Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of September 07, 2026

AEL vs Ethnikos Achna: match statistics

AEL crest
AEL
1 : 1half-time 0:1
Ethnikos Achna crest
Ethnikos Achna
165%(1.73)
X20%(3.50)
215%(4.00)

AEL displays significantly better home form with a 38% win rate and a +2 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.46 goals per match at home while conceding only 1.31, and with an xG of 1.28 vs. 1.07, this highlights their superiority. Ethnikos Achna has a catastrophic away record – only 8% wins, 85% losses, and a dismal goal difference of -20 in away matches. The visitors fail to score in 46% of their away games, averaging only 0.77 goals scored while conceding 2.31 per match. Recent form for both teams is poor (0.6 points per game each), however, AEL's advantage in home statistics combined with Ethnikos's disastrous away performances points to a home win. The difference in quality on home soil and the complete lack of effectiveness from the guests in away matches make AEL's triumph the most likely scenario.

AEL vs Ethnikos Achna: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

AEL played against Ethnikos Achna in First Division (Cyprus). The game was played on March 22, 2026. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

AEL has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.60 points per game. Ethnikos Achna has 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses, with 0.60 points per game.

Scoring records

AEL scores 1.19 goals per game and allows 1.46. Ethnikos Achna scores 0.96 and allows 1.69. Games in this league average 2.61 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 38% of AEL's games and 38% of Ethnikos Achna's. The Over 2.5 rates are 54% and 54%, compared with league averages of 40% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Ethnikos Achna has the higher season xG average, 1.16 to 1.12 per game. AEL takes 8.3 shots per game, while Ethnikos Achna takes 9.4.

First-half and second-half trends

AEL leads at halftime in 31% of its games and scores 0.73 goals per game after halftime. Ethnikos Achna leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.54 after halftime.

When the teams score

AEL's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (9 goals). For Ethnikos Achna, it is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First Division games average 2.61 goals. Both teams score in 40% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

AEL displays significantly better home form with a 38% win rate and a +2 goal difference at their own stadium. The hosts score an average of 1.46 goals per match at home while conceding only 1.31, and with an xG of 1.28 vs. 1.07, this highlights their superiority. Ethnikos Achna has a catastrophic away record – only 8% wins, 85% losses, and a dismal goal difference of -20 in away matches. The visitors fail to score in 46% of their away games, averaging only 0.77 goals scored while conceding 2.31 per match. Recent form for both teams is poor (0.6 points per game each), however, AEL's advantage in home statistics combined with Ethnikos's disastrous away performances points to a home win. The difference in quality on home soil and the complete lack of effectiveness from the guests in away matches make AEL's triumph the most likely scenario.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

53Possession (%)47
AELEthnikos Achna
10Shots7
AELEthnikos Achna
6Shots on target3
AELEthnikos Achna
1.56xG1.02
AELEthnikos Achna
1Corners1
AELEthnikos Achna
69Dangerous attacks50
AELEthnikos Achna
13Fouls20
AELEthnikos Achna
3Cards2
AELEthnikos Achna

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

AELEthnikos Achna
1.19Goals scored / game0.96
AELEthnikos Achna
1.46Goals allowed / game1.69
AELEthnikos Achna
48%Average possession49%
AELEthnikos Achna
3.08Shots on target / game3.15
AELEthnikos Achna

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

8.31Shots per game9.38
AELEthnikos Achna
3.08Shots on target3.15
AELEthnikos Achna
14.4%Shot conversion10.2%
AELEthnikos Achna
48%Possession49%
AELEthnikos Achna
1.12xG for1.16
AELEthnikos Achna
1.3xG against1.59
AELEthnikos Achna

Shooting quality

AEL: Efficient finishingEthnikos Achna: Balanced
AELEthnikos Achna
Accuracy (shots on target)37%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.390.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

AEL
LWLLL
Season result split
38% W12% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-13
1.27 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-2-6
Last 5 at home
1-0-4
LWLLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.34Opponent xG: 1.31BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Ethnikos Achna
WLLLL
Season result split
27% W8% R65% P
Season (W-D-L)
7-2-17
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -19
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-11
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.89Opponent xG: 1.91BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

AEL is 24% better for: goals scored per game.

1.19 goals / game - AEL · 0.96 goals / game - Ethnikos Achna

AEL is 16% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.46 goals / game - AEL · 1.69 goals / game - Ethnikos Achna

AEL scoring profile: very strong

AEL scores in 62% of games (16 of 26 meczów), while Ethnikos Achna keeps a clean sheet in 15% (4 of 26 meczów).

Ethnikos Achna scoring profile: mixed

Ethnikos Achna scores in 50% of games (13 of 26 meczów), while AEL keeps a clean sheet in 27% (7 of 26 meczów).

31Goals scored (season)25
AELEthnikos Achna
38Goals conceded (season)44
AELEthnikos Achna
2.65Average goals per game2.65
AELEthnikos Achna
6Goals scored (last 5)4
AELEthnikos Achna
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
AELEthnikos Achna

How often they score at least...

