Pafos vs Apoel Nicosia

Pafos

2 - 0

Apoel Nicosia

🕒 Fri, 22 May 2026 15:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Kyriakos Athanasiou 🔁 Championship Group - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Championship Group - 36

Championship Group Table

Pafos 4 · Apoel Nicosia 6

Referee Stats

Kyriakos Athanasiou

16 matches · 5.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	5.13
Reds avg	0.31
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	75%
Home wins	63%
Draws	6%
Away wins	31%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Pafos (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-4

Goals For / Against

36 / 13

Avg: 2.00 / 0.72

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Apoel Nicosia (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 23

Avg: 1.44 / 1.28

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

2.00

PPG

1.33

2.00

1.44

0.72

1.28

O2.5

40%

BTTS

40%

Score 1st

League-position context

Pafos rank4th

Apoel Nicosia rank6th

Pafos points11

Apoel Nicosia points7

Pafos: #4 · 11 pts · GD -1

5 pts off the top 2. Inside the play-off places. 5 pts from safety.

Apoel Nicosia: #6 · 7 pts · GD -10

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

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

Pafos last 5 home

W W L D D

Points8/15

Weighted index67

Goals6-4

Record2-2-1

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

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals0-8

Record0-0-5

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.

Pafos trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS40%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.580%

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

Apoel Nicosia trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.580%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 60% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Pafos score at home80%

Pafos clean sheet at home40%

Apoel Nicosia score away0%

Apoel Nicosia clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Pafos score first40%

Pafos win after scoring first50%

Apoel Nicosia score first0%

Apoel Nicosia win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Pafos 0% · Apoel Nicosia 0%

Avg first goal minute: Pafos 18.0' · Apoel Nicosia —

Vs league average

Pafos score at home2.00 vs 1.77

Pafos concede at home0.72 vs 1.17

Apoel Nicosia score away1.44 vs 1.17

Apoel Nicosia concede away1.28 vs 1.77

Pafos score 13% above league average, while Apoel Nicosia score 24% above league average.

Defensive side: Pafos are 38% below league average at home, and Apoel Nicosia are 28% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Pafos goal timing (home)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Apoel Nicosia goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

46-60 2

16-30 1

31-45 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 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

—

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

—

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

17' ⚽

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17' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Lelê

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Oršić

24' ↑↓

↑↓

24' ⇄ Vitor Meer

1st substitution · For: K. Poursaitidis

33'

33' K. Laifis

37'

37' E. Antoniou

43'

43' Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito

45+1' ⚽

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45+1' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

N. Ioannou

Normal Goal

56' ↑↓

↑↓

56' ⇄ V. Dragomir

1st substitution · For: W. Odefalk

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ S. Dražić

2nd substitution · For: N. Koutsakos

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ M. Tomás

3rd substitution · For: P. Kattirtzis

63' ↑↓

↑↓

63' ⇄ E. Antoniou

4th substitution · For: K. Giannakou

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ M. Oršić

2nd substitution · For: João Correia

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Domingos Quina

3rd substitution · For: M. Bassouamina

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito

4th substitution · For: David Goldar

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Lelê

5th substitution · For: Anderson Silva

75'

75' Dani Silva

87'

87' K. Poursaitidis

90+4'

90+4' David Goldar

Pafos vs Apoel Nicosia 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Pafos beat Apoel Nicosia 2-0 on Friday, 22 May 2026 in Cyprus League. The match was refereed by Kyriakos Athanasiou.

First half: Pafos took the lead at 17' when Lelê scored, with the assist credited to M. Oršić, making the score 1-0. Apoel Nicosia made their 1st substitution at 24', with Vitor Meer replacing K. Poursaitidis. K. Laifis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 33'. E. Antoniou received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 37'. Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito received a yellow card for Pafos at 43'. Pafos extended the lead at 45+1' when N. Ioannou scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Pafos made their 1st substitution at 56', with V. Dragomir replacing W. Odefalk. Apoel Nicosia made their 2nd substitution at 63', with S. Dražić replacing N. Koutsakos. Apoel Nicosia made their 3rd substitution at 63', with M. Tomás replacing P. Kattirtzis. Apoel Nicosia made their 4th substitution at 63', with E. Antoniou replacing K. Giannakou. Pafos made their 2nd substitution at 66', with M. Oršić replacing João Correia. Pafos made their 3rd substitution at 66', with Domingos Quina replacing M. Bassouamina. Pafos made their 4th substitution at 72', with Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito replacing David Goldar. Pafos made their 5th substitution at 72', with Lelê replacing Anderson Silva. Dani Silva received a yellow card for Pafos at 75'. K. Poursaitidis received a yellow card for Apoel Nicosia at 87'. David Goldar received a yellow card for Pafos at 90+4'.

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