Apoel Nicosia vs AEL

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🕒 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Panagiotis Chatzigeorgiou 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 11
Regular Season Table
Apoel Nicosia 5 · AEL 8
Referee Stats
14 matches · 5.43 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.43
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.36
Over 4.5 cards 57%
Home wins 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Apoel Nicosia (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 8-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 22
Avg: 1.50 / 1.22

Points

28
Avg: 1.56

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
AEL (Away stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 7-2-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 23
Avg: 1.13 / 1.44

Points

23
Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

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
1.44
1.50
GF
1.13
1.22
GA
1.44
46%
O2.5
54%
46%
BTTS
31%
62%
Score 1st
46%

League-position context

Apoel Nicosia rank5th
AEL rank8th
Apoel Nicosia points45
AEL points33
Apoel Nicosia: #5 · 45 pts · GD +18
8 pts off the top 2. 13 pts above the play-off edge. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
AEL: #8 · 33 pts · GD -7
20 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Apoel Nicosia last 5 home

L W L D W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals5-6
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.

AEL last 5 away

L W L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals6-7
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Apoel Nicosia trend breakdown

Over 2.546%
BTTS46%
BTTS + O2.538%
1H Over 0.554%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 15% · 1H BTTS 8%

AEL trend breakdown

Over 2.554%
BTTS31%
BTTS + O2.531%
1H Over 0.569%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 77% · Over 3.5 23% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Apoel Nicosia score at home77%
Apoel Nicosia clean sheet at home38%
AEL score away54%
AEL clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Apoel Nicosia score first62%
Apoel Nicosia win after scoring first63%
AEL score first46%
AEL win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Apoel Nicosia 50% · AEL 17%
Avg first goal minute: Apoel Nicosia 48.1' · AEL 24.7'

Vs league average

Apoel Nicosia score at home1.50 vs 1.44
Apoel Nicosia concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
AEL score away1.13 vs 1.15
AEL concede away1.44 vs 1.44
Apoel Nicosia score 4% above league average, while AEL score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Apoel Nicosia are 6% above league average at home, and AEL are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.40
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Apoel Nicosia goal timing (home)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
61-75 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 1
31-45 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
0-15 2
16-30 2
61-75 1
31-45 0

AEL goal timing (away)

1H scored: 58% 2H scored: 42% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

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
3
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
5
12'
12' P. Sotiriou
1st substitution · For: D. Diamantakos
18'
18' S. Keller
29'
29' Goal · 1-0
M. Tomás
Penalty
53'
53' K. Laifis
53'
53' F. Brorsson
60'
60' Goal · 1-1
Sérgio Conceição
Penalty
61'
61' F. Forestieri
1st substitution · For: M. Ferrier
67'
67' Léo Natel
71'
71' J. Szöke
72'
72' E. Imanishimwe
73'
73' M. Meyer
2nd substitution · For: N. Koutsakos
78'
78' E. Imanishimwe
2nd substitution · For: A. Panagiotou Filiotis
78'
78' I. Milosavljević
3rd substitution · For: N. Glavčić
81'
81' D. Diamantakos
83'
83' M. Tomás
3rd substitution · For: S. Dražić
90'
90' Goal · 1-2
A. Makris
Normal Goal
90+2'
90+2' J. Szöke
4th substitution · For: A. Makris
90+2'
90+2' Léo Natel
5th substitution · For: L. Bogdan

Apoel Nicosia vs AEL 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AEL beat Apoel Nicosia 2-1 on Sunday, 23 November 2025 in Cyprus League. The match was refereed by Panagiotis Chatzigeorgiou.

First half: Apoel Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 12', with P. Sotiriou replacing D. Diamantakos. S. Keller received a yellow card for AEL at 18'. Apoel Nicosia took the lead at 29' when M. Tomás scored (Penalty), making the score 1-0.

Second half: K. Laifis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 53'. F. Brorsson received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 53'. AEL leveled the score at 60' when Sérgio Conceição scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. AEL made their 1st substitution at 61', with F. Forestieri replacing M. Ferrier. Léo Natel received a yellow card for AEL at 67'. J. Szöke received a yellow card for AEL at 71'. E. Imanishimwe received a yellow card for AEL at 72'. Apoel Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 73', with M. Meyer replacing N. Koutsakos. AEL made their 2nd substitution at 78', with E. Imanishimwe replacing A. Panagiotou Filiotis. AEL made their 3rd substitution at 78', with I. Milosavljević replacing N. Glavčić. D. Diamantakos received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 81'. Apoel Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 83', with M. Tomás replacing S. Dražić. AEL took the lead at 90' when A. Makris scored, making the score 1-2. AEL made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with J. Szöke replacing A. Makris. AEL made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with Léo Natel replacing L. Bogdan.

Apoel Nicosia used 3 substitutions while AEL used 5 substitutions. Apoel Nicosia got 3 yellow cards, while AEL got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games16
Home Wins10
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals8 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (31.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (12.5%)

Apoel Nicosia vs AEL Head-to-Head History by Season