62%1 goal50%
AELEthnikos Achna
42%2 goals31%
AELEthnikos Achna
12%3 goals8%
AELEthnikos Achna
4%4 goals4%
AELEthnikos Achna

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal85%
AELEthnikos Achna
46%2 goals46%
AELEthnikos Achna
15%3 goals27%
AELEthnikos Achna
8%4 goals12%
AELEthnikos Achna

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

40%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time12%
AELEthnikos Achna
0%BTTS in both halves8%
AELEthnikos Achna
19%Scored in both halves23%
AELEthnikos Achna

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
AELEthnikos Achna
15%Min. 3 goals without BTTS15%
AELEthnikos Achna
60%BTTS - last 540%
AELEthnikos Achna

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

81%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
AELEthnikos Achna
19%Min. 2 goals before half-time15%
AELEthnikos Achna
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
AELEthnikos Achna

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
AELEthnikos Achna
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
AELEthnikos Achna
23%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
AELEthnikos Achna

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

AEL is 6% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.15 pts / game - AEL · 1.08 pts / game - Ethnikos Achna

AEL - half-time state
31% leading23% draw46% trailing
Ethnikos Achna - half-time state
23% leading38% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.15Points per game (1st half)1.08
AELEthnikos Achna
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.42
AELEthnikos Achna
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.54
AELEthnikos Achna
1.04Average goals (1st half)0.96
AELEthnikos Achna
46%Clean sheet before half-time50%
AELEthnikos Achna
65%No goal before half-time73%
AELEthnikos Achna

After half-time (2nd half)

1.35Points per game (2nd half)0.81
AELEthnikos Achna
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.54
AELEthnikos Achna
0.88Goals conceded (2nd half)1.15
AELEthnikos Achna
1.62Average goals (2nd half)1.69
AELEthnikos Achna
54%Clean sheet after half-time31%
AELEthnikos Achna
54%No goal after half-time54%
AELEthnikos Achna

AEL - second-half results

35% W31% R35% P
30
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.15
PPG before half-time
Lead holding123%

Leads at halftime in 31% of games and wins 38%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Ethnikos Achna - second-half results

15% W35% R50% P
28
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
21
Second-half points
-16
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.08
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

AEL - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.20
Goals scored / game0.40.8
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal100%80%
2 goals0%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-1-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Ethnikos Achna - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.000.60
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game0.61.0
Average goals per game1.01.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 60% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

AEL
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
4
8
16-30
3
5
31-45
7
6
46-60
3
9
61-75
9
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (9 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Ethnikos Achna
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
2
6
16-30
6
4
31-45
3
8
46-60
4
8
61-75
7
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): -7 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
38%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-6%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
31%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
19%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

AEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Ethnikos Achna

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.43
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.30
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
117%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.28
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (First Division).

Teams vs league

AELLigaEthnikos Achna
Average goals per game 2.652.61 2.65
Both teams scored 38%40% 38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 54%49% 54%
Clean sheets 27%33% 15%
Goal before half-time 81%72% 65%
Goal after half-time 77%81% 85%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.61
Average goals per game
40%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.16
Away goals / game
+25%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
47%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Ethnikos AchnaGoalChristos GiousisAssist: Giorgos Papageorghiou
  2. Ethnikos AchnaYellow cardChristos Giousis
  3. Ethnikos AchnaSubstitutionOn: Pablo González JuárezOff: Giorgos Papageorghiou
  4. AELSubstitutionOn: Kypros NeofytouOff: Thapelo Maseko
  5. AELYellow cardZakaria Sawo
  6. AELYellow cardDušan Stevanović
  7. Ethnikos AchnaYellow cardNicolás Andereggen
  8. Ethnikos AchnaSubstitutionOn: Giorgos Nicolas AngelopoulosOff: Alois Confais
  9. AELYellow cardJúlius Szoke

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Ioannis ChristodoulouMatches officiated: 15
5.67Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 227%Home wins27%Draws47%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from AEL's perspective: 1 win, 1 draw and 0 losses against Ethnikos Achna. Games average 2.50 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

Ethnikos Achna
0 : 1
AEL
AEL
2 : 2
Ethnikos Achna

FAQ

What was the result of AEL vs Ethnikos Achna?

The First Division match finished AEL 1:1 Ethnikos Achna. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between AEL and Ethnikos Achna?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches AEL won 1, Ethnikos Achna won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before AEL vs Ethnikos Achna?

AEL score 1.19 goals per game on average and Ethnikos Achna 0.96. The First Division average is 2.61 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 38% of AEL's matches and 38% of Ethnikos Achna's.

What form are AEL and Ethnikos Achna in?

Over the last 5 games AEL have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Ethnikos Achna 1-0-4 (0.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for AEL vs Ethnikos Achna?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.