2 · 16 pts · GD +2

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. Inside the play-off places. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Apoel Nicosia last 5 home

L W D L W

Points7/15

Weighted index40

Goals8-10

Record2-1-2

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 last 5 away

W D L D D

Points6/15

Weighted index49

Goals7-7

Record1-3-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Apoel Nicosia trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS60%

BTTS + O2.560%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 40% · 1H BTTS 20%

AEK Larnaca trend breakdown

Over 2.520%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.520%

1H Over 0.540%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 80% · Over 3.5 20% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Apoel Nicosia score at home80%

Apoel Nicosia clean sheet at home20%

AEK Larnaca score away80%

AEK Larnaca clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Apoel Nicosia score first60%

Apoel Nicosia win after scoring first67%

AEK Larnaca score first40%

AEK Larnaca win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Apoel Nicosia 0% · AEK Larnaca 50%

Avg first goal minute: Apoel Nicosia 30.7' · AEK Larnaca 42.0'

Vs league average

Apoel Nicosia score at home1.50 vs 1.77

Apoel Nicosia concede at home1.22 vs 1.17

AEK Larnaca score away1.61 vs 1.17

AEK Larnaca concede away0.94 vs 1.77

Apoel Nicosia score 15% below league average, while AEK Larnaca score 38% above league average.

Defensive side: Apoel Nicosia are 5% above league average at home, and AEK Larnaca are 47% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Apoel Nicosia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

AEK Larnaca goal timing (away)

1H scored: 17% 2H scored: 83% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 3

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' K. Laifis

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Álex Cardero

1st substitution · For: Đ. Ivanović

64'

64' Vitor Meer

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ D. Mancini

1st substitution · For: Gabriel Maioli

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ P. Olayinka

2nd substitution · For: N. Koutsakos

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Diego Rosa

Normal Goal

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ G. Ekpolo

2nd substitution · For: G. Naoum

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Gus Ledes

3rd substitution · For: M. Rohdén

75'

75' Diego Rosa

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Diego Rosa

3rd substitution · For: E. Antoniou

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ R. Mudražija

4th substitution · For: Mathias Gonzalez

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Pere Pons

5th substitution · For: C. Kyriakou

81'

81' C. Kyriakou

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Tomás

4th substitution · For: C. Poursaitidis

90+1'

90+1' C. Poursaitidis

90+3'

90+3' Gabriel Pereira

Apoel Nicosia vs AEK Larnaca 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Apoel Nicosia beat AEK Larnaca 1-0 on Sunday, 03 May 2026 in Cyprus League. The match was refereed by Edgars Malcevs.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. K. Laifis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 14'.

Second half: AEK Larnaca made their 1st substitution at 61', with Álex Cardero replacing Đ. Ivanović. Vitor Meer received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 64'. Apoel Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 67', with D. Mancini replacing Gabriel Maioli. Apoel Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 67', with P. Olayinka replacing N. Koutsakos. Apoel Nicosia took the lead at 67' when Diego Rosa scored, making the score 1-0. AEK Larnaca made their 2nd substitution at 74', with G. Ekpolo replacing G. Naoum. AEK Larnaca made their 3rd substitution at 74', with Gus Ledes replacing M. Rohdén. Diego Rosa received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 75'. Apoel Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Diego Rosa replacing E. Antoniou. AEK Larnaca made their 4th substitution at 80', with R. Mudražija replacing Mathias Gonzalez. AEK Larnaca made their 5th substitution at 80', with Pere Pons replacing C. Kyriakou. C. Kyriakou received a yellow card for AEK Larnaca at 81'. Apoel Nicosia made their 4th substitution at 87', with M. Tomás replacing C. Poursaitidis. C. Poursaitidis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 90+1'. Gabriel Pereira received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 90+3'.

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