Apoel Nicosia vs Pafos

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🕒 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Panagiotis Chatzigeorgiou 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Apoel Nicosia 5 · Pafos 4
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: 6 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
Pafos (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 7-5-6

Goals For / Against

30 / 25
Avg: 1.67 / 1.39

Points

26
Avg: 1.44

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

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
1.67
1.22
GA
1.39
46%
O2.5
54%
46%
BTTS
54%
62%
Score 1st
62%

League-position context

Apoel Nicosia rank5th
Pafos rank4th
Apoel Nicosia points45
Pafos points51
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.
Pafos: #4 · 51 pts · GD +29
2 pts off the top 2. 19 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
6-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.

Pafos last 5 away

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals8-6
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.

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%

Pafos trend breakdown

Over 2.554%
BTTS54%
BTTS + O2.546%
1H Over 0.554%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 85% · Over 3.5 31% · 1H BTTS 8%

Scoring reliability

Apoel Nicosia score at home77%
Apoel Nicosia clean sheet at home38%
Pafos score away92%
Pafos clean sheet away38%

First-goal patterns

Apoel Nicosia score first62%
Apoel Nicosia win after scoring first63%
Pafos score first62%
Pafos win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Apoel Nicosia 50% · Pafos 25%
Avg first goal minute: Apoel Nicosia 48.1' · Pafos 26.8'

Vs league average

Apoel Nicosia score at home1.50 vs 1.44
Apoel Nicosia concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Pafos score away1.67 vs 1.15
Pafos concede away1.39 vs 1.44
Apoel Nicosia score 4% above league average, while Pafos score 44% above league average.
Defensive side: Apoel Nicosia are 6% above league average at home, and Pafos are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.40 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

Pafos goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 4
16-30 4
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
0-15 3
46-60 2
61-75 2
16-30 0
31-45 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
2
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
12'
12' Goal · 0-1
D. Luckassen
Normal Goal
45+2'
45+2' K. Sema
45+3'
45+3' V. Dragomir
46'
46' Gabriel Maioli
1st substitution · For: M. Tomás
49'
49' D. Luckassen
57'
57' F. Brorsson
61'
61' Jajá
1st substitution · For: M. Oršić
61'
61' K. Sema
2nd substitution · For: Anderson Silva
74'
74' V. Dragomir
3rd substitution · For: Domingos Quina
74'
74' K. Pileas
4th substitution · For: Bruno Langa
76'
76' P. Sotiriou
2nd substitution · For: S. Dražić
76'
76' Diego Rosa
3rd substitution · For: N. Koutsakos
80'
80' M. Corbu
4th substitution · For: Marquinhos
87'
87' João Correia
5th substitution · For: David Luiz
90'
90' I. Šunjić
90'
90' Nanu
5th substitution · For: G. Satsias
90+4'
90+4' K. Laifis

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

Pafos beat Apoel Nicosia 1-0 on Sunday, 31 August 2025 in Cyprus League. The match was refereed by Panagiotis Chatzigeorgiou.

First half: Pafos took the lead at 12' when D. Luckassen scored, making the score 0-1. K. Sema received a yellow card for Pafos at 45+2'. V. Dragomir received a yellow card for Pafos at 45+3'.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Apoel Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 46', with Gabriel Maioli replacing M. Tomás. D. Luckassen received a yellow card for Pafos at 49'. F. Brorsson received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 57'. Pafos made their 1st substitution at 61', with Jajá replacing M. Oršić. Pafos made their 2nd substitution at 61', with K. Sema replacing Anderson Silva. Pafos made their 3rd substitution at 74', with V. Dragomir replacing Domingos Quina. Pafos made their 4th substitution at 74', with K. Pileas replacing Bruno Langa. Apoel Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 76', with P. Sotiriou replacing S. Dražić. Apoel Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 76', with Diego Rosa replacing N. Koutsakos. Apoel Nicosia made their 4th substitution at 80', with M. Corbu replacing Marquinhos. Pafos made their 5th substitution at 87', with João Correia replacing David Luiz. I. Šunjić received a yellow card for Pafos at 90'. Apoel Nicosia made their 5th substitution at 90', with Nanu replacing G. Satsias. K. Laifis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 90+4'.

Apoel Nicosia used 5 substitutions while Pafos used 5 substitutions. Apoel Nicosia got 2 yellow cards, while Pafos got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games28
Home Wins9
Draws8
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals9 (32.1%)
BTTS12 (42.9%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games14
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals4 (28.6%)
BTTS6 (42.9%)

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