Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of 23 July 2026

APOEL vs Apollon: match statistics

APOEL crest
APOEL
2 : 3half-time 0:1
Apollon crest
Apollon

APOEL vs Apollon: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

APOEL play Apollon in First Division (Cyprus). The match date is 14 April 2026 at 16:00. Final score: 2:3.

Current form

APOEL: 1-0-4, 0.60 points/match. Apollon: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

APOEL scores 1.47 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Apollon scores 1.44 and concedes 1.14. League average: 2.64 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: APOEL 47%, Apollon 47%. Over 2.5: APOEL 50%, Apollon 47%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

xG, shots and style

APOEL has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.53. APOEL: 12.5 shots per match, Apollon: 12.7.

Match halves

APOEL: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.00. Apollon: half-time lead 39%, second-half goals 0.72.

Goals by minute

APOEL: 76-90+ (18 goals). Apollon: 31-45+ (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

First Division: 2.64 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 48%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 1-0-2. Average goals 2.33, BTTS 33%.

Match description

APOEL averages 1.5 goals at home with xG 1.85, 5.29 shots on target and 58% possession, while Apollon average 1.14 goals away with xG 1.44 and 3.86 shots on target. The visitors’ defense is compact — Apollon concedes only 0.86 goals on the road and keep a clean sheet in 50% of away matches, compared to APOEL conceding 0.93 at home and keeping clean sheets in 36% of games. In the last 5 matches APOEL have 3 wins and 2 losses (PPG 1.8), whereas Apollon have 1 win and 4 draws (PPG 1.4), indicating the visitors’ tendency to draw (36% draws away and 4 draws in 5 games). The xG difference (1.85 vs 1.44 = +0.41 for APOEL) and superiority in shots on target and possession favor the home side, although Apollon’s low percentage of games without scoring (7% away) raises the probability of a draw. Consequently I back a narrow victory for APOEL.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
2 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

54Possession (%)46
APOELApollon
11Shots15
APOELApollon
4Shots on target4
APOELApollon
1.5xG1.73
APOELApollon
8Corners6
APOELApollon
72Dangerous attacks70
APOELApollon
15Fouls10
APOELApollon
2Cards2
APOELApollon

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.47Goals scored / match1.44
APOELApollon
1.25Goals conceded / match1.14
APOELApollon
53%Average possession54%
APOELApollon
4.78Shots on target / match4.17
APOELApollon

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.5Shots per match12.69
APOELApollon
4.78Shots on target4.17
APOELApollon
11.8%Shot conversion11.4%
APOELApollon
53%Possession54%
APOELApollon
1.59xG for1.53
APOELApollon
1.27xG against1.15
APOELApollon

Shooting quality

APOEL: BalancedApollon: Balanced
APOELApollon
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.35

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Apollon is 200% better for: last-5 form.

0.6 pts / match - APOEL · 1.8 pts / match - Apollon

APOEL
WLLLL
Season result split
42% W19% R39% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-7-14
1.44 pts / match · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-0-4
0.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-4-6
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.76BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%
Apollon
WLWWL
Season result split
56% W19% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
20-7-9
1.86 pts / match · goal difference +11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-5-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DWLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Apollon is 10% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.25 goals / match - APOEL · 1.14 goals / match - Apollon

APOEL scoring profile: strong

APOEL scores in 72% of matches (26 of 36 matches), while Apollon keeps a clean sheet in 39% (14 of 36 matches).

Apollon scoring profile: very strong

Apollon scores in 83% of matches (30 of 36 matches), while APOEL keeps a clean sheet in 28% (10 of 36 matches).

53Goals scored (season)52
APOELApollon
45Goals conceded (season)41
APOELApollon
2.72Average goals in match2.58
APOELApollon
1Goals scored (last 5)9
APOELApollon
8Goals conceded (last 5)9
APOELApollon

How often they score at least...

72%1 goal83%
APOELApollon
50%2 goals44%
APOELApollon
17%3 goals14%
APOELApollon
8%4 goals3%
APOELApollon

How often they concede at least...

72%1 goal61%
APOELApollon
42%2 goals33%
APOELApollon
11%3 goals14%
APOELApollon
0%4 goals3%
APOELApollon

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time19%
APOELApollon
8%BTTS in both halves6%
APOELApollon
33%Scored in both halves25%
APOELApollon

BTTS and goal count

39%Min. 3 goals and BTTS36%
APOELApollon
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS11%
APOELApollon
0%BTTS - last 560%
APOELApollon

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

72%Min. 1 goal before half-time78%
APOELApollon
28%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
APOELApollon
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
APOELApollon

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
APOELApollon
56%Min. 2 goals after half-time39%
APOELApollon
17%Min. 3 goals after half-time19%
APOELApollon

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Apollon is 15% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - APOEL · 1.53 pts / match - Apollon

APOEL - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Apollon - half-time state
39% leading36% draw25% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.53
APOELApollon
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.72
APOELApollon
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.5
APOELApollon
1.06Average goals (1st half)1.22
APOELApollon
58%Clean sheet before half-time58%
APOELApollon
58%No goal before half-time44%
APOELApollon

After half-time (2nd half)

1.53Points per match (2nd half)1.47
APOELApollon
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.72
APOELApollon
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.64
APOELApollon
1.67Average goals (2nd half)1.36
APOELApollon
50%Clean sheet after half-time61%
APOELApollon
36%No goal after half-time47%
APOELApollon

APOEL - second-half results

39% W36% R25% P
48
Half-time points
17
Half-time goals
-4
Goal difference (1st half)
55
Second-half points
+12
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Apollon - second-half results

36% W39% R25% P
55
Half-time points
26
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
53
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding144%

Leads at half-time in 39% of matches and wins 56%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

APOEL - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.400.80
Goals scored / match0.00.2
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.00.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal100%80%
Goal difference-5-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Apollon - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.00
Goals scored / match1.40.4
Goals conceded / match0.61.2
Average goals in match2.01.6
1 goal100%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+4-4
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 7

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

APOEL
ScoredConceded
8
10
0-15
5
7
16-30
4
4
31-45
8
7
46-60
10
5
61-75
18
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (18 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +6 - wins late phases.

Apollon
ScoredConceded
9
8
0-15
5
4
16-30
12
6
31-45
5
8
46-60
11
6
61-75
10
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (12 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
47%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-12%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
60%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

APOEL

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.32
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.10
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
106%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.84
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
34% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
34%

Apollon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.38
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.09
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

APOELLigaApollon
Average goals in match 2.722.64 2.58
Both teams scored 47%43% 47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%48% 47%
Clean sheets 28%31% 39%
Goal before half-time 72%73% 78%
Goal after half-time 86%79% 69%

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

2.64
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
48%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
31%
Clean sheets
1.46
Home goals / match
1.18
Away goals / match
+24%
Home attack advantage
+19%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
79%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): APOEL 1 - 0 - 2 Apollon. Average goals 2.33, both teams scored in 33% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of APOEL vs Apollon?

The First Division match finished APOEL 2:3 Apollon. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

In the last 3 head-to-head matches APOEL won 1, Apollon won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 2.33 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before APOEL vs Apollon?

APOEL score 1.47 goals per game on average and Apollon 1.44. The First Division average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 48% of games. Both teams score in 47% of APOEL's matches and 47% of Apollon's.

What form are APOEL and Apollon in?

Over the last 5 games APOEL have a 1-0-4 record (0.60 points per game) and Apollon 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

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

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