Apollon Limassol vs AEL

Apollon Limassol

2 - 1

AEL

🕒 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:00 Europe/London 📍 Alphamega Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Jacob Karlsen 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 25

Regular Season Table

Apollon Limassol 3 · AEL 8

Referee Stats

Jacob Karlsen

2 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	50%
Draws	50%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Apollon Limassol (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-2-4

Goals For / Against

31 / 18

Avg: 1.72 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

AEL (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-7

Goals For / Against

18 / 23

Avg: 1.13 / 1.44

Points

Avg: 1.44

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

2.11

PPG

1.44

1.72

1.13

1.00

1.44

62%

O2.5

54%

38%

BTTS

31%

69%

Score 1st

46%

League-position context

Apollon Limassol rank3rd

AEL rank8th

Apollon Limassol points53

AEL points33

Apollon Limassol: #3 · 53 pts · GD +14

0 pts off the top 2. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 25 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.

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

Apollon Limassol last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals12-3

Record5-0-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

Apollon Limassol trend breakdown

Over 2.562%

BTTS38%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.562%

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

Apollon Limassol score at home77%

Apollon Limassol clean sheet at home46%

AEL score away54%

AEL clean sheet away31%

First-goal patterns

Apollon Limassol score first69%

Apollon Limassol win after scoring first78%

AEL score first46%

AEL win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Apollon Limassol 67% · AEL 17%

Avg first goal minute: Apollon Limassol 30.2' · AEL 24.7'

Vs league average

Apollon Limassol score at home1.72 vs 1.44

Apollon Limassol concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

AEL score away1.13 vs 1.15

AEL concede away1.44 vs 1.44

Apollon Limassol score 20% above league average, while AEL score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Apollon Limassol are 13% below league average at home, and AEL are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Apollon Limassol goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

61-75 3

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

46-60 2

31-45 1

61-75 1

16-30 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

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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' M. Brown

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Singh

Normal Goal

16'

16' Sérgio Conceição

29' ↑↓

↑↓

29' ⇄ J. Szöke

1st substitution · For: D. Zdravkovski

41'

41' Léo Natel

44' ↑↓

↑↓

44' ⇄ P. Vouros

1st substitution · For: T. Lam

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Brown

2nd substitution · For: D. Spoljaric

49'

49' L. Singh

64'

64' I. Ljubic

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

Pedro Marques

Normal Goal

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

Bruno Gaspar

Normal Goal

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Singh

2nd substitution · For: Z. Sawo

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Paroutis

3rd substitution · For: T. Maseko

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ I. Ljubic

3rd substitution · For: Gustavo Assunção

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Brandon Thomas

4th substitution · For: Dani Escriche

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Bruno Gaspar

5th substitution · For: A. Shikkis

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ N. Glavčić

4th substitution · For: V. Papafotis

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ E. Imanishimwe

5th substitution · For: A. Makris

Apollon Limassol vs AEL 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Apollon Limassol beat AEL 2-1 on Sunday, 08 March 2026 in Cyprus League. The match was refereed by Jacob Karlsen. It was played at Alphamega Stadium.

First half: M. Brown received a yellow card for Apollon Limassol at 14'. AEL took the lead at 15' when L. Singh scored, making the score 0-1. Sérgio Conceição received a yellow card for AEL at 16'. AEL made their 1st substitution at 29', with J. Szöke replacing D. Zdravkovski. Léo Natel received a yellow card for AEL at 41'. Apollon Limassol made their 1st substitution at 44', with P. Vouros replacing T. Lam.

Second half: Apollon Limassol made their 2nd substitution at 46', with M. Brown replacing D. Spoljaric. L. Singh received a yellow card for AEL at 49'. I. Ljubic received a yellow card for Apollon Limassol at 64'. Apollon Limassol leveled the score at 67' when Pedro Marques scored, making the score 1-1. Apollon Limassol took the lead at 68' when Bruno Gaspar scored, making the score 2-1. AEL made their 2nd substitution at 71', with L. Singh replacing Z. Sawo. AEL made their 3rd substitution at 71', with D. Paroutis replacing T. Maseko. Apollon Limassol made their 3rd substitution at 72', with I. Ljubic replacing Gustavo Assunção. Apollon Limassol made their 4th substitution at 72', with Brandon Thomas replacing Dani Escriche. Apollon Limassol made their 5th substitution at 78', with Bruno Gaspar replacing A. Shikkis. AEL made their 4th substitution at 86', with N. Glavčić replacing V. Papafotis. AEL made their 5th substitution at 86', with E. Imanishimwe replacing A. Makris.

Apollon Limassol used 5 substitutions while AEL used 5 substitutions. Apollon Limassol got 2 yellow cards, while AEL got 3 yellow cards.