Cyprus - First DivisionData current as of September 06, 2026

Apollon vs Akritas: match statistics

Apollon crest
Apollon
4 : 0half-time 3:0
Akritas crest
Akritas
165%(1.35)
X20%(4.50)
215%(7.90)

Apollon presents excellent form, winning all of their last five matches and scoring 8 goals while conceding just 2. The hosts dominate at home with 56% wins and 44% clean sheets, possessing an advantage in ball possession (56%) and a higher xG coefficient (1.53 vs 0.97). Akritas is in crisis, losing four of their last five meetings and conceding as many as 10 goals in that period. The visitors have a weak away record (33% wins, 44% losses) and a negative goal difference (-4), which puts them in a difficult situation given their low efficiency (0.97 xG). All statistical indicators point to a certain victory for Apollon, who should exploit the home field advantage and their excellent disposition.

Apollon vs Akritas: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Apollon played against Akritas in First Division (Cyprus). The game was played on January 24, 2026. Final score: 4:0.

Recent form

Apollon has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Akritas has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Apollon scores 1.22 goals per game and allows 1.00. Akritas scores 0.89 and allows 1.67. Games in this league average 2.50 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 33% of Apollon's games and 33% of Akritas's. The Over 2.5 rates are 44% and 50%, compared with league averages of 37% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Apollon has the higher season xG average, 1.53 to 0.98 per game. Apollon takes 12.6 shots per game, while Akritas takes 7.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Apollon leads at halftime in 28% of its games and scores 0.83 goals per game after halftime. Akritas leads at halftime in 28% and scores 0.44 after halftime.

When the teams score

Apollon's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Akritas, it is minutes 0-15 (5 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

First Division games average 2.50 goals. Both teams score in 37% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% 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

Apollon presents excellent form, winning all of their last five matches and scoring 8 goals while conceding just 2. The hosts dominate at home with 56% wins and 44% clean sheets, possessing an advantage in ball possession (56%) and a higher xG coefficient (1.53 vs 0.97). Akritas is in crisis, losing four of their last five meetings and conceding as many as 10 goals in that period. The visitors have a weak away record (33% wins, 44% losses) and a negative goal difference (-4), which puts them in a difficult situation given their low efficiency (0.97 xG). All statistical indicators point to a certain victory for Apollon, who should exploit the home field advantage and their excellent disposition.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

3 : 0
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

51Possession (%)49
ApollonAkritas
19Shots7
ApollonAkritas
7Shots on target0
ApollonAkritas
2.1xG0.7
ApollonAkritas
4Corners4
ApollonAkritas
58Dangerous attacks35
ApollonAkritas
11Fouls9
ApollonAkritas
0Cards3
ApollonAkritas

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.

1.22Goals scored / game0.89
ApollonAkritas
1Goals allowed / game1.67
ApollonAkritas
54%Average possession43%
ApollonAkritas
4.11Shots on target / game2.89
ApollonAkritas

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.56Shots per game7.28
ApollonAkritas
4.11Shots on target2.89
ApollonAkritas
9.7%Shot conversion12.2%
ApollonAkritas
54%Possession43%
ApollonAkritas
1.53xG for0.98
ApollonAkritas
1.08xG against1.65
ApollonAkritas

Shooting quality

Apollon: BalancedAkritas: Counter-attacking
ApollonAkritas
Accuracy (shots on target)33%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.31

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.

Apollon is 100% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - Apollon · 1.2 pts / game - Akritas

Apollon
LWWWW
Season result split
56% W17% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-3-5
1.83 pts / game · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.65Opponent xG: 1.03BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Akritas
WWLLL
Season result split
28% W22% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-9
1.06 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 0.85Opponent xG: 1.92BTTS: 40%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 37% better for: goals scored per game.

1.22 goals / game - Apollon · 0.89 goals / game - Akritas

Apollon is 67% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Apollon · 1.67 goals / game - Akritas

Apollon scoring profile: very strong

Apollon scores in 78% of games (14 of 18 meczów), while Akritas keeps a clean sheet in 28% (5 of 18 meczów).

Akritas scoring profile: mixed

Akritas scores in 56% of games (10 of 18 meczów), while Apollon keeps a clean sheet in 50% (9 of 18 meczów).

