Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of September 02, 2026

APOEL vs AEL: match statistics

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APOEL vs AEL: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

APOEL plays AEL in First Division (Cyprus). The game is scheduled for September 6, 2026.

Recent form

APOEL has 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 0.00 points per game. AEL has 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses, with 3.00 points per game.

Scoring records

APOEL scores 1.00 goals per game and allows 3.00. AEL scores 2.00 and allows 0.00. Games in this league average 3.14 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of APOEL's games and 0% of AEL's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 0%, compared with league averages of 43% for BTTS and 71% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

APOEL has the higher season xG average, 1.63 to 1.48 per game. APOEL takes 11.0 shots per game, while AEL takes 11.0.

First-half and second-half trends

APOEL leads at halftime in 0% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. AEL leads at halftime in 100% and scores 1.00 after halftime.

When the teams score

APOEL's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (1 goals). For AEL, it is minutes 31-45+ (1 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First Division games average 3.14 goals. Both teams score in 43% of games, and 71% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

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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.

1Goals scored / game2
APOELAEL
3Goals allowed / game0
APOELAEL
55%Average possession50%
APOELAEL
7Shots on target / game7
APOELAEL

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11Shots per game11
APOELAEL
7Shots on target7
APOELAEL
9.1%Shot conversion18.2%
APOELAEL
55%Possession50%
APOELAEL
1.63xG for1.48
APOELAEL
0.88xG against0.88
APOELAEL

Shooting quality

APOEL: BalancedAEL: Efficient finishing
APOELAEL
Accuracy (shots on target)64%64%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.150.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.140.29

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.

APOEL
L
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
0% W0% R100% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 3.0xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 0.88BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
AEL
W
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 away
0-0-0
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.48Opponent xG: 0.88BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%

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 100% better for: goals scored per game.

1 goals / game - APOEL · 2 goals / game - AEL

APOEL scoring profile: mixed

APOEL scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while AEL keeps a clean sheet in 100% (1 of 1 meczów).

AEL scoring profile: very strong

AEL scores in 100% of games (1 of 1 meczów), while APOEL keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 meczów).

1Goals scored (season)2
APOELAEL
3Goals conceded (season)0
APOELAEL
4Average goals per game2
APOELAEL
1Goals scored (last 5)2
APOELAEL
3Goals conceded (last 5)0
APOELAEL

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
APOELAEL
0%2 goals100%
APOELAEL
0%3 goals0%
APOELAEL
0%4 goals0%
APOELAEL

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal0%
APOELAEL
100%2 goals0%
APOELAEL
100%3 goals0%
APOELAEL
0%4 goals0%
APOELAEL

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
APOELAEL
0%BTTS in both halves0%
APOELAEL
0%Scored in both halves100%
APOELAEL

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
APOELAEL
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
APOELAEL
100%BTTS - last 50%
APOELAEL

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
APOELAEL
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
APOELAEL
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
APOELAEL

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
APOELAEL
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time0%
APOELAEL
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
APOELAEL

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.

APOEL - half-time state
0% leading0% draw100% trailing
AEL - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0Points per game (1st half)3
APOELAEL
0Goals scored (1st half)1
APOELAEL
2Goals conceded (1st half)0
APOELAEL
2Average goals (1st half)1
APOELAEL
0%Clean sheet before half-time100%
APOELAEL
100%No goal before half-time0%
APOELAEL

After half-time (2nd half)

1Points per game (2nd half)3
APOELAEL
1Goals scored (2nd half)1
APOELAEL
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0
APOELAEL
2Average goals (2nd half)1
APOELAEL
0%Clean sheet after half-time100%
APOELAEL
0%No goal after half-time0%
APOELAEL

APOEL - second-half results

0% W100% R0% P
0
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.00
PPG before half-time
Defense after halftime-1.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

AEL - second-half results

100% W0% R0% P
3
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
3
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 100% of games and wins 100%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

APOEL - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.001.00
Goals scored / game0.01.0
Goals allowed / game2.01.0
Average goals per game2.02.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals100%100%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%0%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference-20
Half-time: 0% leading - 0% draw - 100% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 100% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
AEL - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.003.00
Goals scored / game1.01.0
Goals allowed / game0.00.0
Average goals per game1.01.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal0%0%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1

* 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.

APOEL
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
1
16-30
0
1
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
1
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

AEL
ScoredConceded
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
0
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (1 goal). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.00
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
0.5 : 2.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

APOEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.75
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-2.75
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.63
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-2.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
175%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.0
Late goals
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

AEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.60
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.40
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.52
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.88
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
117%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
0%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

* 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

APOELLigaAEL
Average goals per game 4.003.14 2.00
Both teams scored 100%43% 0%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%71% 0%
Clean sheets 0%36% 100%
Goal before half-time 100%86% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%86% 100%

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

3.14
Average goals per game
43%
Both teams scored
71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
36%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.71
Away goals / game
+-16%
Home attack advantage
+-20%
Home defensive advantage
+0%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
71%
2 goals
14%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from APOEL's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 1 loss against AEL. Games average 4.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

When do APOEL and AEL play?

APOEL face AEL on September 6, 2026 in First Division. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between APOEL and AEL?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches APOEL won 1, AEL won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before APOEL vs AEL?

APOEL score 1.00 goals per game on average and AEL 2.00. The First Division average is 3.14 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 71% of games. Both teams score in 100% of APOEL's matches and 0% of AEL's.

What form are APOEL and AEL in?

Over the last 5 games APOEL have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and AEL 1-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for APOEL vs AEL: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.