22Goals scored (season)16
ApollonAkritas
18Goals conceded (season)30
ApollonAkritas
2.22Average goals per game2.56
ApollonAkritas
6Goals scored (last 5)5
ApollonAkritas
4Goals conceded (last 5)9
ApollonAkritas

How often they score at least...

78%1 goal56%
ApollonAkritas
39%2 goals22%
ApollonAkritas
6%3 goals11%
ApollonAkritas
0%4 goals0%
ApollonAkritas

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal72%
ApollonAkritas
39%2 goals50%
ApollonAkritas
11%3 goals28%
ApollonAkritas
0%4 goals17%
ApollonAkritas

* 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

6%BTTS at half-time17%
ApollonAkritas
0%BTTS in both halves6%
ApollonAkritas
17%Scored in both halves17%
ApollonAkritas

BTTS and goal count

33%Min. 3 goals and BTTS22%
ApollonAkritas
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS28%
ApollonAkritas
40%BTTS - last 540%
ApollonAkritas

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

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
ApollonAkritas
11%Min. 2 goals before half-time39%
ApollonAkritas
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time6%
ApollonAkritas

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time67%
ApollonAkritas
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time44%
ApollonAkritas
28%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
ApollonAkritas

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.

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

1.28 pts / game - Apollon · 1.11 pts / game - Akritas

Apollon - half-time state
28% leading44% draw28% trailing
Akritas - half-time state
28% leading28% draw44% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.28Points per game (1st half)1.11
ApollonAkritas
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.44
ApollonAkritas
0.33Goals conceded (1st half)0.83
ApollonAkritas
0.72Average goals (1st half)1.28
ApollonAkritas
67%Clean sheet before half-time44%
ApollonAkritas
67%No goal before half-time56%
ApollonAkritas

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per game (2nd half)0.89
ApollonAkritas
0.83Goals scored (2nd half)0.44
ApollonAkritas
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.83
ApollonAkritas
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.28
ApollonAkritas
56%Clean sheet after half-time44%
ApollonAkritas
39%No goal after half-time72%
ApollonAkritas

Apollon - second-half results

50% W17% R33% P
23
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.28
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 56%. 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.

Akritas - second-half results

17% W39% R44% P
20
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.11
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 28% of games and wins 28%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime0.0

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Apollon - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.40
Goals scored / game0.80.4
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game1.20.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Akritas - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.00
Goals scored / game0.40.6
Goals allowed / game0.61.2
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%60%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

Apollon
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
2
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
4
4
46-60
4
2
61-75
7
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - 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

2.39
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 0.9
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-16%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
44%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
10%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 10 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Apollon

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.08
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
88%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
91%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.57
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
32% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 18% come in the first quarter-hour.
32%

Akritas

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.67
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.11
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+7.0 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 defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
81%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
120%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.14
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 31% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

ApollonLigaAkritas
Average goals per game 2.222.50 2.56
Both teams scored 33%37% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 44%46% 50%
Clean sheets 50%35% 28%
Goal before half-time 61%70% 83%
Goal after half-time 83%80% 67%

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

2.50
Average goals per game
37%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
35%
Clean sheets
1.39
Home goals / game
1.10
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
25%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
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. AkritasYellow cardAlasdair Reynolds
  2. ApollonGoalJosef Kvída
  3. AkritasYellow cardIzuchukwu Jude Anthony
  4. AkritasYellow cardYair Isaac Castro Rodriguez
  5. AkritasSubstitutionOn: Kyriakos AntoniouOff: Andreas Athanasiou
  6. ApollonSubstitutionOn: Clinton DuoduOff: Brandon Thomas Llamas
  7. AkritasSubstitutionOn: Giorgos VasiliouOff: Thomas Ioannou

Head-to-head

Record from Apollon's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Akritas. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Akritas
0 : 2
Apollon

FAQ

What was the result of Apollon vs Akritas?

The First Division match finished Apollon 4:0 Akritas. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Apollon vs Akritas?

Apollon score 1.22 goals per game on average and Akritas 0.89. The First Division average is 2.50 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Apollon's matches and 33% of Akritas's.

What form are Apollon and Akritas in?

Over the last 5 games Apollon have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Akritas 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

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.